Steve Jobs’s biography is out on Monday. And a number of deliciously confrontational quotes from Apple’s late leader are causing a stir in the run up to its release. Yet while Jobs’s distaste for Android is laid bare, there’s a fascinating hint about new features which could put iCloud right up against Google Docs. Read on for all the details.
The list of Siri hacks is rapidly growing: after yesterday’s impressive Remember The Milk integration, the iPhone 4S voice assistant has now been shown to work with online banking. “Siri, am I skint?”
Remember Vertu? The luxury branch of Nokia, which sold phones that only nouveau riche Premier League footballers and monied Russian oligarchs could afford? Well, its back with its first touchscreen phone, dubbed the Vertu Constellation T. But for something that’s supposed to be trendy and fashionable, it’s made a serious sartorial faux pas: it’s dressed up in the oh-so-last-season Symbian OS.
You know the drill. Every time you snag tunes on your iPhone or iPod touch and then try and update that device in iTunes, you’re prompted to sync bought content first. Well, not any more.
As of last night, Apple has switched on iTunes automatic music downloads in the UK, meaning no more loading up tunes whenever you fire up your music library. Read on to find out how you can get involved.
The Nintendo 3DS was supposed to be one of the gadgets of 2011. But seven months after its UK launch, the handheld hub is struggling to stay relevant, as iPhone and Android games turn the portable gaming market on its head. The Japanese giant’s latest attempt at making the 3DS relevant is a new software updated, reportedly set for release on 4 November, which will bring 3D video recording, an improved eShop and a new StreetPass game. But there’s just no escaping the fact that if this update fails, Nintendo will have to concede that handheld gaming is no longer the guaranteed cash cow it once was.
Siri’s split opinion in the UK since it arrived as the iPhone 4S’s headline feature just two weeks ago. The ‘voice assistant’ feature is undoubtedly fun, but sadly lacks key features on these shores. And such niggles have led a senior Windows Phone exec to slate Apple’s new voice recognition software. Read on to find out just what he had to say.
When the Apple TV second generation model launched last year, we berated it for a lack of UK services. In particular, BBC iPlayer was a glaring omission, given its appearance on just about every other internet TV, set top box and games console. Now, a year on from launch, it’s finally getting Auntie on-demand – but only if you have an iPad.
