Siri, the voice assistant for the iPhone 4S, doesn’t work with third party apps right now. Other apps can’t use it. Ask it to open Twitter, and it’ll refuse, even though it’s perfectly possible to send a tweet via SMS and Siri. That could be about to change though: new job listings reveal that Apple is hiring new engineers for a Siri API.
Android Beam, the ability to wirelessly chuck files to nearby Ice Cream Sandwich handsets via NFC, is one of the tastiest new features to come to Android. But it might be about to get superseded by Microsoft, if the company’s ‘Beaming’ concept video is a sign of things to come. Read more
This is the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc HD (Or Sony Ericsson Nozomi, if you will). These pretty convincing pictures have surfaced in Hong Kong via blurry-cam, ahead of what reports suggest will turn into a launch at CES 2012 in January. But is it destined to be the last ever Sony Ericsson handset?
UPDATE: We’ve had reports that GTA 3 Mobile is working fine on the Samsung Galaxy S2.
Excited about the full fat Grand Theft Auto 3 headed to your mobile phone? It’s been given a launch date of Thursday 15 December, so there’s not long to wait. There’s just one catch: you know how Rockstar said it would run on the Samsung Galaxy S2 Android phone? Yeah, it’s not saying that anymore.
Want the ‘Facebook Timeline’ new look profile page? No problem… If you live in New Zealand. The social network is using the country as a testing ground for the redesign, which has gone live there today in a 7-day trial. Read more
RIM’s BBX, the next generation of BlackBerry mobile and tablet operating system, is being forced to change its name by a US court due to its similarity to the name of a product owned by a separate technology company. We know; just as you get used to saying BBX, just as you’ve committed it to memory… Read more
The Archos G9 family of super cheap Android tablets have done an impressive job of undercutting their rivals with Android 3.0 “Honeycomb” onboard. Now though, they’re set to get a big upgrade: the French gadget manufacturer says Android Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0 is on the way. Get a first glimpse of ICS on a slate right here!
This picture is taken from the newest trailer for BioShock Infinite, one of the most eagerly anticipated games of 2012. The trailer, which will launch on Saturday 10th December, should fill in a little bit more about what’s going on and what to expect from your time spent in the game’s floating city. Read more
