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WWDC, Apple’s annual developer conference, is coming up in just a few weeks’ time, and even if we don’t see a brand new iPhone on stage at the keynote opener, we’re expecting lots of details on iOS 6, as well as Mountain Lion for Mac. We’ve highlighted what we think will be the headline announcements already, but today we’re going to look at one individual feature we’re expecting big things from: Siri. Apple’s voice assistant for iPhone 4S may be about to leave beta, and even roll out on other devices. So what can we expect from it? Here’s what we think. Read more
May 24th, 2012
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When Apple unveiled Siri, buried inside the iPhone 4S at the tail end of last year, it did so in a pretty unusual way. How so? Siri has a ‘beta’ tag attached to it, symbolising that it’s not quite the finished, polished product we’ve come to expect from Apple. Now a new source has come out of the woodwork declaring that the voice assistant is an “embarrassment” to Apple. Would Steve Jobs have let it be this way? Read more
May 23rd, 2012
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Yesterday, Google’s CEO Larry Page made an appearance at the Google Zeitgeist event in London with some ungainly lump of plastic clinging to the side of his head. It was of course Google Glass, the company’s oddball new project that’s trying to mix Android, AR and your eyewear into one seamless whole. Except it can’t, and it won’t. Google Glass has the potential to be the company’s biggest folly - a classic example of trying to get ahead of the curve by veering madly away from it. Why so bad? Because it shows a real lack of insight about the tech that’s currently sticking to the wall, and what’s been bouncing out of favour. Here’s what’s wrong... Read more
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Apple’s Sir Jonathan Ive is stepping up to officially receive his knighthood today for his services to the world of design and, you know... For generally being a Brit who done good. He’s been chatting to the Telegraph during his vacation from Apple’s Cupertino campus, and has revealed a tidy tidbit of info: of all the things Ive’s dreamed up, what’s coming next is his favourite. Read more
May 22nd, 2012
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It’s nearly June, which to the tech-minded means only one thing. Nope: not an iPhone launch - they happen later in the year these days. We’re talking E3, the biggest gaming expo of the year, which is taking place June 7th-9th. But, whilst everyone’s rattling on about some rather woolly rumours regarding the Xbox 720 and PS4, we’re keeping our feet on the ground with the more likely announcements. Want to know what to actually expect to fall out of the gargantuan LA convention centre? Read on for our pick of the best in upcoming gaming tech... Read more
May 21st, 2012
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Gearing up to plug your next car into the mains at night? Not so fast. While the race is on to produce the best in electric motoring, or at the very least to offer competent hybrid options, there is one manufacturer who’s thinking differently. Electricpig’s spent a couple of days in the Scottish highlands with the new Mazda CX-5, and we’ve been talking about the real future of driving. Think you know what’s coming? You might want to buckle up... Read more
May 16th, 2012
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Apple iPhone 5 rumours circulate the web like children running about telling lies. How do you know when to believe one crying ‘wolf’ over all the others? Normally, when the Wall Street Journal runs it. That’s the case today, with the WSJ reporting on analyst and insider feedback that Apple may finally be about to buckle, and launch an iPhone with a 4-inch display. Thing is, whilst Apple’s always maintained that the iPhone’s screen is the optimum size for a smartphone, the market's changed so much as to prove it a pretty outdated notion. In that light, here’s why Apple could be about to buck a five year-old trend... Read more
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Back in March, we reported that HTC was planning to port Ice Cream Sandwich to a whole laundry list of its previous devices, including the Desire S, Incredible S and the Desire HD. While no date’s been pencilled next to those names, the community of Android hackers are trying to beat HTC to it: a port of Android 4.0.3 has just landed for the Desire HD, and we’re gonna tell you how (and why) to get it. Read more
 
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