That’s my response to the question “Does the Siri outage reveal its success?” posed by Darrell Etherington at GigaOM today. Etherington’s post will be one of many Apple apologies that you’ll read, following Siri’s collapse yesterday. There are conflicting reports about timing, but five to six hours is fairly consistent. Siri, Apple’s new voice [...]
Now, the things you do on your phone are everywhere you want them with iCloud, on the most amazing iPhone yet. One of the standout features of the Apple iPhone 4S is Siri, the “personal assistant” that’s able to understand voice commands to seek information and control certain functions of the device. The only device [...]
Apple’s iPhone 4S, as did its predecessor, has a problem. The highly successful iPhone 4 suffered from what was initially believed to be an antenna design flaw and was subsequently explained as a math error in Apple’s software. The Apple iPhone 4S, off to a start that suggests it may be even more successful than [...]
Apple has already launched iOS 5 with the iCloud and the iPhone 4S, but the iTunes Match feature that was promised to also be in tow, still isn’t here. However, today, an on/off toggle for iTunes Match appeared in the iOS 5 Settings app, signaling that the feature is getting closer to launch. Even though [...]
Among several new features, the iPhone 4S packs a much improved 8-megapixel rear-facing camera that’s been getting lots of praise. But there’s no better way to judge camera quality than with some sample stills and footage. Film maker and photographer Benjamin Dowie posted a short video taken with the iPhone 4S that’s quite stunning. Apple’s [...]
Apple is planning to hold a memorial for its former chief executive, Steven P. Jobs, on Sunday on Stanford University’s campus. The California Government has dubbed October 16 as “Steve Jobs Day,” as Apple holds a memorial service for the creator of Apple at the Stanford University on Sunday. Gov. Jerry Brown tweeted Friday [...]
Not yet able to connect to Apple’s servers, but at least you can see that all the Siri UI performs smoothly on the older hardware As we mentioned in our earlier coverage, Siri was initially developed outside Apple at the SRI, and the original Siri app worked just fine on an iPhone 4, although [...]
Name: iPhone 4S: AT&T Vs. Verizon Vs. Sprint Speed Test! Description: A speed test comparing AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint on the iPhone 4S. Which one do you think will be the fastest? Which network are you currently using? Are you experiencing similar results? Well before dawn on Friday, Chad Dorsey woke up and made [...]
