Apple has aired two new iPhone ads featuring Siri. John Malkovich starres in both the ads.
Last month, Apple had aired two iPhone 4S ads starring Samuel L. Jackson and Zooey Deschanel, which were popular with viewers.
IBM Bans Siri at Work Due to Privacy Concerns
Posted by iPhoneHacks on May 23, 2012 | Comments (8)
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This is quite bizarre. Wired reports that IBM has banned Siri at work due to privacy concerns.
If you have bought Apple’s new iPhone 4S then you probably know by now that Siri - iPhone 4S’ intelligent personal assistant needs an active internet connection for it to work. That’s because when you ask Siri to do something, the voice data is sent to Apple’s data centers where your request is processed and the results are sent back to your iPhone 4S.
Case Marine: 0.25mm-Thick Case Makes Your iPhone Waterproof
Posted by Rounak on May 19, 2012 | Comments (12)
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Most waterproof cases for the iPhone add a huge amount of bulk to the device, but a new cover named “Case Marine” from Gooma gives your device the ability to resist water by adding a thickness of merely one fourth of a millimeter.
The case is made out of polyurethane with an acrylic cover for the display. The touchscreen responds to touches even with the cover on, although the headphone jack and the 30 pin connector are blocked.
Apple Responds to Lawsuits Over Siri
Posted by Rounak on May 16, 2012 | Comments (10)
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A couple of months ago, Apple was hit with a number of class action lawsuits which claimed that Siri’s performance didn’t quite match up to what was advertised, accusing the company of false advertising.
How To Jailbreak iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS on iOS 5.1.1 Using Redsn0w
Posted by iPhoneHacks on May 16, 2012 | Comments (31)
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Apple released iOS 5.1.1 last week, which includes some minor improvements and bug fixes.
iPhone Dev team has released a new version of Redsn0w - Redsn0w 0.9.11b4 that supports iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPad 1, iPod touch 4G and iPod Touch 3G.
Has iOS 5.1.1 Improved Your iPhone’s Battery Life?
Posted by iPhoneHacks on May 15, 2012 | Comments (45)
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Ever since Apple launched iPhone 4S, some users have complained about poor battery life.
Apple released iOS 5.0.1, which included bugs fixes that affected battery life, but iPhone 4S users still complained that it didn’t fix the issue in their case and in some cases users (not just iPhone 4S users) complained that they started observing the issue only after upgrading to iOS 5.0.1.
Siri No Longer Says Nokia Lumia 900 is ‘The Best Smartphone Ever’
Posted by iPhoneHacks on May 14, 2012 | Comments (15)
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After the iPhone 4S went on sale to the public last October, users soon discovered the witty and funny side of Siri – iPhone 4S’ intelligent personal assistant feature. Siri’s responses went onto become viral, and even got the Tumblr treatment every meme gets.
Jailbreak Tweak Adds Local Search Support to Siri For Non-US iPhone 4S Users
Posted by iPhoneHacks on May 14, 2012 | Comments (21)
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One of Siri’s most useful feature is its ability to give you information and the best options based on your location. Unfortunately, the Siri’s local search feature is currently available only to US users.
We’ve some good news for international users. iPhone 4S users outside US no longer need to wait for Apple to add local search support for Siri – iPhone 4s’ personal assistant feature.
How to Downgrade iPhone 4S on iOS 5.1 / iOS 5.1.1 to iOS 5.0.1 Using Redsn0w
Posted by iPhoneHacks on May 11, 2012 | Comments (59)
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While we wait for pod2g to release his untethered jailbreak for iOS 5.1.1 for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, Dev team has released a new version of Redsn0w (0.9.11b1) that allows iPhone 4S and iPad 2 users to downgrade their iOS device to iOS 5.0.1 so that they can use the Absinthe jailbreak to jailbreak their device.
This is a step-by-step guide for users to downgrade their iPhone 4S on iOS 5.1 or iOS 5.1.1 to iOS 5.0.1.
Three More Regional Carriers to Offer Apple’s iPhone on May 18th
Posted by iPhoneHacks on May 08, 2012 | No Comments »
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Three more regional carriers in the US will be offering Apple’s iPhone 4S and iPhone 4 on May 18th.
They join six other regional carriers including nTelos Wireless, Alaska Communications, Appalachian Wireless (Kentucky), GCI Wireless (Alaska), CellCom (Wisconsin) and Matanuska Telephone Association (Alaska) who started offering Apple’s iPhone last month on their network.
