Samsung attempt to remould its tablet as disallow fruit , Siri goes afield ( and learn some raw tricks here at home ) , and Walter Isaacson is going to milk his cash cow until the , uh , cows come home . And gaze at him accusatorily . The residual for Friday , December 16 , 2011 make a everlasting vacation giving .
The pad of paper Apple tried to stop(Twitter )
I ca n’t fault Samsung for usingApple ’s judicial proceeding against the Galaxy Tabas a marketing bullet train point , but as long as you ’re run for honesty , why not just shorten straight to “ We strain to make it as much like the iPad as we could ” ?
undivided : Made in Texas : Apple ’s A5 iPhone chip(Reuters )
speak of Samsung and Apple , Reuters notes that Cupertino ’s A5 central processing unit , which power the iPhone 4S and iPad 2 , is manufactured in a Texas factory that’sowned and mesh by Samsung . Well , at least now we bonk how Samsung ’s getting all its melodic theme .
Apple set in motion iPhone 4S in Brazil , Taiwan , Russia and more(AppleInsider )
Joy to the world : The iPhone 4S is come . Citizens in 21 additional countries can now buy the latest Apple equipment . The lucky folks are in Bahrain , Brazil , Chile , Egypt , Israel , Jordan , Kuwait , Malaysia , Morocco , Peru , the Philippines , Qatar , Russia , Saudi Arabia , South Africa , Taiwan , Thailand , Tunisia , Turkey , the United Arab Emirates , and Vietnam . Looks like Siri ’s going to have to take some intensive language classes this wintertime .
Apple get to Siri iPhone 4 Port de jure potential With Today ’s Io 5.0.1 Update(Cult of Mac )
Where by “ today ’s iOS 5.0.1 update ” they intend “ a minor tweak to an be update that you have to go out of your way to get ” and by “ legally possible ” they mean “ file that were once encrypted are now , mysteriously , unencrypted , making it easier to port Siri to a jailbroken iPhone 4 . ” Help ! I do n’t know “ how to move around my cite marks off . ”
Best Buy teaches Wolfram Alpha ( and Siri ) unexampled tricks(TUAW )
speak of Siri , looking to do a fiddling vacation shopping by phonation alone ? Thanks tothe addition of selective information from Best Buy to Wolfram Alpha ’s database , users can now get information about electronics and appliances via the iPhone 4S ’s virtual assistant . Just be careful what you search for — I asked Siri to give me information on smartphones , and now it wo n’t talk to me anymore .
Pair of robber Want Only iPhones , No BlackBerries(NBC New York )
Robbers on the streets of New York City are eschewing steal non - iPhone smartphones , like Droids and BlackBerries . “ It ’s just the scrolling on these things , ” one mugger reportedly note . “ It ’s so janky ! ”
Apple co - founder Ron Wayne ’s hoard of other documents ( middle - on)(Engadget )
A few Engadget editors confab Apple conscientious objector - father Ron Wayne at his Pahrump , Nevada home , and got to take a peep at Wayne ’s compendium of documents from the creation of Apple ( one of which recently sold for more than $ 1.6 million ) . The editors also dutifully ooh and ahhed over Wayne ’s seventh - grade third - place spelling bee medal .
Isaacson : Jobs life history could expand(Fortune )
Walter Isaacson is considering inflate his biography of the late Steve Jobs , which topped Amazon ’s best - seller list for the year . “ This is the first or 2d draft , ” Isaacson said at a recent event in San Francisco . “ It ’s not the final draft . ” Somehow , I ’m guessingSteve job 2.0won’t be a complimentary update .
Dell Abandons Netbooks in Favor of Ultrabooks(PCWorld )
Product News :
iStopMotion for iPad – Boinx Software has institute its stop - move vivification software to the iPad , with features like camera overlay , instant playback , and the ability to export your ruined mathematical product to the Camera Roll , electronic mail , or YouTube . When combined with the iStopMotion Remote , you’re able to even practice your iPhone as a remote camera . $ 5 for a limited time only ( ordinarily $ 10 ) .
