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Archives for February 2012

Who Is the Voice of Siri?

February 29, 2012 by Robin Parrish 53 Comments

Update 10.04.13: According to an expose on CNN, the original voice of Siri has finally been identified. It’s Susan Bennett of Atlanta, Georgia, an accomplished voiceover actress whose familiar voice can also be heard in announcements at the Atlanta airport and countless TV commercials, radio voiceovers, narrations, jingles, and much more.

Filed Under: Feature, iPhone Tagged With: Apple secrets, features, iPhone 4S, siri

Neuroshima Hex: Tile Based Combat

February 29, 2012 by Jayvee Leave a Comment

While searching for the best board game translations into iOS, I chanced upon Neuroshima Hex, a tile-based tactical game for 2-4 players. Based on its original Neuroshima franchise (a Polish RPG set in a post-apocalyptic world), Neuroshima Hex is the “Final Fantasy Tactics” of its RPG counterpart. The iOS conversion is essentially the same game, […]

Filed Under: Mac Tagged With: borgo, factions, hegemony, iOS, moloch, neojungle, neuroshima hex, new york, outpost

Apple Pulling Out Siri “Competitor” from App Store?

February 28, 2012 by Apple Gazette 1 Comment

We all know how zealously Apple guards the “walled garden” environment of iOS. But sometimes even apps that have been given the privilege of entry into the iOS fold can still get Apple’s eagle-eyed attention, especially if that app looks like it will threaten one of Apple’s very own native features. This is precisely what […]

Filed Under: Apple Store, iOS Tagged With: apple, Evi, iOS, siri

It’s Official: The iPad 3 Event is March 7th

February 28, 2012 by Robin Parrish Leave a Comment

Coming as a surprise to absolutely no one, Apple has sent out its formal invitations to members of the press for a keynote event on March 7th, and the agenda is unquestionably iPad 3.

Filed Under: iPad, News Tagged With: Apple events, Events, iPad, iPad 3, keynote, Retina display

From Plastic Surgery to Vibrator Apps: The Weirdest Apps Ever Developed

February 28, 2012 by Apple Gazette Leave a Comment

Any time you have great computer technology, you can always find stupid or useless software to go with it. The current mobile application market is no different. In fact, with millions of apps currently available, you could literally have a bazaar full of the bizarre. Following are five of the weirdest apps available for mobile […]

Filed Under: Apps, iPhone Tagged With: apple, Apps, iOS, iPhone

Big Week For Apps: Photoshop, Vimeo, Readability

February 27, 2012 by Robin Parrish Leave a Comment

This is shaping up to be a pretty huge week for iOS app users — particularly iPad owners. Three major productivity apps are either already here or on their way, and they’re apps that users have been clamoring for, for ages.

Filed Under: Apps, iPad Tagged With: Adobe, Apps, iPad Apps, photoshop, Photoshop Touch, productivity, Readability, Vimeo

This Week’s Best Apps #23

February 25, 2012 by Robin Parrish Leave a Comment

Time to load up your iPhone or iPad with the latest, greatest apps in the iTunes App Store.

Filed Under: Apps Tagged With: Apps, iPad Apps, iPhone Apps, This Week's Best Apps

New iTunes Coming With Better Search

February 24, 2012 by Robin Parrish 1 Comment

Remember my article “10 Things I Hate About the App Store“? Maybe Apple was listening (yeah, right), because word has leaked out of Cupertino that they’re building a whole new iTunes, incorporating more efficient search and other features.

Filed Under: iTunes, News Tagged With: App store, Chomp, iTunes, iTunes store

8 Features We Want For iTV

February 23, 2012 by Robin Parrish 5 Comments

In Walter Isaacson’s biography, Steve Jobs is famously quoted as saying that he “finally cracked” how to produce and sell a television set the Apple way. So we’re expecting something irresistibly cool, with these eight features, bare minimum.

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: features, iTV, Lists, Television, TV

Took an iPhone 4s underwater. This is what it looks like.

February 22, 2012 by Jayvee 2 Comments

A couple of days ago a friend lent me a Patima underwater casing for the iPhone 4 / 4s. It was rather intriguing because as far as I know this is the first commercially available “hardcore” housing for a mobile phone. And by hardcore we mean Patima. These guys build very high-quality professional underwater housings […]

Filed Under: Mac Tagged With: casing, fernandez, jayvee, patima, underwater

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