Yesterday we told you how to setup Siri to send tweets for you to Twitter. Today, we will show you how to get Siri to post Facebook updates for you using the similar method. Just add your phone number to activate Facebook Texts, add Facebook's SMS number as a contact named 'Facebook', and voila. How...
All this time, I wondered if SkyNet was secretly involved with Siri and the Joy of Tech confirms it below, in their explanation of how Siri *really* works: From Terminator 2: Judgment Day (insert Arnold voice): John Connor: Can you learn stuff you haven't been programmed with so you could be... you know, more human?...
If you pre-ordered your iPhone 4S from Bell and want to find your tracking number, here's how to do it: 1. Go to www.canadapost.com 2. Go to track by 'reference number' 3. Enter in 001 in front of your mobile number. i.e.: 0017789993333 4. Your tracking details should appear. A similar method is also available...
During Apple's 'Let's talk iPhone' event, the company explained the iPhone 4S would feature 2X faster downloads compared to the iPhone 4. Maximum data speeds on HSDPA networks showed the iPhone 4S with a theoretical 14.4Mbps download versus 7.2Mbps on the iPhone 4 (images via Engadget): Are these claims accurate, and are they noticeable...
If you've tried to ask Siri to send tweets for you, it won't work. But there is a workaround--enable text messaging within your twitter account, and save your country's twitter short code to your Contacts. Once your account is confirmed, all you have to do is say "Message Twitter _____ " and you'll be sending...
Since the launch of the iPhone 4S on Friday, the one home run so far has been Siri. Still in 'beta', Siri hasn't been localized for Canadian English and French. Other shortcomings include the lack of location-based searches for restaurants and directions. You might have tried asking Siri to tell you the time and date,...
iPhone 4S unboxing. This had to be done--for all the gadget porn lovers out there. Click a thumbnail to enlarge. Miscellaneous notes/observations: the antenna band locations have changed on the iPhone 4S the Ring/Silent switch has moved down a few millimetres (like the Verizon CDMA iPhone 4) so your...
Did you line up yesterday for an iPhone 4S? There was apparent pandemonium at some Apple Stores in Vancouver, notably Metrotown and Oakridge locations. According to people we talked to, some people their friends and family 'join' the line up late into the night, causing frustration for people behind them. Not only that, when doors...
The iPhone 4S launched yesterday to line ups across the country. For those that didn't line up, online pre-orders from Apple actually arrived on time (while some are still in transit). But what about iPhone 4S 'reservations' offered to customers from Rogers, Telus, and Bell? How well did these carriers and their brands handle the...
The release of the iPhone 4S has turned millions of people into instant BFFs with Siri (check out our hands on video), the new 'humble assistant'. Siri has definite character--she's sassy, helpful, and can sometimes seem down right moody. Although she is slightly held back in Canada in terms of finding restaurants and map locations,...
Back in April, Walt Mossberg had a chat with Sony's CEO that revealed the company's sensors were being made for Apple. Following the teardown tutorial by iFixit (which revealed 512MB of RAM), Chipworks has discovered the iPhone 4S camera is indeed made by Sony, by using an infrared microscope: In order to get our readers the...
Update 1: Don't forget to activate Siri in Settings first to use it. How to get Siri to read your text messages? Say 'Read my messages'. I just received my iPhone 4S from Apple via UPS, and so far, the device is awesome. What everybody is wondering about is whether Siri works in Canada. The...
