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First Look: Apple’s iPhone 4S TV Commercial Featuring Siri

Update 1: New official embed from Apple's YouTube channel. Looks like Apple has started its iPhone 4S TV commercials campaign. The first commercial debuted tonight on network television. The video was filmed by a viewer and posted online, but expect this commercial to go live soon on Apple's YouTube channel: [via MacRumors]

Apple Launches iOS 5 Tech Talk World Tour 2011

Apple has just sent out an email to its developers to broadcast the iOS 5 Tech Talk World Tour 2011. This event will span 9 cities across the globe to help developers learn from Apple experts. If you're in the iOS Developer Program, you are eligible to attend, but preference will be for those with...

Teardown Analysis Estimates 16GB iPhone 4S Costs $196 To Make

A new report from IHS iSuppli 'estimates' the 16GB iPhone 4S costs $196 USD to produce, based on their teardown analysis. The bill of materials (BOM) for the 16GB model is $188, but with an $8 manufacturing cost, the total comes $196. The 32GB and 64GB models are estimated to cost $215 and $254 to...

Download Winterboard For iOS 5 [Cydia]

Heads up guys! Everyone's favorite iOS customization utility i.e Winterboard has just been updated to support iOS 5 and is now available for download in Cydia. Jay Freeman (@Saurik) has been updating all his Cydia packages one by one to make them work smoothly with iOS 5. A beta version of Winterboard for iOS 5 was handed over...

Upcoming Jailbreak Tweak: IntelliScreenX For iOS 5 [Cydia]

A cool upcoming jailbreak tweak from Intelliborn called IntelliScreenX promises to bring Notification Center alerts and widgets right on to your iPhone's Lock Screen. The tweak will require iOS 5 to function and will allow users to access system toggles, read full emails in Notification Center, view upcoming calendar events as well as view and post to...

How to Get Siri to Pronounce Difficult Names: Phonetic Name Fields

One can be easily frustrated with Siri if your contact list consists of hard to pronounce names. The workaround is to set phonetic first or last name fields for your contacts. This isn't new, but now that Siri is relevant on the iPhone 4S, it's probably one of the more important tweaks to maximize your...

Remember the Milk Tasks Can Now Be Added By Siri

The creators of the free 'To Do' app Remember the Milk have come up with a way to enable Siri to enter tasks into the app, as noted on the company blog. They have demonstrated how it works with the following video: Here's how to setup Siri to add tasks to Remember the Milk: Open Settings on...

[Update] City of Cupertino Pays Tribute to Steve Jobs

Update 1: YouTube video embed now below. Today has been a day of tribute to Apple founder Steve Jobs. The City of Cupertino staff created a short video and posted it on the city blog to pay tribute to Steve Jobs. Apple headquarters are located in Cupertino, but plans for a new second campus are...

Remembering Steve

Apple has updated its Remembering Steve tribute page with messages from fans: Over a million people from all over the world have shared their memories, thoughts, and feelings about Steve. One thing they all have in common — from personal friends to colleagues to owners of Apple products — is how they’ve been touched by...