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Instead of acknowledging Siri's sheer brilliance, Microsoft's chief strategy and research officer Craig Mundie has told Forbes in an interview that Apple's iPhone 4S exclusive voice assistant technology is nothing special. He rather argued that Microsoft has had a similar capability in Windows Phones for more than a year, since Windows Phone 7 was introduced....

Infinity Blade 2, the second title from the iOS exclusive RPG franchise by Epic Games is due for launch on December 1st and ahead of the highly anticipated release, a developer trailer has just been released which reveals pretty amazing game visuals. The trailer shows developers discussing the Infinity Blade 2's high-end graphics which will...

Yesterday news broke about an app from Big Fish Games that allowed the company to implement a subscription-based model for 'all you can eat games' from its iOS game library. After some speculation about how this was allowed, John Gruber points to an updated Bloomberg story that notes the app has since been removed from...

A new exhibit has sprung up to honour the inventions of Steve Jobs in Alexandria, Virginia. The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) unveiled 30 massive iPhone-like models showcasing 300+ patents that lists Jobs as the inventor or co-inventor. It's like a walk down memory lane for Apple aficionados. “This exhibit commemorates the far-reaching impact...

In a recent note to clients, Jefferies analyst Peter Misek writes that manufacturers are "scrambling" to react to claims that Apple is preparing to enter the television set market. Based on our discussions, interestingly other TV manufacturers have begun a scrambling search to identify what iTV will be and do. They hope to avoid the...

The Academy Award winning writer, Aaron Sorkin, has confirmed he was asked by Sony to write a biopic about Steve Jobs in an interview with E! Online: "Sony has asked me to write the movie and it's something I'm strongly considering. Right now I'm just in the thinking-about-it stages…It's a really big movie and it's...

Opera Mini, the famous web browser for mobile devices, is perhaps the best browser offering by Opera till date. According to a recent publication by TNW, the company has announced an 83% increase in Opera Mini usage over the past year hitting the 140 million users mark in October 2011. The report also claims that 22 countries...

Even though Apple is yet to officially reveal it's Black Friday 2011 deals, 9to5Mac has already got the details of Apple's offerings for November 25th, from a reportedly trusted source. Discounts are offered on all Macs including iMac, MacBook Air, and MacBook Pro as well as on iPad 2, iPod nano and iPod touch.Macs will be $101...

Apple and Samsung are currently embroiled in an endless array of lawsuits over patent disputes. Samsung has previously agreed to not block iPhone 4S sales in South Korea. The legal battle continues and no end is in sight. In their latest marketing campaign, Samsung pokes fun at people who waited in line for the iPhone...

Update 1: Big Fish's subscription app has been removed from the App Store, according to an update from Bloomberg (via Daring Fireball). It appears Apple has allowed developers to sell game subscriptions, reports Bloomberg. The publisher Big Fish Games from Seattle (they also have an office in Vancouver) has been allowed to charge users $6.99...

Apple appears to be in the hunt for senior executives with experience in web-based software, according to the Wall Street Journal. Their sources mention Apple plans to build apps that take advantage of the cloud: In recent weeks, Apple has been looking to recruit senior-level executives with backgrounds in Web-based software, according to people familiar...

Editor of TUAW Steven Sande notes that iBook publishers looking to promote their ebooks by distributing promo codes are out of luck. Unlike the iTunes and Mac App Stores, publishers cannot create promo codes for the iBookstore. Promo codes were created to allow developers a way of distributing their application to would-be reviewers. Before promo codes, developers were limited to...