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Apple Announces iPhone 4S Weekend Sales Exceeded 4 Million

Apple has just announced in a press release the iPhone 4S has sold more than 4 million units in its opening weekend. Not only that, more than 25 million people updated to iOS 5, along with 20 million signing up for iCloud. Not too shabby for a phone that was supposed to be a dud,...

How to Get Siri to Update your Facebook Status

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...

Joy of Tech Explains: How Siri ‘Really’ Works

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?...

How to Track Bell iPhone 4S Pre-Order Shipments

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...

iPhone 4 vs iPhone 4S: Rogers Network Speedtest [VIDEO]

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...

How to Get Siri to Send Tweets to Twitter

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...

How to Get Siri to Tell the Time and Date in Canada

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,...

Siri’s Got An Attitude, Here’s How Apple Developed It

Those who have been lucky enough to get their hands on and play with Siri's intelligent responses in the last couple of days, must have noted that Apple's intelligent voice assistant built into the iPhone 4S has a bit of an attitude. Trying to find out how Apple built Siri's quirky personality, the Wall Street Journal spoke with one...

Steve Jobs’ Last Major Project Unveiled, The All New iPhone 5

A new publication by CNET claims to have unveiled the last big project which Steve Jobs was working on and it was not the iPhone 4S. Rather he was deeply involved in everything from concept to design of the all new, redesigned iPhone 5. In a research note by Ashok Kumar, an analyst at Rodman & Renshaw, the source...

[Update] iPhone 4S Unboxing Picture Gallery

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...

“iGenius: How Steve Jobs Changed the World” Documentary By ‘MythBusters’, Airs Tomorrow On Discovery Channel

Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage, the 'MythBusters' who are known for mixing science with gleeful curiosity and plain old-fashioned ingenuity are going to host a special one-hour documentary titled iGenius: How Steve Jobs Changed the World which will include interviews with various people whose lives were greatly impacted by Jobs.The documentary is produced for Discovery Channel by NBC's...