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Apple’s Steve Jobs dead – Omaha World-Herald

The homepage for Apple Computer showed a tribute to Jobs on Wednesday after his death was announced. Fans were encouraged to share their thoughts and condolences ». Steve Jobs, who built the world’s most valuable technology company by creating …

Apple Co-Founder Steve Jobs Dies – Voice of America

June 2008: Apple introduces an updated iPhone, capable of running software applications – apps – that are designed by other companies, creating a new industry of phone apps. July 2008: Apple creates the App Store as the new iPhone 3G … Continue reading

Apple’s Steve Jobs Dies at 56 – FOX News

In 2007 came the touch-screen iPhone, joined a year later by Apple’s App Store, where developers could sell iPhone “apps” which made the phone a device not just for making calls but also for managing money, editing photos, playing games … Continue reading

Apple’s ‘Siri’ Means What in Japanese? – PC Magazine

Given Apple’s demonstration video for Siri, it appears that a user won’t have to address Siri by name, as a user has to do with the Vlingo app for Android which launched last year. In fact, it’s not quite clear … Continue reading

How to run Android apps on your Apple iPad? – MobileMag

What’s that? You didn’t think this was possible? Well, think again, because Myriad Group has announced the launch of Alien Dalvik 2.0. This is a port of the Dalvik virtual machine from Android and it effectively lets you run Android … Continue reading

Apple, Meet Facebook. Facebook, Meet Apple. – New York Times Blogs

Apple’s tablet, called the iPad, is the hottest selling tablet of all time, but when you go to Facebook’s Web site on the iPad, it’s a pretty sad experience. And there is no Facebook iPad app. I’m not sure how … Continue reading

Apple updates iPods, adds iTunes ‘in the cloud’ – CNN

It will also run Apple’s new iOS5 operating system, meaning its ability to run apps, surf the Web and the like will maintain its unofficial status as the iPhone-without-a-phone. The new Touch ships on October 12. The Nano, perhaps appropriately … Continue reading

iPhone thief in Queens has picture emailed to owner by iGotYa app, then forwarded to police – New York Daily News

iGotYa is a third-party app made by Cydia and not available in the official Apple app store. It’s an alternative to Apple’s free Find My iPhone software, which shows a wayward phone’s approximate location on a map but doesn’t snap … Continue reading

Apple gets edge with use of voice-recognition technology – ABC News

Until its inclusion as part of the iPhone 4S, a version of Siri was available on iPhones as a third party app. Apple bought the Siri startup in April 2010. Though the app disappears, the promise of the Siri approach … Continue reading

Apple gets edge with use of voice-recognition technology – USA Today

Until its inclusion as part of the iPhone 4S, a version of Siri was available on iPhones as a third party app. Apple bought the Siri startup in April 2010. Though the app disappears, the promise of the Siri approach … Continue reading