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Seriously, Apple? In Japan, Siri Fans Bottom Jokes – Wall Street Journal

When Apple Inc. unveiled Siri on its new iPhone 4S on Tuesday, in most parts of the world the personal virtual assistant app was taken as a serious plus in an otherwise disappointing upgraded handset. In Japan, though, many found … Continue reading

Apple relying on camera, Siri voice commands to sell iPhone 4S – ZDNet

Apple introduced the iPhone 4S on Tuesday … and where you are for better responses Uses nearly all of the built-in apps on the iPhone 4S to answer queries Dictation also works with third-party apps (i.e. Facebook) Understands and talks … Continue reading

Facebook Missing from Apple’s iPhone Event, but May Make Announcements on Its Own – Softpedia

Leading up to Apple’s event, there were plenty of rumors about Facebook playing a part in iPhone 5 and iOS 5. There was also talk about the social network unveiling its unannounced HTML5 mobile app platform. And, of course, the … Continue reading

Samsung, HTC set to gain as iPhone 4S disappoints – Reuters UK

“Apple no longer has a leading edge … searching for stock prices and other applications — caught the attention of many analysts, it might not be enough to make it a must-have for consumers. “Major concerns for Samsung had been … Continue reading

Apple Beats HTC as Nokia Customer Loyalty Falls for First Time – BusinessWeek

California-based Apple defend its position as the largest smartphone vendor as the market becomes more crowded. At the same time, Nokia, based in Espoo, Finland, allied with Microsoft to lure consumers and app developers with the Windows Phone system.

Apple Beats HTC, Samsung as Nokia’s Customer Loyalty Falls for First Time – Bloomberg

California-based Apple defend its position as the largest smartphone vendor as the market becomes more crowded. At the same time, Nokia, based in Espoo, Finland, allied with Microsoft to lure consumers and app developers with the Windows Phone system.

Apple’s iPhone 4S Looks Great – Seekingalpha.com

I’m excited about iCloud, since that is going to make it effortlessly easy to share and access my documents, photos, apps, and books between my 6 Apple devices (iPhone, iPad, MacBook Pro, and 2 iMacs). No more cables needed to … Continue reading

Apple Stock Drops 5 Percent After The iPhone 5 Fails To Appear – TechCrunch

And the company revealed some staggering stats around Apple’s dominance in the music, mobile device, and app economies. But some of what was revealed today was announced earlier this summer at the company’s WWDC developer conference …

UPDATE 2-Samsung, HTC set to gain as iPhone 4S disappoints – Reuters UK

“Apple no longer has a leading edge … searching for stock prices and other applications — caught the attention of many analysts, it might not be enough to make it a must-have for consumers. “Major concerns for Samsung had been … Continue reading

Say hello to the Apple iPhone 4S – CNET Asia

Apart from new hardware, Apple also repeated its WWDC keynote with the features of iOS 5, including iCloud and the new Notifications Centre. The company did however, introduce two new apps, Cards (which lets you send a printed card for … Continue reading