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Nuance Steals iPhone 5 Hype with Nina, the Ultimate Siri Clone
Monday, August 6, 2012 - 1:31pm | 505Read More...Nuance Communications (NASDAQ: NUAN) has pulled the curtain back on Nina, a virtual assistant for mobile customer service applications. Designed for both Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iOS and Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android mobile operating system, Nina is being referred to as Siri's cousin for apps....
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Apple's Biggest Competitor to Undercut the iPhone 5's Unveiling
Friday, August 3, 2012 - 8:17am | 477Read More...Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is expected to announce the next version of the iPhone in early September, but not before Samsung unveils its next major smartphone. According to The Wall Street Journal, Samsung has sent out invitations to an event that will take place on August 29 in Berlin, Germany. The...
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Is Samsung Leaving Android for Windows Phone 8?
Monday, July 30, 2012 - 1:57pm | 473Read More...Samsung is planning to release two Windows Phone 8 devices in 2012, signaling the end of a near-exclusive relationship with Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android platform. According to The Verge, information on the new devices came from court documents that were submitted as part of the ongoing battle...
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Apple Sued By Taiwanese University, Claims Siri Infringed on its Patents
Monday, July 30, 2012 - 8:40am | 467Read More...Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is being sued by a university in Taiwan that claims the iPhone maker has infringed on its patents. According to Reuters, National Cheng Kung University has filed a lawsuit against Apple over its use of Siri. The university is not only concerned about Siri's use in the iPhone...
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AT&T Robs iPhone Users and Brags About It
Tuesday, July 24, 2012 - 12:23pm | 604Read More...AT&T (NYSE: T) released its second-quarter results this morning, highlighting a number of areas in which the company has increased its revenue. During the period, AT&T increased wireless data revenues by 18.8 percent - a $1 billion increase from the year-earlier quarter. Wireless data...
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Samsung Results Could Cut Into Apple's Profits
Friday, July 6, 2012 - 8:32am | 609Read More...Samsung is expected to announce another record quarter when it reports at the end of the month. But will the company's success come at the expense of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Nokia (NYSE: NOK), and Research in Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM)? It is no secret that the South Korean electronics manufacturer has...
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Is This the iPhone 5?
Thursday, June 7, 2012 - 8:56am | 218Read More...A new video is circulating that claims to have uncovered a piece of the iPhone 5. It looks legitimate and matches the rumors of a slightly larger body and screen size. But is this the real deal? AppleInsider thinks it might just be, noting that the supposed iPhone 5 part that's shown in the video...
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Facebook and Apple Together at Last?
Wednesday, May 30, 2012 - 10:05am | 445Read More...Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) chief Tim Cook has hinted that Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) integration is coming. To be clear, Cook's exact quote (from the All Things Digital conference) was this: "Facebook is a great company. I have great appreciation for them. I think the relationship is very solid. We have...
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Siri Would Have Embarrassed Steve Jobs
Friday, May 25, 2012 - 10:37am | 556Read More...Economically, Siri has provided Apple with billions of dollars in profit. It has helped the company sell more iPhones than it could have ever imagined. But as the number of Siri users continues to rise (more than 70 million people now own an iPhone 4S), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has incurred a growing...
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Apple's Sexy Marketing Technique Got You to Buy This
Thursday, May 17, 2012 - 7:01am | 300Read More...Siri can't hold a candle to Apple's biggest marketing success of all. That success is most commonly known as the "Retina Display." When people hear those words in a sentence, they go crazy. Yesterday I heard a few of my colleagues discussing the importance of the Retina Display and how exciting...
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Was the "Apple Fanboy Loves His Windows Phone" Letter Written by The Onion?
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 - 2:00pm | 524Read More...An interesting (no -- hilarious) letter has been floating around the web today, claiming that an "Apple fanboy" sent Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) a letter in praise of the Nokia (NYSE: NOK) Lumia 900. "Hopefully this will get to you," the letter -- written to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer by an Apple...
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Siri, Do You Accept This Lawsuit Against You?
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 - 10:41am | 537Read More...Siri's response: "I don't understand the question." Every time we turn around, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) lawyers can be found in a courtroom, battling over patents and other legal issues that will ultimately cost the firm billions of dollars. One of the more recent battles involves a class action suit...
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iPhone 5 to be Drastically Different From iPhone 4S
Monday, May 14, 2012 - 1:18pm | 434Read More...If this latest report is accurate, the next iPhone won't be anything like the model you currently have stuffed in your pocket. The news comes from an intriguing leak, which, according to Cult of Mac, has been attributed to the website SW-Box. In short, the leak shows the image of a headphone jack...
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Siri and Nokia File for Divorce
Monday, May 14, 2012 - 12:51pm | 239Read More...Last week, the two lovebirds were saying "I do." Today, they're in court, divvying up assets while crying their eyes out. Some would say it was a Hollywood romance. But despite an unprecedented amount of affection for Nokia's (NYSE: NOK) Lumia 900, it turns out that Siri -- the iPhone 4S exclusive...
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iPhone 5 to be 10% Thinner Than the iPhone 4S
Monday, April 23, 2012 - 8:29am | 318Read More...Those who wanted a thinner iPhone might finally get what they want. Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) next iPhone, the presumably titled iPhone 5, will measure 7.9mm. That's according to AppleInsider, which cites a KGI Securities report that claims that Apple will reduce the thickness of its forthcoming...
