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Apple appoints Amazon search boss to take care of Siri

by Kenny Hemphill on 15 October 2012 in News

‘Siri, who is your new boss?’ ‘He’s William Stasior, former head of A9, the search and advertising firm he co-founded and which was bought by Amazon in 2003.’ ‘I see. Is there anything else you can tell us about him?’ ‘Stasior used to work at Alta Vista and before that, Oracle. He has a PhD [...]

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Schmidt says Android battle with Apple is industry’s ‘defining contest’

by Kenny Hemphill on 11 October 2012 in News

Google chairman and former Apple board member, Eric Schmidt, has called his company’s ‘platform fight’ with Apple in the smartphone market, the tech industry’s ‘defining contest.’ In an interview with All Things Digital’s Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher, Schmidt said ‘Here’s why: Apple has thousands of developers building for it. Google’s platform, Android, is even [...]

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Guardian: iPad mini launch imminent

by Kenny Hemphill on 9 October 2012 in News

Apple will shortly announce the long-rumoured iPad mini and it will be available to buy next month, according to the Guardian. Citing multiple sources, the newspaper’s website said: ‘Apple’s expected “iPad mini” will only come in a Wi-Fi version – but there will also be a revised version of the iPad with 4G connectivity compatible [...]

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BBC launches iPlayer Radio app for iPhone

by Kenny Hemphill on 8 October 2012 in News
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The BBC has launched a radio version of the iPlayer, for iPhone. The new app provides access to all of the BBC’s live radio output as well as the iPlayer library of catch-up programmes. There’s also a podcast section which allows you to listen to podcasts, though you can’t subscribe to or download them. And [...]

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Apple home page replaced by tribute on anniversary of Steve Jobs’ death

by Adam Banks on 5 October 2012 in News

Apple has posted a brief tribute to Steve Jobs, who died a year ago today, on its home page at apple.com. The video, which features photos of Jobs with Apple products and highlights the former CEO’s humour, is followed by an open letter from current CEO Tim Cook, who invites people to “reflect on his [...]

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Lightning accessories face delay as Apple tightens Made for iPhone rules

by Kenny Hemphill on 4 October 2012 in News

Accessory manufacturers face a couple of significant hurdles in the race to produce add-ons for the iPhone 5 before Christmas. In addition to introducing a brand new Lightning connector, Apple has, according to iLounge, also tightened the rules on its Made for iPhone/iPad/ iPod touch (MFi) scheme. Among the new rules is one that states [...]

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