Apple’s Siri has weighed into the best cell phone debate and its answer might surprise you. Asked “What’s the best cell phone ever?” Siri did not name the iPhone 4S or any of the previous models. Instead, it named the Nokia Lumia 900 in Cyan. Siri’s answer actually comes from the Wolfram Alpha analytical engine. It will return the same […]
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Humour: The difference between Android owners and BlackBerry owners
Let’s star the day with a bit of a laugh: What’s the difference between Android owners and BlackBerry owners? BlackBerry owners have credit cards. 🙂 Source: CrackBerry
Weekend fun: Python Bytes – Monty Python Series 1 for iOS devices
If you’re looking for a good laugh this weekend, you’re bound to find it with Monty Python. They have just launched their first Monty PyPhone app for iOS devices, promising that it’s “probably the most fun you can have with one hand.” Python Bytes is the first of the official Monty PyPhone Series apps. It brings you the 22 best […]
Humour: Terms set for Apple Samsung mediation meetings
Apple and Samsung were this week ordered to hold settlement talks over their lawsuits in the U.S. Both Apple CEO Tim Cook and Samsung CEO Choi Gee-sung will attend the meetings along with their general counsels. We now have a clearer understanding of the rules under which the meeting will be conducted: It would appear that we can now expect […]
Gmail Tap: Simplifying mobile device keyboards
Google has come up with an ingenious new keyboard input method for mobile devices. Instead of a 26 key keyboard, there are only two keys: One for dots and one for dashes. Google has reached back into the past and tapped (pun intended) Morse code for its new input method. The video below shows how this will work. Gmail Tap […]
Nokia unveils Nokia Ice “super-cool phone” prototype
Nokia today unveiled its latest smartphone prototype, the Nokia Ice. The most impressive feature about the Nokia Ice is the new material it uses. Promising to reduce material costs and the environmental impact, it is made, as the name implies, of ice. Nokia has its roots in Finland, a land full of ice and snow. Having tried to understand this […]
Toshiba launches Shapes tablet family
Toshiba today announced a number of new tablets all part of a new “exclusive” line designed for those who want to stand out in a crowd. It consists of the Oblong (“Technology that’s come full circle”), the Rhombus (“More than just a convex quadrilateral”) and Amore (“This is one heart that you can play with”). “Consumers have been telling us […]
Google launches Google Maps 8-bit for NES
Google today finally announced Google Maps for one of the world’s most popular computer systems, The Nintendo Entertainment System. In the first NES cartridge to be released in nearly 18 years, Google has managed to bring all of Google Maps’ features to the venerable system. It supports searching for famous landmarks and sites around the world, Street View (in full […]