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Will Siri be driving you to work in your new Apple Car?

The latest Apple buzz has been about its interest in…cars. As far back as 2012, there has been talk of Apple making agreements with up to nine auto-makers to integrate access to Siri on the iPhone, directly with car controls. The system, now called Siri Eyes Free, has already been incorporated into select Chevrolet and […]

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Acquisitions and the annoyance of abandoned apps

Yahoo! has just acquired Incredible Labs, which developed the Donna personal assistant app for iPhone. The latest update on the Donna blog makes it clear what the fate of the app and service will be; “The transaction, which is subject to customary closing conditions, is expected to close shortly. Following closing, Donna will be removed […]

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Apple working on PrimeSense purchase

Apple is currently in talks to buy the Israeli company, PrimeSense, the developer of the original 3D body sensing technology used by Microsoft for its Kinect platform. Since the release of the Xbox One, Microsoft has turned to it’s own solution for the current iteration of the Kinect hardware and software. Back in July of the […]

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Apple releases iOS 7.0.3 update, addresses accelerometer, security, assorted issues

You’ve been hankering for this fix. On Tuesday, Apple released iOS 7.0.3, an updated new version of its operating system for its iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices. The new operating system, which weighs in as a 59.1 megabyte download, offers the following fixes and changes: – Adds iCloud Keychain to keep track of your […]

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Apple releases iOS 7.0, 7.0.1 updates for iOS devices

It’s finally here. On Wednesday, Apple released iOS 7.0 and iOS 7.0.1 (depending on your iOS device), the long-anticipated new version of its operating system for its iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices. The new operating system, which weighs in as a several hundred to a 1.33 gigabyte download, offers the following fixes and changes: […]