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How to Tweet and Update Facebook Using Siri

Oliver Haslam ∙ October 17, 2011

Apple's unique selling point for the iPhone 4S is Siri, a digital assistant that knows what you mean and how to answer your questions.

For all Siri's polish and ability to take real language and turn it into emails and text messages, there is one glaring omission from its repertoire, and that's the ability to tweet or update your Facebook status.

With Twitter now very much built into the fabric of iOS, it has been a surprise to many that Apple didn't give Siri any hooks into the world of 140 characters and less. But fear not, for those of us that are addicted to Twitter can now send messages using Siri, and it's super easy to set up...

Instapaper for iPhone and iPad Gets a Huge Makeover

Alex Heath ∙ October 17, 2011

Marco Arment has released Instapaper 4.0 for the iPhone and iPad. This update brings a significant redesign to the iPad interface, new features, and a search service.

Instapaper 4.0 offers Wikipedia integration, footnotes support, multi-select, better sharing options, and much, much more. The ultimate reading app for iOS just got a lot better.

Apple Sticks With Samsung for A6 Chip Production

Sébastien Page ∙ October 17, 2011

Despite the ongoing legal battles going on around the world between Apple and Samsung, it seems that the firm from Cupertino has decided to stick with the Korean electronics giant for the production of its upcoming A6 chip.

According to Korea Times' informers, the chip will be manufactured in Samsung's plant in Texas...

Why Google Should be Nervous About Android’s Future

Cody Lee ∙ October 17, 2011

Google's Android operating system has certainly rocked the mobile industry over the last three years. With multiple manufacturers offering hundreds of feature-packed handsets around the world, the little green robot certainly has a lot going for it.

However, stiff competition from Apple and Microsoft, along with dozens of lawsuits coming from seemingly every direction, look to stop Android's explosive growth dead in it's tracks. How long can the mobile OS survive in this hostile industry?

Apple Announces Record-Breaking 4 Million iPhone 4S Sales for Opening Weekend

Alex Heath ∙ October 17, 2011

Today Apple announced that first weekend iPhone 4S sales topped 4 million. After selling 1 million units on day one, sales reached over 4 million worldwide at the end of the weekend.

The iPhone 4S has sold twice as many units as the iPhone 4. Apple reported 1.7 million iPhone 4 sales for launch weekend last year.

Separately, 25 million users are using iOS 5 already. 20 million users have also signed up for iCloud.

The iPhone 4S Gets Sent to Space

Guest Author ∙ October 17, 2011

Many people have bought an iPhone 4S already, but none of us have sent our iPhone to space. Thats exactly what a YouTube user by the name of "FinalCutKing" did. He purchased two iPhone 4s's on launch day, and put them in a helium balloon. He then sent them up, and waited patiently for them to fall safely back to Earth. While the iPhones were up there, they took some amazing footage of the Earth's atmosphere.

Apple Wanted Siri to Have a “Light Attitude”

Guest Author ∙ October 16, 2011

A recent report by the Wall Street Journal focuses on Norman Winarsky, one of the co-founders of Siri. According to Winarsky, Siri came from an artificial intelligence project at SRI, a R&D group.

When Apple was starting to integrate Siri, they wanted it "friendly and humble—but also with an edge." This way of thinking is made evident by the fact that Siri does have many personality traits. To attest to this, someone started a blog called "Sh#! That Siri Says," where users can send in their own humorous responses from Siri....

Official Google Voice App Removed from the App Store

Guest Author ∙ October 16, 2011

If you've tried downloading the official Google Voice app from the App Store within the last 21 hours, you've probably had no luck finding it. That's because Google has removed the app.

According to Engadget, Senior Product Manager for Google Voice Vincent Paquet stated that the app had been pulled, due to a bug in the new version that caused the app to crash at sign in...

Apple Wants Me to Use Yahoo on iOS 5?

Sébastien Page ∙ October 16, 2011

Something really unexpected happened yesterday. I was doing a Google search on my new iPhone 4S when a popup appeared asking me if I'd like to change my search engine to Yahoo!

Needless to say, I was really confused. Is Google telling me that it's too good for me and I should switch to Yahoo? Or is Apple trying to tell me something?

iPhone 4S Purchased Off-Contract on AT&T is Already Unlocked

Guest Author ∙ October 16, 2011

Although Apple has stated that it won't sell the iPhone 4S unlocked until sometime in November, reports are showing that several people in the US have already obtained an unlocked iPhone 4S from the Apple Store.

One of those lucky individuals happens to be iOS developer Steven Troughton-Smith. Steven Troughton-Smith is also the developer behind the port of Siri to the iPhone 4 and iPad 2. We at iDownloadBlog have been able to purchase a retail iPhone 4S and use it on T-Mobile...

WeeRadio: An Internet Radio for iOS 5’s Notification Center

Jeff Benjamin ∙ October 16, 2011

Steaming services like Pandora, Spotify, and Rdio are all the rage these days, but before those we had something called Internet radio.

All you needed was one of the many streaming radio URLs, and you could stream music, talk shows, and virtually everything in-between.

Believe it or not, Internet radio still has a huge following, as evident by WeeRadio — a Notification Center widget for iOS 5, which places your favorite Internet radio stations right at your fingertips...

iPhone 4 vs iPhone 4S: Speaker Volume [Video]

Jeff Benjamin ∙ October 16, 2011

After our initial use, we had a sneaking suspicion that Apple pumped up the volume on the iPhone 4S, so we figured that it would only be right to perform a test.

I happily headed over to iDB labs (my office) and put together a test that was as accurate as I could possibly pull off.

The results? Well, they speak for themselves. The iPhone 4S's speaker is much louder than the iPhone 4's, and this video proves that without a doubt...