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Siri has a feminine voice, but queries concerning many women’s issues seem to be stumping it, leading to some to question why and how the voice software eludes certain types of questions. Several bloggers have been asking Siri some sensitive questions, with the most controversy surrounding queries about abortion. Even in areas that have several [...]
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Path Offers Intimate Social Networking to Stand Out
November 30th, 2011 
admin Mobile social network Path today released an update to promise a more intimate social networking experience, aiming to differentiate its service from Facebook and Twitter. The upgraded Path 2.0 expands users’ friend capacity from 50 to 150, includes location tracking capability, and lets them tag friends and share music. The update also lets friends make [...]
Software Reveals PhotoShopped Images
November 30th, 2011 admin Researchers can determine the degree of digital alteration in fashion photos of celebrities and models, giving consumers a chance to reality-check the often unrealistic images they see. Routine PhotoShop retouching can range from slight changes, like adjusting texture or coloring, to more drastic adjustments like erasing pounds and adding height, creating images of genetic physical [...]
Mobile Surge Means Hard Times Ahead for Game Consoles
November 30th, 2011 admin The rise of smartphones and tablets may spell the end of video game consoles like the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, changing the landscape of the gaming industry. Video game pioneer Richard Garriott, creator of the role-playing franchises “Ultima” and “Tabula Rasa,” said he believes home consoles are “fundamentally doomed.” Garriott believes the power of [...]
Apple’s Tim Cook Chats Up Fans
November 30th, 2011 admin Apple CEO Tim Cook is e-mailing customers in a manner similar to Steve Jobs, while making his own mark on the company. Tim Cook has been sending out e-mails to Apple bloggers and even handling a few customer relations inquiries, following his predecessor’s tradition. Initial responses are positive, but Cook said he is in the [...]
Congress Scrutinizes Kindle Fire Over Data Privacy
November 30th, 2011 admin Amazon’s Kindle Fire tablet faces continued scrutiny of its Silk web browsing feature, as public concerns mount regarding the privacy pitfalls of cloud storage. Rep. Ed Markey (D., Mass.) said Amazon’s response to his queries about the Kindle Fire’s privacy issues last month “do not provide enough detail about how the company intends to use [...]
Spit on Your IPhone to Diagnose Diseases
November 30th, 2011 admin The iPhone’s sensitive touch screen may soon be used to test bodily fluids for disease, as researchers discover ways to use smartphones as diagnostic tools. Users in the near future could collect saliva, blood or urine on an inexpensive, disposable microchip device called a lab on a chip, then send the sample to a lab [...]
IPhone Owners Pay Early Termination Fees to Get 4S
November 30th, 2011 admin Consumers broke wireless contracts to get their hands on the iPhone 4S, showing early termination fees are no barrier for those who want Apple’s latest phone in their pocket. Consumer Intelligence Research Partners surveyed iPhone buyers between October 31 and November 10, finding nearly half paid their way out of a wireless contract to upgrade [...]
Samsung Beats Apple in Australia, But Faces Ban in Europe
November 30th, 2011 admin Samsung’s Galaxy 10.1 tablet may actually go on sale in Australia after a court lifted its ban on the device, but still faces challenges overseas from Apple. The tablet had been under an injunction since earlier this fall, after a lower Australian court agreed to stop the device’s sale until Samsung and Apple, which both [...]
Skype Vulnerable to Security Flaw, Study Finds
November 30th, 2011 admin Skype may expose users’ Internet Protocol addresses, which could pose a significant security threat for video calling services. Researchers at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University initiated video calls to 10,000 randomly selected Skype users and discovered that even when a recipient does not accept the incoming call, the user’s Internet Protocol, or IP, [...]
