Apple confirms Siri won't be ported to older iDevices

Apple has recently confirmed to a developer of its iOS platform that it has “no plans” to bring Siri, the highly intuitive voice controlled personal assistant software available on its most recent iPhone (the iPhone 4S), to any older devices. Unfortunately it doesn’t come as much of a shock, sources close to the company originally reported that a port of Siri was slim at best, yet those of us with an iPhone 4 or iPad 2 were still hoping for an optimistic outcome. Alas that optimism has been quashed. — More after the break!

End of the road: Adobe stopping Mobile Flash development, focusing on HTML5

Adobe said to it’s developers yesterday that “[They] will no longer adapt Flash Player for mobile devices to new browser, OS version or device configurations.” Instead, Adobe will be investing much more time and money in building HTML5 tools and products to help usher in a new age of development for the web and mobile devices. That said, Adobe will continue to support and provide critical updates and fixes to current deployments of Flash, but they will not be making any further development on Flash for new mobile devices and websites.

Ricardo Trejo Nov 8, 2011 Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Us Apple, Geek Culture, Industry News, Internet, Television

In 1998 Steve Jobs believed PC's and TV's never could and never would 'converge' -- (Video)

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In 1998 Steve Jobs believed PC's and TV's never could and never would 'converge' -- (Video)

“People go to their TV to turn their brain off, but people go to their PC to turn their brain off! These things aren’t gonna be together…and I don’t think it’s going to happen,” so said Steve Jobs back in the late 20th century. Little would he know that his final frontier before his sudden death would be an attempt try to get the two to work seamlessly together.

Creator of Twitter for Mac and iOS, Loren Brichter leaves Twitter

Yesterday, the original creator of Tweetie Loren Brichter announced that he will be leaving Twitter. Brichter, who originally joined Twitter after the social media company acquired his personal application design company, Atebits, was responsible for creating the official Twitter application for iOS and Mac OS X. Fittingly, he announced his departure from the company via his personal Twitter account, stating that he will be “taking some time to figure out what’s next.”  — More after the break!

Watch PBS Steve Jobs special - "One Last Thing" here -- (Video)

If the free audiobook version of Steve Jobs’ biography hasn’t wet your whistle enough for all things Apple and of its former CEO, then perhaps this might tickle your fancy. This might be the last hurrah for Jobs in the media… that is until we get the full blown theaterical film coming soon to you by the same makers of The Social Network. But til then, watch PBS’ special on Stev Jobs titled, ‘One Last Thing’.— More after the break!

Could HTC's rise to smartphone-fandom be slowly ending?

Since the Android boom began, one smartphone manufacturer has led the pack, surpassing other OEMs with superbly manufactured wares and a highly robust custom user-interface. Taiwanese company HTC has seen nothing but rising profit margins and sales since adopting Google’s mobile operating system three years ago. Yet despite this profound success, the company has expressed that it expects little in the way of record breaking sales headed into the final quarter of 2011. The average selling price of current HTC smartphones is on a steadily declining slope, but why? — More after the break!

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FingerFlux lets you feel touch screens before actually touching them -- (Video)

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FingerFlux lets you feel touch screens before actually touching them -- (Video)

When the iPhone popularized the touch screen it didn’t magically do away with the issues that plagued the technology for years prior. Tactile response is key to being able to type accurately and rapidly on a keyboard. On a touch screen however, it’s a little tougher. And so here we introduce FingerFlux, a magnet that directs your fingers to the center of touch buttons.