The scramble to make Siri-like apps, tweaks and plugins for not just the iOS devices, but anything with a speaker and an internet connection, has seen quite a few possible solutions pop up across both the App Store and the jailbreak store, Cydia. So far, none have really come close to either replicating the functionality of Siri, or offering something different but actually works.
We're coming up to the end of 2011, and everyone is writing their 'top apps of the year' lists, and Apple is no different. Under the heading of 'App Store Rewind 2011' Apple has listed the apps it thinks have caused a stir during 2011, with both apps and games getting shown off. As well as announcing the company's favorite apps, Apple has also released new charts showing which apps were downloaded the most through 2011, as well as which grossed the most money. Interesting reading, if you like that sort of thing.
Twitter for iPhone and Android has had a major overhaul today, with both versions of the social networking app seeing plenty of changes both under the hood, and up front.
There's no doubt jailbreaking an iOS device opens the door to so many new and previously unattainable possibilities.
It's been a big few days in the world of Microsoft's Xbox 360. There was the whole Xbox Dashboard update palava, where the update was scheduled to go live and then was delayed for less than a day and now there is a whole new iOS app in Apple's App Store which is Microsoft's first Xbox related app to be released for the iOS devices.
Some jailbreak tweaks are super useful. They might add a whole host of settings that we wish we had access to by default, but Apple won't let us, or they might change the way multitasking works in iOS.
Those who have ever used an iPad, we are quite sure you are aware of the amazing reader called Flipboard. But the only gripe we had against the said app is; it was only available for the iPad, up till now.
Siri is undoubtedly the standout feature of Apple's iPhone 4S. So much so, that we're fairly sure that the feature is selling iPhone 4S handsets on its own, just because it makes for a hell of a demo inside an Apple Store.
Coffee solutions provider Scanomat has revealed an amazing new coffee machine called TopBrewer that lets you make coffee with the tap of an on-screen button on your iOS device. Details after the jump!
Those using a jailbroken iPod touch (4th generation) have an updated tweak available to them that improves the resolution of the device’s camera.
