Despite conspiracy rumors suggesting Siri is exclusive to the iPhone 4S in an bid to make you buy one, there’s a very good reason why the virtual assistant has not made its way to Apple’s older iOS devices. It’s actually because the software requires Apple’s latest dual-core A5 processor, and the special “noise-reduction circuitry” the chip offers.
Since its unveiling last month, there has been a fair amount of controversy surrounding Apple’s iBooks Author – more specifically its EULA (end user license agreement), which some critics interpreted as saying that anything created with the free eBook authoring tool could only be sold in one place – the iBookstore.
Depressingly, it would appear that Wednesday’s OS X Lion 10.3.7 release wasn’t the only update to cause problems for Mac users. A security update for OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard, which was released at the same time, has also resulted in users venting their frustrations on Apple’s support forums.
Despite months of beta testing and almost 10 pre-release builds, Apple’s latest update for OS X Lion has a number of issues. After installing the new 10.7.3 release, which went live in Software Update yesterday, many users are finding the buttons at the bottom of their windows are replaced by graphics that read “CUI.”
Apple have today released Mac OS X 10.7.3 – the third public update to Lion since its arrival back in July 2011. The update, which includes Safari 5.1.3, support for several new languages and a number of bug fixes, is available via Software Update or as a manual install from Apple’s website.
Apple puts a lot of effort into making its products look good, right down to the USB cables we use to charge and sync our iOS devices. But those boring cables are the last things we take any interest in when we unbox a new iOS device. However, Dexim’s new Visible Green USB cables are a lot different.
In a press release issued earlier today, Apple have announced a “significant update” to its video editing application Final Cut Pro X. The update includes a number of improvements, such as the introduction of multicam editing, advanced chroma keying, and enhanced XML for better plug-in compatibility.
Apple have announced that Dixons Retail chief executive John Browett will be joining the company as Senior Vice President of Retail – a position left open since the departure of Ron Johnson for US department store chain J. C. Penney, back in November last year.
While I’m sure it won’t be to everyone’s taste, I quite like this new collaborative track from Oklahoma alternative rock band the Flaming Lips, Erykah Badu, and Biz Markie – not least because it features Apple’s voice-activated personal assistant Siri.