When Apple introduced the Siri voice assistant with the iPhone 4s in 2011, you may have felt it was a revolution. Up till then, voice recognition systems had been hit or miss, and often required intense training to become accustomed to your voice and speech patterns. You even had to use a special mic to […]

So let’s see here: Apple reports record sales and profits for the September quarter. The numbers came real close to financial analyst estimates. But Apple’s stock price took a dive because iPad sales didn’t quite match up to expectations, to the tune of one to two million units. The basis for those estimates? Well, a […]

When outrageous businessman/personality Donald Trump finds someone unacceptable on his reality TV show, he gloats and announces with utter sarcasm, “You’re fired!” It is clear that Tim Cook, in putting his stamp on his tenure as CEO of Apple, has evidently taken that phrase to heart. Well, perhaps partly. In an unexpected move on Tuesday, it […]

It took a weekend for 100 million users of Apple mobile gear to upgrade to iOS 6, the flashy refresh that promised some 200 new features. That number of early adopters amounts to a quarter of the user base, which is even more impressive when you consider that older iPhones, iPod touches and the first […]