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Siri Is on iPad with iOS 6

>Siri is moving beyond the iPhone 4S. In today’s WWDC keynote, Scott Forstall announced that it’s migrating to the new iPad with iOS 6. In fact, Siri has vastly improved with the next-gen mobile operating system. Apple has added some pretty cool features—movies, restaurant reservations, and Yelp reviews. Adding it to the iPad is going…

Tech News Leslie Horn

Siri Is Actually Incredibly Useful Now

Siri hasn’t been perfect to this point, but Apple has added some pretty awesome new worlds to ask her about: Sports, restaurants, movies. Pretty much enough to plan a whole date right through Siri. Here’s the laundry list: You can ask about the scores of live games—”What’s the score of the Giants game?”—or about individual…

Tech News Kyle Wagner

iOS 6: All the New Features Coming Soon to Your iPhone and iPad

Apple’s new iOS 6 comes loaded with new features. From completely new Maps to a new version of the voice-activated personal assistant Siri to Facebook integration. And Passbook—Apple’s new app that controls coupons, boarding passes, cards and coupons—is really neat. This version looks quite sweet. These will be the new features of your iPhone and…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

“Power Nap” for Apple Syncs Your Computer While It Sleeps

Apple just announced a new feature to OS X Mountain Lion called Power Nap. It syncs your computer’s email, keeps track of calendars, syncs to Time Capsule, and downloads App Store and system software updates—all while your computer’s asleep. This is basically Intel’s Smart Connect, just for Apple’s stuff, but it’s one of the cooler…

Tech News Kyle Wagner

Which first-generation cybernetic enhancement would you choose?

Cyborgs have existed in popular culture for decades, from Doctor Who’s Cybermen to Darth Vader to the Borg, and beyond. And now, we’re finally reaching a place where cybernetic enhancements are within reach in real life. Individuals like Jerry Jalava and Kevin Warwick are already experimenting with their own bodies, becoming guinea pigs for the…

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OS X Mountain Lion Coming in July for $19.99

We saw a fair amount of OS X Mountain Lion when Apple dropped its developer preview a few months ago. And not only will the $20 download bring all the iOS-ified features promised to all the OS X machines you own, it will also serve up more than 1700 new APIs, added iCloud functionality, a…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Smaller Apple MagSafe 2 Chargers Are Skinnier, And Probably Expensive as Hell

Apple’s MagSafe chargers are getting smaller. Apple just announced MagSafe 2, a slimmer version of the charger found on all MacBooks. That means more space for the super skinny next gen MacBook Pros, but it also means you’ve got to go out and buy new chargers if you use more than one. Worth the tradeoff?…

Tech News Kyle Wagner

iCloud Floats a New Feature Set

Apple unveiled the latest iCloud iteration at today’s WWDC, beefing up the the fledgling service with a bevy of new features. Here’s what’s new. The Notes, Reminders, and Documents will be available on Mountain Lion through iCloud. Notes and Reminders, already mainstays on Apple iOS devices, will make the jump to the desktop while the…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

New Thunderbolt Adapters Will Connect to FireWire 800 and Gigabit Ethernet

Apple’s new next gen MacBook Pros are absurdly thin and powerful, but all that beef and skinny comes with a price: it’s missing a few of the larger ports. That’s made less of a problem with the new Thunderbolt adapters that connect to Firewire 800 and Gigabit Ethernet. Image courtesy GDGT. Follow along with the…

Tech News Kyle Wagner

Final Cut Pro X Is Being Updated for Retina-Screen MacBook Pros

Apple’s Final Cut Pro is being updated for the new retina screened Next Gen MacBook Pro. That screenshot above? That’s a full size 1080p video on the new 2800 x 1800 resolution on a 15.4-inch screen. Image courtesy Ars Technica. Follow along with the rest of the Apple news today with our WWDC liveblog.

Tech News Kyle Wagner

The New MacBook Pro Is Here: Powerful as Hell

Well, it looks the same as ever, but Apple pumped up the Pro in MacBook Pro with the speediest of speedy new guts and graphics. This is still very much a pro rig, and the specs seal the deal. The 2012 MacBook Pro is stuffed with Intel’s latest processing guts: Ivy Bridge has arrived for…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Apple’s Next Gen MacBook Pro Is the Most Amazing Laptop We’ve Ever Seen

OK—this thing is a space monster. Apple just dropped a Next Gen MacBook Pro with the highest resolution screen in laptop history, and the thinness of the air. Retina Display spewin’, HD chewin’ supercomputer. This is Apple’s crown jewel of computing. The Next Gen Pro is mind-boggling: a 2800 x 1800 resolution on a 15.4-inch…

Tech News Sam Biddle

China to send first female taikonaut into space

To date, China has sent six astronauts to space, and all six of them have been men. But that will soon change. China’s outpost in space is about to welcome its very first inhabitants, and among the crew will be the country’s first female astronaut. In just a few days, China will send three astronauts…

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The New MacBook Air: Faster and Still Super Skinny

Today’s lovely debutante is the 2012 Pro, of course, but the Air—who we suspect gave the Pro some serious body image problems over the years—is getting a promotion too. Ivy Bridge, USB 3.0, and speed, speed, speed. All MacBook Air models will now pack Ivy Bridge processors—up to 2.0 GHz. But in addition to the…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Biochip will help first responders track viral outbreaks in real time

Biomedical engineers at Brown University and Memorial Hospital in Rhode Island have developed a biochip that can detect the presence of influenza and other viruses. The breakthrough will allow emergency workers to be equipped with flu-detection kits, so they can track the spread of viruses in real-time. The device could dramatically improve the way outbreaks…

io9 George Dvorsky

Apple Has Sold 30 Billion Apps in the App Store

Tim Cook just announced that Apple has sold over 30 billion app downloads in the App store. That’s from 650,000 apps overall, with 225,000 designed specifically for the iPad. Apple’s also cut checks for $5 billion in payments to developers. Totally crazy. Follow along with the rest of the Apple news today with our WWDC…

Tech News Kyle Wagner

Fiona Apple, watch out: You’ve got a dead squid on your head!

The music video for Fiona Apple’s “Every Single Night” is sort of hypnotically weird, in a “I want to be Lady Gaga, but I’m too depressed” sort of way. Apple told Pitchfork: I told [director] Joey [Cahill] just to come up with a bunch of things and do things to me and put me in…

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Apartments Designed for Motorcycles Are a Biker’s Paradise

Heading off to work on a rain-soaked bike is unpleasant, and paying for an expensive apartment with a car-sized garage is even moreso. So Japanese architects have designed the perfect compromise—an apartment complex that integrates a compact motorcycle garage into each unit. The NE Apartments are geared for bikers, with each unit’s double front doors…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

All of Your Lingering Prometheus Questions, Answered!

Still full of questions after seeing Ridley Scott’s Prometheus? So were we — so we asked everyone we could get a hold of, from the actor who played scientist Charlie Holloway (Logan Marshall-Green) to screenwriter Damon Lindelof. And anything we couldn’t ask somebody, we found out online. It’s the ultimate answer guide to all your…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Photos of the Droid RAZR HD and the Atrix 3 Leak

Motorola has been awfully quiet this year. They haven’t really announced anything since the RAZR MAXX back in January. In short, they’re due. So it makes sense that we’re finally seeing their high-end phones start to leak. We’re ready. This morning The Verge received pictures of the Motorola “Dinara” which we assume is the Atrix…

Tech News Brent Rose

Siri Is on iPad with iOS 6

Siri Is Actually Incredibly Useful Now

iOS 6: All the New Features Coming Soon to Your iPhone and iPad

“Power Nap” for Apple Syncs Your Computer While It Sleeps

Which first-generation cybernetic enhancement would you choose?

OS X Mountain Lion Coming in July for $19.99

Smaller Apple MagSafe 2 Chargers Are Skinnier, And Probably Expensive as Hell

iCloud Floats a New Feature Set

New Thunderbolt Adapters Will Connect to FireWire 800 and Gigabit Ethernet

Final Cut Pro X Is Being Updated for Retina-Screen MacBook Pros

The New MacBook Pro Is Here: Powerful as Hell

Apple’s Next Gen MacBook Pro Is the Most Amazing Laptop We’ve Ever Seen

China to send first female taikonaut into space

The New MacBook Air: Faster and Still Super Skinny

Biochip will help first responders track viral outbreaks in real time

Apple Has Sold 30 Billion Apps in the App Store

Fiona Apple, watch out: You’ve got a dead squid on your head!

Apartments Designed for Motorcycles Are a Biker’s Paradise

All of Your Lingering Prometheus Questions, Answered!

Photos of the Droid RAZR HD and the Atrix 3 Leak

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