Apple released a new commercial today for the iPhone 4S. This time it features Siri. And Santa. Watch: Article source: SAI http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/alleyinsider/silicon_alley_insider/~3/YQwlg5LWWTI/santa-siri-apple-iphone-4s-commercial-2011-12
Daily Archives: December 18, 2011
A visual history of mobiles: Past, present and future
Sometimes I can’t help but think back to my first cellular phone back in the mid-1990′s. But the history of mobiles started a decade prior, when phones were beyond the means of most consumers. Now we have countries with more mobile subscriptions than people and the phone itself is used less and less for...
Cartoon: SOPA Opera
Oh, SOPA – you do know how to hold an audience. The Stop Online Piracy Act (or the Shut Off Pretty much Anything act, depending on your perspective) has been delayed with Friday’s adjournment of the House Judiciary Committee, and exactly when a vote might be scheduled is still up in the air. And...
BleuFlamme Lets You Make Your Own Custom Shirt In 3D
If there’s one thing the world needs it’s a service that lets you build a shirt using 3D rendering technology. Sure we could use cars that run on water and world peace, but let’s get the little things out of the way, right? Thankfully, there’s BleuFlamme, a website created by a gaggle of eight...
ReadWriteWeb Events Guide, December 18, 2011
We’re always on the lookout for upcoming Web tech events from around world. Know of something taking place that should appear here? Want to get your event included in the calendar? Let us know in the comments below or email us. Article source: RRW http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/readwriteweb/~3/4H9mdOq2jIE/readwriteweb_events_guide_december_18_2011.php
Check out Santa using Siri in Apple’s new Christmas-themed iPhone 4S commercial
When it comes to Christmas, retailers and brands are quick to debut new marketing campaigns featuring the Santa and his big white beard. This year, Apple has got into the Christmas spirit and launched a new iPhone 4S commercial, entitled ‘Santa’ — and its pretty impressive. In the new advert, Apple shows Santa asking...
Yes The Spec Is Dead, But There’s Only One Reason Why We Ever Cared Anyway (MSFT)
See Also: Dell Admits The Netbook Market Is Dead As A Doornail Google Is Updating Nexus S Phones To Ice Cream Sandwich Starting Today New York Cops Bust 141 For Buying Stolen iPhones And iPads There seems to be a growing consensus among reviewers of tech products: computer specs — processor, memory, display resolution...
Green Monday And Free Shipping Day Help Boost Online Holiday Sales By 15 Percent To $31B
As we get closer to the Christmas holidays, online retail spending continues to soar, says data and web analytics company comScore. A total of $6.3 billion was spent online in the past week, bringing the total spending for the holiday season to $30.9 billion. That’s a 15 percent increase versus the same period last...
And The Most Popular Gadget Of 2011 Is… (GOOG)
Image: AP Images Nope, the iPhone 4S is not the most searched gadget of 2011 See Also: The 9 Most Ridiculously Expensive Gadgets That Only The 1% Can Afford Apple Working On Super High Resolution Displays For MacBook Pro Refresh 13 Gadgets That Are Going To Be Massive Blockbusters In 2012 Google’s annual Zeitgeist...
(Founder Stories) Charity: Water’s Harrison Ends His Hard Partying Ways To Solve “The Water Crisis”
Scott Harrison is the founder of Charity: Water an organization he founded after waking up to the realization he was living a “dark, kind of decadent selfish existence” as a nightclub promoter whose life revolved around getting “people wasted for a living.” After drenching himself in the party planning business for 10-years, Harrison sought...