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Artificial stupidity: Siri suffers a 5-hour outage

by Philip Elmer-DeWitt on Nov 4, 2011 • No Comments

The downside of server-based voice activated computing

Source: VentureBeat

Apple's (AAPL) Siri, to paraphrase Alan Kay's comment about the original Macintosh, is the first voice-activated artificial intelligent assistant good enough to criticize.

Good enough, in fact, that Asymco's Horace Dediu has suggested that voice-activation might be the next revolutionary user interface, as disruptive for future computing devices as the mouse,...

Apple 2.0 (Fortune) / Publishers

The first time I met Steve Jobs

by Philip Elmer-DeWitt on Aug 28, 2011 • No Comments

... he lied to me. Although to be fair, it was more a lie of omission than a barefaced lie

Photo by Ted Thai for TIME

Pardon me if this feels like ancient history. But this is a story I've never put into print (or pixels) before, and I figured if not now, when?

It was December 1982...

Publishers / TUAW

Found Footage: Project 2000 from 1988 on the direction of computing

by David Winograd on Sep 9, 2010 • No Comments

This video has been around for quite a long time, but my guess is that you haven't seen it. It posits how future computers will used for education and literacy. Watching it you'll be taken by how much they got right and how other concepts got short s...

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What The FBI Had On Steve Jobs - Digits - WSJ
You’ve heard about things going on your permanent record? Steve Jobs had one, too. Associated PressSteve Jobs, in 1993The Federal Bureau of Investigation just made public its background check on the Apple co-founder. The agency assembled the investigation in 1991 because Jobs was being considered for a presidential appointment by George H.W. Bush to the Pres […]
FBI — Steven Paul Jobs Part 01 of 01
RT @CrisValerio: Want to look through Steve Jobs CIA file? Check it out for yourself: http://t.co/QajCrn5Q What do you find most interes ...0 comments […]
Apple announcing iPad 3 first week of March? Anonymous sources think so -- Engadget
Is the long, treacherous wait for the iPad 3 nearly at an end? That's what anonymous sources tell All Things D. The site caught wind that an Apple event next month will host the announcement of the company's latest tablet. The event is said to be slated for the first week of March at that popular Apple haunt, the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in […]
Report: Apple To Announce The iPad 3 The First Week Of March | TechCrunch
Shocking news of the day: Apple is preparing to announce the iPad 3. Crazy news, I know. That announcement, if AllThingsD is to be believed, should come in the first week of March. The next-gen tablet itself is reportedly an upgraded version of the iPad 2, featuring a dual-core CPU and a higher-resolution display. But then again, that’s to be expected. Of co […]
Report: Apple to unveil next iPad in March
Report: Apple to unveil next iPad in March http://t.co/0C3yc6f20 comments […]
Google Wants a 2.25% Cut of Every iPhone Sale
Looking to earn back some of the $12.5 billion it’s spending to buy Motorola Mobility, Google sent a letter to the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers looking for a maximum 2.25% cut of sales for phones that use Motorola’s technology, including Apple‘s iPhone.The letter, which went out to the IEEE on Wednesday, outlines Google’s position on Mot […]
Apple to Introduce iPad 3 in First Week of March - Mac Rumors
AllThingsD, which has an accurate track record in revealing Apple's new product media events, is reporting that Apple will hold an event to launch the iPad 3 in the first week of March.Sources say the company has chosen the first week in March to debut the successor to the iPad 2, and will do so at one of its trademark special events. The event will be […]
Apple said to hold 'iPad 3' event first week in March
Apple will reportedly hold a media event the first week in March in San Francisco to unveil its third-generation iPad, which is expected to go on sale soon after it is unveiled.0 comments […]
Apple reportedly to announce iPad 3 in first week of March - The Next Web
Apple will announce its next-generation iPad in the first week of March, a new report from AllThingsD suggests.Citing sources close to the matter, Apple will likely choose San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Center for the Arts to unveil the successor to the iPad 2, coming almost exactly year after the company announced its current tablet model.Specifications of the […]
Apple to Announce iPad 3 First Week in March - John Paczkowski - Mobile - AllThingsD
Apple’s not holding an event in February. But it is holding one in March — to launch its next iPad.Sources say the company has chosen the first week in March to debut the successor to the iPad 2, and will do so at one of its trademark special events. The event will be held in San Francisco, presumably at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Apple’s preferred […]
Alleged Apple iPad 3 photo sparks rumours - Telegraph
A photo that appears to show the back of an iPad 3 has ignited rumours about Apple's next tablet.0 comments […]
Leaked photo allegedly shows outside back cover of Apple's next iPad
On the heels of an earlier purported leak of the back panel of the third-generation iPad, new leaked photos have emerged showing an external view of the back panel of the rumored device, as well as magnets for an "iPad 3" Smart Cover.0 comments […]
Alleged Foxconn hack allowed bogus orders to be placed for vendors
A "Greyhat" hacking group announced this week that it had successfully hacked contract manufacturer Foxconn and released usernames and passwords for vendors that could be used to place fraudulent orders for companies like Apple and Microsoft.0 comments […]
Stealing Your Address Book by Dustin Curtis
It's not really a secret, per se, but there's a quiet understanding among many iOS app developers that it is acceptable to send a user's entire address book, without their permission, to remote servers and then store it for future reference. It's common practice, and many companies likely have your address book stored in their database. O […]
The Miraculous NASA Breakthrough That Could Save Millions of Lives
There are no hospitals in space. The closest E.R. is back on Earth, and astronauts can't exactly jump in a cab to get there. So what happens if the sun burps out a massive blast of radiation while an astronaut is space-amblin' by? More »0 comments […]

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