Apple’s newly acquired company to transform Siri into HAL9000
In iOS 9, Apple made Siri even smarter by giving its voice-based virtual assistant additional powers to aid iPhone and iPad owners. But Apple isn’t stopping there, as the company apparently plans to improve the quality of Siri in future updates, both when it comes to understanding human speech and predicting the user’s needs.
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Renowned critic is stunned by Apple Music: ‘How could they get it so wrong?’
A lot of people are using Apple Music, but how many are staying around to pay for it now that the free trial period is over? One person who certainly won’t be shelling out cash for Apple Music is highly respected music industry analyst and critic Bob Lefsetz, who is simply stunned at how much he disliked using the service during the three-month trial period. In fact, the major question he has for Apple about his experience with Apple Music is, “How could they get it so wrong?:
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First IRS Equipped S550 Mustang in the 8s!
It’s the second S550 Mustang to run in the 8s and the first IRS equipped Mustang to accomplish the feat.
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The reboot from your childhood you’ve been waiting for is finally happening
People who think there’s nothing new on TV might be right. Studios are planning a variety of reboots this year: Movies like Lethal Weapon, Minority Report, and Limitless are getting their own TV series, while TV series including X-Files, Prison Break and Heroes are being resurrected for your entertainment. Such is also the case with MacGyver, as CBS is looking to breathe new life into the iconic 80’s TV show.
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Microsoft has a wild idea for improving laptop batteries
What’s the No. 1 gripe everyone has about their gadgets? That’s right, it’s battery life. While most gadget fans keep pleading with manufacturers to include bigger and better batteries in their devices, Microsoft has come up with an idea to improve battery life that doesn’t involve bigger batteries: Namely, it wants to give your laptop the ability to better understand user behavior and then adjust battery consumption settings accordingly.
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iPhone 6s’ 3D Touch: How to adjust sensitivity and even turn it off
The iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus have one unique feature that set them apart from other iOS devices, a new interaction model that will likely become the new norm for iPhones and iPads henceforward. Called 3D Touch, the new technology can sense pressure differences for screen touches and taps and enable certain shortcuts that make iOS 9 navigation even faster and more enjoyable.
People who have owned iPhones in the past will immediately appreciate what 3D Touch can do – and third-party developers have yet to take advantage of the feature – while new iPhone buyers will just get used to iOS complete with 3D Touch integration. Like any iOS setting, 3D Touch can be customized and even turned off if need be.
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iPhone 6s launch sales in Japan weaker than iPhone 6, report says
The iPhone 6s is currently available in a dozen markets around the world, with Apple having sold more than 13 million units during the opening weekend, a new record for the company. However, some reports insist the two new phones are not as popular with consumers as their predecessors. In Japan, current estimates say iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus sales during the opening weekend were 10% to 15% weaker than iPhone 6 series last year.
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12th Annual McLeod NMRA Ford Super Nationals at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio
Lots of excitement was in the air as the points battles were beginning to develop.
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Project Large Marge: Heads and a Weiand Mini Blower for a 1993 Cobra Motor
We have a 1993 Mustang Cobra engine for Marge, but it needed some cylinder head work before we could install the Weiand mini blower.
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‘Universal Search’ on the Apple TV will be a lot more helpful than we thought
One of the more compelling new features on the upcoming Apple TV is something Apple is calling Universal Search. As opposed to the status-quo today, where users have to hop in and out of different apps in order to find what programming is available where, Universal Search will allow users to quicky search across a number of varying services to find what they’re looking for. In other words, imagine Universal Search as a unifying layer that sits atop all of the content available via Apple TV’s many media apps.
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