Will The iPhone 4S And Siri Understand Your Accent (Video)

One of the new features one the iPhone 4S is its virtual voice activated assistant Siri, from what we have seen so far it certainly looks a lot of fun to use, but what about if you have a strong accent? Will Siri be able to understand you?

The two videos below show Siri inaction, and one is from the guys over at Gizmodo Australia, and as you can see from the videos, Siri has a few problems understanding different accents.

Google Nexus Prime Event Confirmed For 19th October

Yesterday we heard a rumor that Samsung and Google would hold their Google Nexus Prime or Samsung Galaxy Nexus event on the 19th of October at 10 am in Hong Kong, which would make it 6PM in the US on the 18th of October, they ill also be unveiling Android Ice Cream Sandwich.

The event has now been confirmed and we will get our first official look at the new Google Nexus Prime or Samsung Galaxy Nexus next week, and we have already heard some of the new devices specifications.

Android Ice Cream Sandwich Lands At Google HQ (Video)

Every time Google are getting ready to release the latest version of Android, the company places the latest Android mascot on their lawn at the Google HQ, and now it would appear the latest one has been delivered to the Google HQ, Android Ice Cream Sandwich.

iPhone 4S Goes On Sale In Australia

Apple’s fifth generation iPhone, the iPhone 4S has gone on sale in Australia, and according to the Sydney Morning Herald there has been huge demand for the iPhone 4S in Australia with large queues outside Apple stores.

Apple has already reported massive pre-orders of the new iPhone 4S, with over 1 million handsets pre-ordered within the first 24 hours, and first weekend sales of the device are expected to exceed the 3 million mark.

US Judge Says Samsung’s Tablet’s Infringe Apple’s Patents

Yesterday we heard that the sales ban of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 would continue in Australia, Apple and Samsung are involved in a number of other court cases around the world, one of those is in the US.

Now in the recent court hearing between Apple and Samsung, US District Judge, Lucky Koh, has said that Samsung’s tablets do infringe on Apple’s patents in the US, but she also said that Apple may have a problem establishing the validity of the patents, according to Reuters.

Spotify Reaches 250,000 Premium Subscribers In The US

Last month we heard that Spotify had reached over $2 million premium, or paid subscribers worldwide, and since their US launch they had $75,000 paid subscribers in the US.

According to a recent report by Reuters, Spotify now have over $250,000 paid subscribers in the US, an increase of 75,000 from last month, and their worldwide paid subscriber number are reported to be much higher that the 2 million reported last month.

Apple Announces October 18th For Q4 Earning Call

Apple has announced that it will hold its quarter four earnings call on next Tuesday on the 14th of October, so we can expect to find out some details on the sales of the new iPhone 4S which goes on sale later today, as well as some information on sales of the iPad 2 and other devices.

Sony Considering PS Vita Discounts For UMD Owners

Sony may not have an amazing track record when it comes to handling backwards compatibility without screwing its customer base, but its history of pretending to search for solutions and then quietly giving up has been stellar. In about the same fashion as their announcement that they will be  offering a “Goodwill” program for UMD owners who buy a PSP Go, Sony has now announced a PS Vita discount program for UMD owners.

Griffin Technology Unveils Woogie 2 for iPhone

About a year ago now I mentioned the original Woogie for the iPhone that Griffin made. This was a little stuffed star plush toy that had a pouch on the front you could place your iPhone into. The idea was that the padded Woogie device would allow your kids to play with your iPhone without you worrying they would drop it.

Corsair Outs 32GB DDR3 Quad Channel RAM Kit

Corsair has added a new product to its line of computer hardware. The company has tons of RAM, SSDs, and power supplies along with lots of other stuff on its website for sale already. The new product is a gigantic RAM kit for the new quad channel mainboards. The RAM will also work on dual-channel boards as well.