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Siri For iPhone 3GS Is Like Talking to a Personal Assistant

Geek Sugar  Feb 08 10

There's an iPhone app for just about everything, from apps for the morning, apps for traveling, apps for dating, and even crazy apps for pure entertainment value. But my latest find is a new iPhone application that is like your personal assistant.

Siri, a free app available from the iTunes store, acts as a concierge. Need a taxi? A restaurant reservation? Just speak it into the phone and Siri takes care of the rest. It has voice-recognition and offers answers for questions about the weather, driving directions, movies, restaurants, and more. By partnering with other popular services like Yelp, Taxi Magic, and Open Table, Siri gives thorough and trusted results. Full story...

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Vintage Geek: Apple's First Computer Ad

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Download of the Day: BlackBerry Themes From Elecite

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This Magazine Cover Was Drawn on An iPhone

Geek Sugar  less than a day ago

The cover of this week's issue of The New Yorker was created using an iPhone. Artist John Colombo created the portrait of a west side Manhattan diner using Brushes, a $5 painting application.

Reader Redux: Is It Rude to Announce a FB Friend Purge?

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I recently asked if you thought it was rude to announce plans to downsize your Facebook friends' list, and 64 percent of you agreed that it was.

My New Favorite Laptop Sleeves (I Can't Pick One!)

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