SIRI

Siri, the voice-controlled, intelligent, personal assistant that has become the most popular feature of iPhone 4S, is useful and will try to answer all your questions. But don't push it too far or else, it might hurl curses at you, as a 10-year-old British kid found out, to the dismay of his parents.

When 12-year-old boy named Charlie Le Quesne got the shock of his life when the Siri app on a demo iPhone 4S told him to shut the f--k up and called him an ugly t--t when he asked it a question at an Apple store in Conventry, UK. Apple staffers have launched a full investigation, but it's likely pranksters simply reprogrammed the iPhone using Siri's naming system.

Windows Phone Apollo is rumored to launch at the end of 2012, around the same time the iPhone 5 will supposedly be released. So are you on team superphone or smartphone?

Rumors about the over-hyped iPhone 5's launch date, redesign and new features have begun swirling again even as year 2011 draws to a close.

As Apple gears up to release its most anticipated tablet yet, Android competitors are getting ready to rival the iPad 3, with Google plotting the latest aspiring iPad-killer.

A Danish coffee machine maker is ready to launch an iOS powered coffee maker called the TopBrewer in January, and it's the epitome of modern living if not a minimalist dream. Made by a company called Scanomat, the TopBrewer machine sits under a counter top with only one stainless steel neck curving out above the surface. It can be powered by an iPhone or iPad and makes up to four cups per minute, complete with milk foamer and self-cleaning dispenser.

Another Siri port, dubbed Spire, reportedly brings Apple's personal, voice assistant to any jailbroken device running iOS 5??

A new program called Spire allows users to add Siri to any jailbroken iOS 5 device, from an iPhone 4 to a first generation iPad. But before you start downloading Spire, brought to Apple lovers by iOS cracker Chpwn, take care: without a proxy, this 'legal' hack is only the beginning for Siri on iPhone 4, and could endanger your information's security.

Apple's TV ad depicting Santa's interaction with Siri on his iPhone 4S has been acknowledged as the most effective TV commercial of the holiday season, according to the analysis firm, Ace Metrix.

What we don't know; what the iPad 3 will look like. What we do know; it should be here before Spring. If you can't wait that long, consider buying the Asus Eee Pad Transformer.

At the end of 2011, all the iDevices owners who want jailbreak are keeping their eyes peeled on the untethered jailbreak. In this regard, Pod2g and MuscleNerd, two stars among jailbreak hackers, recently made a lot of progress. The latest news from jailbreak world is that the French Hacker pod2g has decided to pull all his energy on the A5 jailbreak and gave the task of releasing A4 jailbreak to the Chronic Dev team.

As far as iPhone 5 rumors go, the release date is expected to be some time around the summer of 2012, but new reports indicate that the date could be pushed back to October in commemoration of Steve Jobs' death.

The iPhone is Apple Inc.'s largest and most profitable product line. Analysts are expecting Apple Inc. to unveil the next-generation 4G LTE iPhone 5 in the second half of 2012.

HTC Rezound was released Nov.14 and is available at Verizon Wireless. It is the first U.S. smartphone with Beats Audio integration and sports some impressive features.

Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster, known for reliable insight on Apple, said in a note to investors this week with predictions for Apple in 2012 that the company will release a redesigned version of the iPhone 5 in mid-summer 2012.

There was a time when wearable computer seemed like a fairy tale, but now it is all set to become a reality in the near future.

iPhone 4S is the fifth generation of iPhone developed by Apple Inc. The latest smartphone retains the exterior design of its predecessor, the iPhone 4, but featured some important upgrades compared to the previous model.

This year has been a good year of Apple users with many different tweaks available for ios jailbreak among which WinterBoard, Firebreak and Hands-Free Control have been found to be highly functional.

Why not both? Oh, you don't have an extra $600 or $700 lying around, eh? You could wait until March or April next year to buy an iPhone 5 or buy a Samsung Galaxy Nexus this year.

iPad 3 should be available by March or April 2012, so in the meantime, 10-inch tablets like the Sony Tablet S may be they type of device that could hold you over until then. iPad 3 could come out with predictable updates like 4G, Siri and better resolution, but it could also surprise with 3D gestures or even a rimless build for a larger screen area.

Apple is offering free next-day shipping on the majority of its popular gadgets, including the iPhone and iPad, leading up to Christmas.