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Apple, on Siri complaints: Buy a different phone

Some believe Siri is a driving force behind Apple’s record-breaking iPhone 4S sales, but not everyone is impressed with the Cupertino, California-based company’s virtual assistant. Apple’s TV ads depict Siri as an impressive, fast-acting feature that intelligently offers help or information in responds to a wide range of and commands.

 

How To Hide Passwords in an Encrypted Drive Even the FBI Can't Get Into

Encryption tools exist to protect your privacy... and also to make you feel like you’re an awesome spy. Today we'll use a portable USB drive to hold all of your passwords encrypted in a virtual disk hidden inside a file.

 

6 Apps Every Zombie Lover Should Have On Their iOS Device

Halloween may not even be close, but that does not mean we cannot still enjoy some good old-fashioned zombie apps on our iOS devices. After all, The Walking Dead just ended, and fans of the show need a way to let off some zombie steam. Thankfully, zombies are so popular; there is no shortage of zombie applications to help you get your fill.

 

According to iTunes, “jailbreak” is a four-letter word

Someone at Apple appears to have decided that the word "jailbreak" is a dirty word. The term is now being filtered in iTunes Store search results, as originally reported by Shoutpedia.

 

Color Theory: The ABCs of RGB [Infographic]

 

Masdar: The first 100% green city

The future well being of cities around the globe depends on mankind’s ability to develop and integrate sustainable technology.

 

Remembering Hector...(PIC)

 

Japan Successfully Broadcasts an 8K Signal Over the Air: Prepare To Upgrade Your TVs Again

We assumed the gorgeous 8K ultra-HDTVs we saw at CES this year were years away. But Japan's NHK has just completed the first over-the-air broadcast of a 7680x4320 signal using UHF frequencies—just when you'd finished paying off your giant HDTV display. The compressed Super Hi-Vision signal,...

 

Jailbreak: Dirty word disappears from Apple iTunes store

Though appears Apple is now starting to uncensor term

 

Porsche 918 Spyder Prototypes Begin Testing

The car as certainly involved since we last seen it flex its 770 hp and has emerged as a head-turning high-performance vision of efficiency.

 

The True Cost of Building and Managing a WordPress Website

WordPress is free, but what what is the TRUE cost of operating a serious WordPress site? And how can you minimize the total cost of WordPress ownership while maximizing its potential to manage the online content that drives your business?

 

Zuckerberg's Facebook story is study in contrasts

A year and half later, the movie "The Social Network" and the attention that followed have dispelled much of the mystery surrounding Mark Zuckerberg Read more by CBSNews (Hidden Byline) on CBS News' Tech Talk.

 

Is CGI Software Poised to Kill Photography?

Despite public craving for ridiculous Photoshop failures and public shaming of horrific photographers, the perpetual myth that a fancy-ass camera and technical wizardry is the way to get rich off photos still remains.

 

20 Pictures of Awesome Robots Doing Boring Chores

The best technology on the planet is being developed into robots that do the most mundane household chores. To express our general discontent that the Singularity is taking its sweet time, we found 20 pics of classy robots forced to do menial tasks:

 

Facebook's Saverin: I'm a 'global citizen,' not a tax dodger

Company co-founder who, it was recently revealed, renounced his U.S. citizenship says the decision had nothing to do with the blockbuster IPO and taxes. Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin, who is simultaneously becoming one of the richer and more reviled people around, wants to set the record straight....

 

12 Annoying Things About Your Website That Drive People Away

If you're like me, you're probably frequently annoyed by a disappointing or poorly designed website. Consider this your website checklist of what not to do!

 

Eurocom Announces Monster Ultraportable Gaming Notebook

It’s no secret that Eurocom makes some incredibly spec-heavy notebooks and mobile workstations. Often, those high-performing mamba jambas are also rather weighty and bulky, but the company has apparently accepted the challenge (and possibly felt market pressure) to create something smaller that still packs a punch for gamers. The Monster...

 

Google launches new search with Knowledge Graph

Search engine giant launches a 500-million-item database of people, places, and things Read more by Rafe Needleman on CBS News' Tech Talk.

 

The Fridge of Tomorrow...

The project was developed during the summer term at the University of Applied Sciences in Schwäbisch Gmünd. It deals with the process of food management in a futuristic scenario where RFID tags are printable. In this scenario, the data stored on the…

 

Sure Facebook has 900 million users, but its engagement is smoked by these other sites

Whenever the question of which social network dominates the landscape is raised, it seems as if the same two or three major players are the only sites that ever earn a mention. If you’re judging social networks based solely on the number of users each can claim, this makes perfect sense.