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Siri can't really handle broken English or Asian Accents [Video]

Siri can’t really handle broken English or Asian Accents [Video]

Siri is still a beta software We have seen Scott Forstall demo-ed iPhone 4S’s Siri, it works very very well. I have recently blogged about Siri works like a charm in real life usage, but no. Siri is beta for some reasons, Siri can’t really handle accents especially Asian Accents, like Japanese or Chinese I...
iOS 5 will send out early earthquake notification to iPhone users in Japan

iOS 5 will send out early earthquake notification to iPhone users in Japan

iOS 5 with Earthquake notification We geeks love Technology, but nothing beats saving people’s life via Technology. In Future, Japanese iPhone users using iOS 5 will be able to receive early earthquakes notification! This will not only allow them to have more time to prepare for the natural diaster, it can also help warn people nearby. This...
Apple repairs damaged devices in Japan Disasters for free!

Apple repairs damaged devices in Japan Disasters for free!

Remember when Japan was hit with Tsunami, Apple Japan changed their main page to dedicate to the victims and did not display their newly launched iPad 2. Later on they help raise funds through iTunes for Red Cross, let victims charge their iPads and iPhones in the store and even let them surf web with...
CAPCOM reduced Street Fighter IV on IPad and iPhone to $0.99 and donate profit to Japan

CAPCOM reduced Street Fighter IV on IPad and iPhone to $0.99 and donate profit to Japan

Capcom is trying to help tsunami’s victims by reducing their Street Fighter IV App on iPad and iPhone to just $0.99 and they will be donating all profits to Japan’s Tsunami Victims. Cheers to them and hope more will join them in helping Japan and the rest who are affected by the Earthquakes and Tsunami....
Apple supporting Red Cross through iTunes for Japan relief funds

Apple supporting Red Cross through iTunes for Japan relief funds

Apple is now supporting Red Cross through iTunes for Japan Relief Funds! Now iTunes users can actually do donations from iTunes and donations comes in $5, $10, $25, $50, $100, $200 increments. Please note that 100% of the donations will go to Red Cross in Japan, so do donate, Click here to go to the...

25 iPads to Wow the design show in Japan

iProject25 inspired by art of DJing, creator use 25 iPads, sync them up to form a prefect picture and music. What is cool is that audience can touch, drag, pinch the iPads to slow down the animation, dim the screen or flick the screen. By doing this, it will also make the music and video...

Tactile D-Pad for iPhone and iPad

One main issue with iPhone and iPad gaming is that the lack of physical buttons, so playing games that requires D-Pads or pushing of buttons is weird as most iPhone/iPad games now uses virtual D-Pads and buttons. It makes the games harder to play as the buttons and virtual d-pad are not as ease to...

Giant iPhone 4 Gate in Japan, Photoshop

It looks very real right? But too bad this is just a photoshop image, this picture is taken at Japan’s subway, where the gate look similar to the shape of iPhone 4. [NotCot]

Japan Doctor use iPad in their surgery just 1 week after launch

This is crazy! How fast Japanese can adapt to new technology and incorporate it to their daily life… Just 1 week after iPad launch in Japan, we have seen how magician started using their iPad as their tool in shows, but using it as a tool to aid doctors in their surgery?! This is amazing, how much...

iPad Craze in Japan Launch[Video]

Yesterday we posted on how international launch for iPad is so successful, today we have gotten video from Japan. There are over 1200 outside of Apple Store 8 hours before the iPad launch and all are so excited that they are finally getting theirs. Although reports found out that 25% of iPad traffic is already...