iOS 6 revealed: Better Siri w/ iPad support, Facebook integration, & more!

Apple’s next installment of its mobile operating system, iOS 6, will include a better version of Siri that will work on the iPad, Facebook integration, and more, the company announced today at WWDC 2012.

First up, Apple announced that the iOS 6 version of the Siri voice assistant would have 200 new features and include support for sports content and scores. “You can ask ‘What was the score of the last Giants game?’, or ‘What is Buster Posey’s batting average?’, Apple Senior VP Scott Forstall said on stage. Siri has also learned more about restaurants with Yelp integration and now has Open Table integration for getting a quick reservation. Siri will also be able to answer more questions about movies with Rotten Tomatoes added in, and it can show you movie trailers in the app.

Siri can also launch applications and will be available in many new languages like Cantonese, Korean, and Mandarin. Siri will also finally hit the iPad! (Although we’re not sure which iPad models it will work on or if it will only work on the newest iPad.)

Check out the shot below for other things Siri can do now:

Next up, iOS 6 will include Facebook integration, a much-welcome addition that will sit alongside already-good Twitter integration. Facebook in iOS 6 will let users share photos, apps, and other things directly to your Facebook Timeline. Like Twitter, it can be integrated with iOS’ Notification Center. Facebook events and birthdays will also be added to your calendar.

See some Facebook in iOS 6 examples below:

iOS 6 will now have a feature called Do Not Disturb. You can turn this on when you don’t want to be bothered by your phone ( like when you sleep.) With Do Not Disturb on, your phone will receive calls and messages, but it will not light up or vibrate. However, you can tweak this slightly by letting repeated phone calls come through. Do Not Disturb looks like this:

Apple has updated FaceTime in iOS 6 as well by finally allowing FaceTime calls over cellular networks. (Previously it only worked over Wi-Fi.) Apple will now unifying your phone number and Apple ID too, and this will mean that your phone number is called on FaceTime, you can answer it on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac. Check it out:

Next up, iOS 6 include a new helpful app called Passbook. This handy new app will keep track of all your boarding passes, store gift cards, sports tickets, and movie tickets:

As expected, iOS 6 will replace Google Maps with its own Maps application. The new Maps app will include real-time traffic updates, incident reports from iOS users, turn-by-turn navigation (finally!), Yelp and Siri integration, and awesome-looking 3D views. Even with some of its cool-looking features, I’m not optimistic that it will be able to fill the void left by Google. Check out the 3D views below:

Overall, iOS 6 does not look to be a huge update, even with the new Maps application, a better version of Siri, and the cool-looking Passbook app. But like many things Apple does, it appears to be a sharp refinement that will make its offerings more appealing and deeply integrated.

iOS 6 will be released this fall on the iPhone 3GS and later, the iPad 2, and the latest iPad. Developers will get preview access starting today.

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Download Paid iOS Apps for FREE!

When we first came across Free My Apps, we were pretty dubious about the entire concept, but now that we’ve given it a shot and gotten a couple of paid iOS apps for free (within a couple of minutes), we’re pretty excited about it. So what is Free My Apps and how does it work? Find out after the break!
 

So first of all, how does Free My Apps work?

The gist of it is that you download apps from sponsors listed on the site (like Sims Free Play from EA) and earn points to redeem paid apps (like Tweetbot and GTA III)  

Here’s a step by step guide on how it works -
1) Visit FreeMyApps site on mobile Safari or click http://bit.ly/freeiosapps from your phone.
2) Install the device profile when it prompts you (We were wary of this step but assumed it was for verifying that you’ve downloaded the app)
3) Download an app from the “Sponsored Apps” part of the site (it’ll redirect you to the App Store).
4) Launch the app and keep it open for at least 30 seconds (we just left the apps there for 30 seconds but the goal of the sponsors is probably for people to start using the app within that time) 
5) Go back to Free My Apps and refresh the page for you points to load in. 
6) Once you have enough points for the paid app you want, go to the “Gift Apps” section of the site and select it. You’ll be redirected to a “Redeem” screen in the App Store with the code already filled in. Log in to redeem the app and it’ll start downloading (plus, it’ll stay on your iTunes account so you can download to other devices).
7) Refer your friends and receive 50 points per referral (Your friend must download and launch an app for 30 seconds). 


TIP: If you have multiple iOS devices with the same Apple ID logged in, you can just download all the Sponsor apps from each device and get the Gift apps and download it on the other device. You’ll get double the credits and you can download more of the paid apps for free!
It’s that easy! Note that you’ll need to have a US iTunes account to participate in this promotion and also an iOS device running iOS 4 and up. Did it work for you? What apps did you get? Let us know in the comments!

VIDEO: The Official iPad Ad – Revealed at The Oscars

Apple’s latest baby, the Apple iPad, is set for release on April 3, 2010

The Apple iPad

 

 

 

It’s official: The Apple iPad is real. The device, announced earlier today by Apple CEO Steve Jobs, is designed to fill the perceived gap between the smartphone and the laptop. It will be available at the end of March, 2010 in the US. And on June 2010 for the rest of the world.

 

It’s pretty much a bigger iPod Touch/iPhone.

 

 

Here’s the official Apple iPad promo video:

The new (non-fat) Apple iPod Nano 4th Gen

Features

A musical Genius. Say you’re listening to a song you really like and want to hear other tracks that go great with it. The Genius feature finds the songs in your music library that go great together and makes a Genius Playlist for you. It’s like having your own highly intelligent, personal DJ.

Find your music faster. It’s even easier to find the song you want to hear. Now you can view your album art in Cover Flow. Or just press and hold the Center button to browse by album or artist. When you find the right song, press the Center button to add it to your on-the-go playlist.

Rock and roll over. Tilt or turn iPod nano on its side, and you’ll listen, watch, and play in new ways. You can flip through your album art with Cover Flow. Or, vertically speaking, see more albums and artists on the screen at one time.

Shake your groove thing. Sometimes, we could all use a little unpredictability. And now you can shake to shuffle your music. Just give iPod nano a shake and it shuffles to a different song in your music library. You’ll always be surprised by what you’ll hear.

Let the games begin. Now you can get in on games made especially for iPod nano and the accelerometer. They respond to the way you move, so they’re immersive, addictive, and a blast. iPod nano comes with Maze, which lets you work your way through vast mazes by tilting and moving. You can find even more games on the iTunes Store. 

Even your photos rock. Pull hundreds of photos from your pocket and share them wherever you go. Hold iPod nano upright and see your photos in portrait view. Turn it on its side to see them in landscape. Your photos look beautiful in their proper aspect ratio on the vibrant, 320-by-240-resolution display. 

World’s biggest small screen. Watching movies, TV shows, and videos is big fun on iPod nano. And the high-resolution picture looks crisp and vivid on the 2-inch widescreen display. So you can always have a little video with you.

Tech Specs

Size and weight
Height: 3.6 inches (90.7 mm)
Width: 1.5 inches (38.7 mm)
Depth: 0.24 inch (6.2 mm)
Weight: 1.3 ounces (36.8 grams)1

Capacity
8GB or 16GB flash drive
Holds up to 2,000 or 4,000 songs in 128-Kbps AAC format
Holds up to 7,000 or 14,000 iPod-viewable photos
Holds up to 8 hours or 16 hours of video
Stores data via USB flash drive

Accessibility
Spoken menus allow listeners to hear many of the names of menus, song titles, and artists without viewing the screen.
An alternative large font can make menus easier to read.
A high-resolution LCD display with adjustable contrast and backlight settings makes it easier to read in low light.
Captions in video are displayed when they are present using a legible, high-contrast white-on-black font.

Display
2-inch (diagonal) liquid crystal display with blue-white LED backlight
320-by-240-pixel resolution at 204 pixels per inch

Audio
Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
Audio formats supported: AAC (16 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), MP3 (16 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, and 4), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV
User-configurable maximum volume limit

Video
H.264 video, up to 1.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Low-Complexity version of the H.264 Baseline Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; H.264 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Baseline Profile up to Level 3.0 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats

Battery and power
Built-in rechargeable lithium ion battery

Playback time
Music playback time: Up to 24 hours when fully charged
Video playback time: Up to 4 hours when fully charged
Charging via USB to computer system or power adapter (sold separately)
Fast-charge time: about 1.5 hours (charges up to 80% of battery capacity)
Full-charge time: about 3 hours

iPhone 3G

 

Arriving in early July, the new "iPhone 3G" will sell for hundreds less than the original and—as expected—will come equipped with GPS and access to 3G Networks. It now sports a curved glossy plastic back panel. It'll be available in two color variants: black and white.

The new iPhone 3G Commercial

• Following countries will get their hands on the new iPhone 3G on July 11: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK and the US.
• $199 for 8G and $299 for the 16GB model
• Officially coming in the Philippines "later this year." (carried by Globe Telecoms)
• Unofficially on July 12. lol

Steve Jobs Keynote Updates: Engadget

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