If you’ve been looking for an ultimate, all-in-one Siri-enhancing jailbreak tweak for your iPhone 4S handset, look no further. A new package to recently appear in the Cydia Store – called AssistantExtensions – transforms Siri from a humble personal assistant, into mighty, powerful digital butler ready to undertake almost any potential task.
HP’s WebOS will begin life as an open source operating system in September 2012 after the company committed to a release time frame. The operating system, developed and formerly owned by Palm, was given a stay of execution last month when HP decided to offer the software up to the open source community rather than ditch the division. The source code will be released in September, but for now developers can get cracking on building apps with today’s launch of the Enyo 2.0 tool. Enyo 2.0 enables developers to create apps for WebOS, which will also work for Android, iOS and web browsers like Firefox and Google Chrome.
The winners and losers of CES 2012 Now that our jetlag is subsiding, it’s time to take a look back at the utter madness that was, and always is, the Consumer Electronics Show. CES 2012 didn’t have a huge amount of absolute stand out kit, but for a time of financial uncertainty, there sure were a lot of launches and the industry certainly hasn’t been shy in terms of coming forward with expensive designs. This was the biggest CES ever, with 1.861 million square feet of exhibit space, beating the previous record from 2008.
CES 2012: Home Entertainment The world’s greatest tech show – CES 2012 – kicks off on Monday (if you’re a show obsessive, note that’s a week later than usual). Running until Thursday, the show will see the entire tech world descend on Las Vegas. We’ll be hearing from the biggest names in tech to talk about their plans for 2012
Rumours on Friday suggest that Intel’s first venture into the smartphone business will take place at CES with the launch of an LG Android phone. The Korean Times has it on good authority from sources at both companies that the eagerly-awaited phones boasting the new Medfield SoC will arrive at the Las Vegas tech show. “LG Electronics will produce Intel’s first Android smartphones that use Intel’s own mobile platform