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Stephen Colbert exposes Siri biases

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Dec 2nd, 2011)

Stephen Colbert, America's indispensable authority on absolutely everything, decided to put Siri to the test on the Colbert Report to see if he could find an abortion clinic in Manhattan. Not only does he claim he can't find one, but he says it can't understand foreigners either. Well, Stephen, ...

Debunked: Ridiculous claims of 'pro-life' bias in Siri (Update: Apple responds)

by Chris Rawson (Nov 30th, 2011)

Update: The New York Times has a response. Natalie Kerris, a spokeswoman for Apple, told them: "These are not intentional omissions meant to offend anyone. It simply means that as we bring Siri from beta to a final product, we find places where we can do better, and we will in the coming ...

Google Search app gets new look on iPad

by Chris Rawson (Nov 21st, 2011)

Google's search app just got a big update on the iPad. The interface has been overhauled, and the app has added enough new features that it's finally replaced Mobile Safari's built-in search feature as my go-to source for internet info. The differences in the interface may seem subtle at ...

Daily Mac App: Tunesque

by Samuel Gibbs (Nov 2nd, 2011)

Apple's app and media world is pretty extensive -- music, videos, books, apps and games. Tunesque makes searching both the iTunes Store and the Mac App Store a breeze, right from your menu bar. It has to be said that searching for things within either the Mac App Store or iTunes isn't the ...

Daily iPad App: Seahaven GT

by Erica Sadun (Oct 24th, 2011)

Seahaven GT ($0.99) offers a simple iPad adaptation of Free Cell solitaire. I first encountered Seahaven GT a few years back and thought it was a terrific implementation of a basic card game. It is fun to play and has really satisfying interaction elements. Then a few months ago, I noticed it ...

Google updates its search page for the iPad

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jul 29th, 2011)

Google is rolling out an update to its google.com search page that'll make it even more tablet-friendly. Text, buttons and other page elements are now slightly bigger and easy to touch with those big, fat fingers. Like it or not, the page now shares that Google+ look as well. The improved ...

Yahoo goes after app discovery with AppSpot

by Michael Rose (Jun 16th, 2011)

We do the best we can around here to help you find the most interesting and helpful apps across the iOS landscape, but the job is too big for anyone to tackle alone. That's why it's nice to see Yahoo's pair of products aimed at the app discovery challenge, the brand-new App Search site and the ...

Taptu 1.5 adds Instapaper saving, search option

by Michael Rose (Jun 2nd, 2011)

We first looked at the newsviewer app Taptu a couple of months ago when the iPad version launched. Its combination of social streams and curated news feeds makes it a strong contender in the crowded news reader space of iOS apps. The latest version, 1.5, launches today and adds a few key features ...

Google to revamp iOS search website

by Michael Grothaus (May 30th, 2011)

Google is about to change up its search website for iOS devices according to a find by phoneArena. When viewed on an iOS device, Google's search page currently features the familiar search field with links to Images, Places, News and more at the top. The new iOS-optimized search page will feature ...

Microsoft, RIM announce collaboration, Bing to power BlackBerry search

by Michael Grothaus (May 3rd, 2011)

In what appears to be a joint effort to stave off both Apple and Google, Microsoft and RIM have teamed up to form a mobile partnership. The partnership will put Bing as the default search engine on all BlackBerry devices and Bing Maps as the default mapping software. The surprise announcement was ...

Taptu for iPad brings blended feeds to newsreader app lineup

by Michael Rose (Apr 14th, 2011)

Considering how eerily the 2001: A Space Odyssey version of a tablet newsreader matches the 2011 reality of the iPad, it's no surprise that the App Store landscape is getting crowded with newsreader options. Beyond the standalone startups and the gray standards, a whole bunch of RSS-centric ...

Bing search engine arrives on iPad

by Steven Sande (Apr 7th, 2011)

Machines that go 'Bing!' now include your iPad. Microsoft's search tool has surfaced on the iOS App Store, and a first look at Bing for iPad (free) shows it to be a solid and well-designed competitor to Google and the parade of news, weather and search apps that have appeared for Apple's ...

Google brings Instant Previews to iOS 4.0+

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 9th, 2011)

Google announced on Tuesday that it added Instant Previews to its mobile search results. Originally a desktop feature, Instant Previews provides users with a glimpse of a website within the search results. It is extremely useful as it lets you see a page from a website without navigating to the ...

iPad's App Store gets search filters

by Chris Rawson (Feb 4th, 2011)

According to MacStories, the iPad's App Store app just gained a very useful new feature: search filters. There are now five different filters you can assign to app searches: Category, Release Date, Customer Rating, Price and Device. Popovers allow users to adjust or clear filters. This added search ...

iOS Safari receiving Google Instant Previews support

by David Quilty (Jan 31st, 2011)

Formerly only for desktop browser searches, 9 to 5 Mac is reporting that Google "Instant Previews" is being rolled out for mobile Safari users as well. This new service allows iOS Safari users to get a quick visual preview of sites within their search results without having to actually click ...