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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 ...

Yelp's iOS app goes universal

by Mike Schramm (Dec 24th, 2010)

I have to say, I really like the Yelp app on my iPhone. Of course, I'm in LA where there are plenty of full listings for all kinds of things; I can see how Yelp might not be quite as useful in a less populated area. But when I need to find a new restaurant or where a certain retail place is, I've ...

Best apps for road warriors and business users

by Matt Tinsley (Sep 7th, 2010)

Business Insider has compiled a list of the 10 best free iPhone apps for business and the 20 best iPad apps for business travelers. The lists are pretty comprehensive, and just because you don't fly around from one meeting to the next doesn't mean you need not check them out. From Todo and ...

iPad-equipped kegerator knows how much you've had to drink

by Mike Schramm (Aug 18th, 2010)

Those wily engineers at Yelp have combined a scary amount of the things I love into one device. They've taken a keg and tap, an Arduino, an RFID reader, and an iPad and turned them into an amazing kegerator. The device not only tracks who's been drinking but also tracks information about the beer ...

MyTown 4.0 adds item creation, location tips

by Mike Schramm (Jun 5th, 2010)

Booyah has released MyTown 4.0 for the iPhone, the latest update to their extremely popular check-in game, and it adds a whole new round of social functions to the system. Properties that you own (which you get by checking-in at real-life properties) can now create items of their own, and different ...

Eight ways the iPhone pwns the iPad

by Erica Sadun (May 5th, 2010)

We love our iPads. We wouldn't dream of giving them up. And yet, there are ways and situations where the iPhone simply works better. Without taking potshots at our beloved iPad, here is TUAW's respectful list of mega-win scenarios where the iPhone takes first place in usability. Making phone ...

Yelp updates with check-ins, Foursquare not happy

by Mike Schramm (Jan 19th, 2010)

Location-based social networking on the iPhone is a tough game to play, apparently -- the popular Yelp app [iTunes link] has recently updated to version 4.0, and along with a friend finder, hooks to Facebook and Twitter, and an updated version of their augmented reality Monocle feature, they've ...

Report: iPhone, Android, Blackberry users use the same apps

by Mike Schramm (Jan 13th, 2010)

I'm not sure if this is a fascinating peek at the way we're wired or an obvious conclusion based on reason, but I'll let you decide. Despite the fact that they seem to be polar opposites on Internet forums and comment sections, Android, Blackberry, and iPhone users all end up using mostly the same ...

MeetMe makes meeting up easier

by Sang Tang (Sep 22nd, 2009)

Pam recently moved to New York City to attend art school in pursuit of her life long dream of becoming an artist. Unfortunately, this puts 120 or so miles between Pam and her boyfriend, Jim, who happens to live in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Despite the distance between them, they manage to visit each ...

Yelp for iPhone's hidden augmented reality feature

by Dave Caolo (Aug 27th, 2009)

Earlier today I was reading about Metro Paris Subway [iTunes link], the first augmented reality (AR) app to hit the App Store and lamenting the fact that there wasn't an AR app for me to play with. Then we noticed this tip from Robert Scoble: It seems that Yelp for the iPhone has a hidden ...

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