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Check Out This Giant QR Code Corn Maze

Kyle Dowling — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 21:15:40 +0000

If you’ve got a lot of time and a helicopter on your hands, we might have just the thing for you. Allow us to introduce you to the Kraay Family Farm — more importantly, the 13th annual Kraay Family Farm corn maze. Located in Lacombe, Alberta (that’s in Canada!), the annual corn maze has a reputation [...]

'SNL' Puts iPhone 5 Complaints To Rest

Kyle Dowling — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 17:40:27 +0000

Do you have a problem with the iPhone 5? Apparently a lot of Apple users do. But thanks to last night’s ‘Saturday Night Live,’ we’ve been gently reminded that most of us simply love complaining. In this rather pointed sketch, Christina Applegate played the anchor of ‘Tech Talk’ — a talk show segment discussing “the iPhone [...]

Secret Siri: The Fun Movie Easter Eggs Hidden in Apple's iOS6

Eric Walkuski — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 14:53:53 +0000

The iPhone’s iOS6 upgrade has brought Siri closer to sentience. At least when it comes to movies; the “personal assistant” now evidently feels sympathy towards some of its misunderstood cinematic counterparts. Want to know Siri’s take on ‘Blade Runner’? It could make you look at it in a whole new light. The Cult Of Mac [...]

Kristen Bell Gets Nagged By 'MOMi' In Siri Spoof

Cameron Simcik — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 21:15:04 +0000

The recent release of the iPhone 5 has gotten our minds into a techie frenzy, but not because we’re overloaded with too much iPhone newness too soon. Ohhh, no. See, the latest iPhone has even more addicting app possibilities, a sleeker finish, and (most importantly), an upgraded version of our girl Siri.

Yahoo CEO is the Best Gift Giver Ever

Lynn Quale — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 18:30:16 +0000

It’s always nice when your boss shows their appreciation to you and other employees, right? Who doesn’t like a small gift or even a simple thank you e-mail – something that shows they notice the hard work you do. Well recently Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer gave every employee one of the best incentives ever! Mayer [...]

iPhone 5 Released Today: New Features Breakdown [PHOTOS]

Sloan — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 21:17:10 +0000

An excited techno-dweeb crowd got it’s first real glimpse of the iPhone 5 today at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco. According to the PCMag Live blog by Sascha Segan, Apple CEO Tim Cook took the stage right on time with the words; “We’ve got some really cool stuff to show you.” [...]

Take Your iPhone Underwater on Your Vacation This Summer

Sloan — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 18:19:27 +0000

As phone cameras have become the norm for photos and video in the last 5 years, the chances are pretty slim of getting great beach and under the lake shots, or fantastic reef snorkeling shots from your spring break/summer vacation. Until now, that is-

Apple's New Siri Technology Has a (Hilarious) Mind of Its Own

Shauna Wright — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 10:00:32 +0000

Apple’s voice-recognition technology, Siri, has been lauded for its groundbreaking ability to understand natural human language rather than just simple commands. In the past, most people have used it for various mundane activities — finding the nearest sushi restaurant or theater showtimes for a movie, for example.

In its most recent incarnation, you can even ask it questions (“Will it rain today?”) and it’ll use GPS to spit out an accurate answer. But some creative folks have tested Siri’s abilities on the new iPhone 4S with rather amusing results.

Wanna Be The Next Slowhand? There's An App For That

Sloan — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 21:17:33 +0000

Legendary Fender fingerer Eric Clapton is the latest Rock God available to worship digitally. Both Slowhand and Bob Dylan have lent their art to an app for iPhone and iPad. The apps, from Little Black Songbook, include lyrics and chords for dozens of their tunes. There are even chord libraries and audio samples, just in [...]