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• Apple confirms Siri remembers your data for two years
• Gemini Rue makes its way to iOS, and it feels like old times
• Bono: Apple’s Jony Ive is Obi-Wan of design
• Pre-orders for Nomad 3-inch USB-to-Lightning cable open, shipping in June
• Amazon buys Evi digital assistant, thwarts Apple partnership with Goodreads deal
• Facebook updates iOS SDK with native Share Dialog
• Google’s new Babel chat platform includes ‘first class iOS experience’
• One in five would buy iWatch, study finds
• Sprint, Verizon and AT&T announce major LTE expansion
• Essential Skeleton makes learning human anatomy fun

Apple confirms Siri remembers your data for two years Posted: 19 Apr 2013 03:02 PM PDT Apple has finally disclosed how long Siri keeps your personalized data collected and stored on its servers whenever you pick up your iPhone and ask her a question. In a new report published Friday, an Apple representative was quoted confirming the company keeps Siri data stored in the  cloud for two years. Watchers often express concern over digital voice assistants such as Siri because they store users’ voice clips, opening door to a potential privacy nightmare should this private data ever be compromised. Apple on its part argues it stores anonymized data, and for two years only. Other companies that collect data from users, such as the Internet giant Google and industries like telecommunications, have similar data retention policies in place…(...) Read the rest of Apple confirms Siri remembers your data for two years "Apple confirms Siri remembers your data for two years" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. Make sure to follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Google+.

Gemini Rue makes its way to iOS, and it feels like old times Posted: 19 Apr 2013 12:50 PM PDT Point-and-click adventures are beginning to make a dent in the gaming community. There have been some well-made releases within the past few months that have certainly sparked my interest. Abyss: the Wraiths of Eden HD, for example, had me sweaty palmed and stiff necked from hours of gameplay. The more often developers port desktop games to iOS, the better it is for me because I like being able to pick up and play epic adventures anywhere. You may have already heard of Gemini Rue. It was originally created for Windows in 2011 and was just ported to iOS a week ago. The game may only be a few years old, but it has a retro design that will put you in pixilated heaven from the first beat. Gemini Rue, for the iPhone and iPad, takes players on a noir-like adventure set on a mining planet in a future where citizens must prove their residency or be deported off world. The game's plot develops slowly and deliberately. One false move and you'll be pushing up daisies…(...) Read the rest of Gemini Rue makes its way to iOS, and it feels like old times "Gemini Rue makes its way to iOS, and it feels like old times" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. Make sure to follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Google+.

Bono: Apple’s Jony Ive is Obi-Wan of design Posted: 19 Apr 2013 11:32 AM PDT Time Magazine’s list of the 100 most interesting people for 2013 is packed with profiles of technology leaders. Apple design guru Jony Ive is among those listed, described as a Star Wars’ Obi-Wan leading a team of Jedi employees. The thread of Apple’s innovation runs through other profiles, including Samsung’s CEO, who is viewed by a former executive of the iPhone maker as carrying on the tradition of Steve Jobs…(...) Read the rest of Bono: Apple’s Jony Ive is Obi-Wan of design "Bono: Apple’s Jony Ive is Obi-Wan of design" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. Make sure to follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Google+.

Pre-orders for Nomad 3-inch USB-to-Lightning cable open, shipping in June Posted: 19 Apr 2013 10:04 AM PDT The three-inch Nomad Lightning cable made waves when it was announced back in November 2012. This handy little USB-to-Lighting accessory fits your key ring and comes to the rescue when you find yourself out and about with a dying iPhone and no charger in sight. Originally a Kickstarter project, creators Kegan & Roberto developed the Nomad according to Apple’s strict requirements in order to earn the sought-after Lightning accessory certification. The Nomad cable is available for pre-order now, priced at $24.99 a pop (no shipments expected until June)…(...) Read the rest of Pre-orders for Nomad 3-inch USB-to-Lightning cable open, shipping in June "Pre-orders for Nomad 3-inch USB-to-Lightning cable open, shipping in June" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. Make sure to follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Google+.

Amazon buys Evi digital assistant, thwarts Apple partnership with Goodreads deal Posted: 19 Apr 2013 09:20 AM PDT Online retailer Amazon in an interesting personal assistant move has reportedly acquired Evi (pronounced ee-vee), a Cambridge, England headquartered startup that specialises in knowledge base and semantic search engine software. The company makes an iOS and Android app which uses the True Knowledge Answer engine and Nuance speech recognition platform to deliver answers to complex queries using natural language processing. Apple’s Siri also uses Nuance for voice recognition and the iPhone maker even threatened to kick Evi out of the App Store for being too similar to Siri, but later changed its mind. Amazon previously in January 2013 bought Ivona Software, a Polish-based specialist in voice technologies that competes with Nuance. Combining Ivona and Evi could yield some interesting results, giving Apple’s Siri a run for its money, even more so knowing Amazon makes tablets and is rumored to be building a smartphone…(...) Read the rest of Amazon buys Evi digital assistant, thwarts Apple partnership with Goodreads deal "Amazon buys Evi digital assistant, thwarts Apple partnership with Goodreads deal" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. Make sure to follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Google+.

Facebook updates iOS SDK with native Share Dialog Posted: 19 Apr 2013 07:58 AM PDT The social networking giant Facebook yesterday at the Mobile Developer Conference in New York City updated its software development kit (SDK) for iOS developers with a new native Share Dialog that also supports photos, akin to the iOS 6 Share Sheet feature. It lets iOS programmers write apps which enable users to share content to Facebook without leaving the app. Previously, sharing to Facebook in non-Facebook apps used to bring up a web page. Facebook also rebuilt the Login Dialogs across mobile and web claiming a 20 percent speed increase and introduced other changes to the SDK…(...) Read the rest of Facebook updates iOS SDK with native Share Dialog "Facebook updates iOS SDK with native Share Dialog" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. Make sure to follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Google+.

Google’s new Babel chat platform includes ‘first class iOS experience’ Posted: 19 Apr 2013 06:29 AM PDT More details are trickling in on what to expect of Google’s upcoming unified messaging platform called Babel. Google’s internal documentation and code snippets discovered Wednesday indicate the Babel thing will support media transfers during chat sessions and group chatting ability. More importantly, the service will be available as a native app on both Apple’s iOS and Google’s own Android platform. Of course, Babel is also going to be available on the web, as a Chrome web app and inside Gmail. The upcoming messaging platform should solve Google’s instant messaging conundrum that confuses users with nearly a doze different chat service that include Talk, Gmail, Google+ Hangout, Google Voice and Chat for Drive. Even if way overdue, Babel will unify Google’s many messaging platforms into a single service. The Internet giant is likely to formally announce Babel at its upcoming Google I/O conference, which runs May 15-17 in San Francisco…(...) Read the rest of Google’s new Babel chat platform includes ‘first class iOS experience’ "Google’s new Babel chat platform includes ‘first class iOS experience’" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. Make sure to follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Google+.

One in five would buy iWatch, study finds Posted: 19 Apr 2013 05:50 AM PDT Apple’s rumored smartwatch, dubbed by the media iWatch, is a gadget nearly one in five people would buy, a study by ChangeWave Research has it. With five percent respondents ‘Very Likely’ to buy an iWatch if and when it becomes available and an additional fourteen percent ‘Likely’ to purchase it, a total of nineteen percent of the 1,713 surveyed North Americans would consider a purchase. Data bodes well for Apple as Gartner thinks the market for wearable smart electronics could be worth ten billion dollars by 2016. And if you ask analyst Katy Huberty, the iWatch could drive an incremental $10-$15 billion in revenue each year, assuming annual sales of 50 million units and an average selling price between $200 and $300…(...) Read the rest of One in five would buy iWatch, study finds "One in five would buy iWatch, study finds" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. Make sure to follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Google+.

Sprint, Verizon and AT&T announce major LTE expansion Posted: 19 Apr 2013 05:12 AM PDT Sprint and AT&T, respectively the nation’s third and second-largest wireless carriers, announced availability of their fourth-generation Long-Term Evolution (LTE) radio technology in new markets. Sprint confirmed its customers in 21 new markets can take advantage of high-speed cellular downloads, including Los Angeles, Contra Costa County, California, Charlotte, North Carolina, Norfolk, Virginia, and Memphis, Tennessee. AT&T on its part announced it has turned on LTE in Florence, Massachusetts, Cushing, Oklahoma and Cheyenne, Wyoming. Verizon flipped the switch on LTE in two new markets…(...) Read the rest of Sprint, Verizon and AT&T announce major LTE expansion "Sprint, Verizon and AT&T announce major LTE expansion" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. Make sure to follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Google+.

Essential Skeleton makes learning human anatomy fun Posted: 19 Apr 2013 04:00 AM PDT When I was in high school, one of my biology finals included memorizing every bone in the hand. That is, all of the carpals, metacarpals, and phalanxes of both hands and every digit. Of course, today there is no way I remember that information. However, I was pleasantly surprised to discover that I remembered more than I thought when I downloaded Essential Skeleton. Essential Skeleton is an educational app for the iPad from 3D4Medical. The company uses a proprietary graphics engine to create lifelike digital reproductions of medical models. The skeleton in this app is fully three-dimensional, making it better than a real-life model because you don't have to store it in your closet with your other secrets and you don't have to pay an arm and a leg for it (my puns just keep getting better, don't they?)…(...) Read the rest of Essential Skeleton makes learning human anatomy fun "Essential Skeleton makes learning human anatomy fun" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. Make sure to follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Google+.

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