Apple’s Upcoming Grand Central Store Will Be Ready By Black Friday

The holidays are right around the corner, and just like every other brand and retailer, Apple is getting ready for the rush. The soon-to-be Apple Store in New York’s iconic Grand Central Station, which we reported earlier , will be open for Black Friday this year. The 15,230 square foot space was once home to Metrazur Restaurant, but has since been walled off for construction. According to PhoneArena , Apple employees are already undergoing training at a hotel in Times Square, which will continue until November 11. ...
AT&T Surpasses 1 Million iPhone 4S Activations

It would seem that the iPhone 4S is one helluva record breaker. Apple recorded over 1 million pre-orders in the first 24 hours the phone was available, and a record 4 million devices sold in the first weekend. That’s double the amount of any other iPhone’s first weekend sales. But the iPhone 4S isn’t just breaking records at Apple. AT&T has just announced that its iPhone 4S activations have topped 1 million. To date, AT&T has never seen so many activations during an iPhone launch, which says ...
Watch Me Talk To My iPhone 4S (Siri Demo)

If the iPhone 4S has one standout feature, it is the Siri personal assistant . You ask Siri to do things by speaking to it, and it can call anyone in your contact list, send them a text message or email, set up a meeting, play a song, set up a reminder for yourself, get directions, or just ask a question. It is a conversation starter in more ways than one. Siri is the kind of feature that makes you want to whip out your phone to ...
Steve Wozniak On How The iPhone 4S Will Change His Life (TCTV)

Steve Wozniak likes to be the first person in line to buy the latest Apple products. This evening, the Apple co-founder and designer of the Apple I and II, was #1 on line outside the Apple store in Los Gatos, California to get the iPhone 4S . He tweeted about it and he’ll be staying up all night. TechCrunch TV caught up with Woz and asked him why he does it. He explains what feature the new phone has that will change his life. Woz also tells ...
Lenovo Updates Its HTPC Remote, Adds Backlit Keys And Optical Trackpad

The Lenovo Multimedia Remote was an almost instant classic. Finally, HTPC buffs thought, a remote for us. And for the most part, the remote/controller did the job and filled a huge void when it was released in 2009. The company is back with another incarnation. Don’t fret, though. Lenovo didn’t start anew. There are several notable changes that seem all for the better. Lenovo slightly reworked the keyboard, opting for a backlit version and better looking media playback buttons. The right and left buttons are better defined ...
TCTV: Is The iPhone 4S A Worthwhile Upgrade?

iPhoned out yet? Of course you’re not. (Don’t worry Android fans — your day is coming soon .) TechCrunch Editor Erick Schonfeld and I sat down for a few minutes today to riff on all things iPhone 4S, from the merits of the device itself to whether or not the tech community at large is being a bit too harsh. Plus, the question of the hour: who should buy it? Crunchbase APPLE Company: Apple Website: apple.com Launch Date: January 4, 1976 IPO: October 5, 1980, NASDAQ:AAPL Started ...
Siri: My “Humble” Female Personal Secretary

Today, Apple introduced us to the iPhone 4S . It’s hard not to feel let down after the iPhone 5 rumor mill was spinning at full force just yesterday ( courtesy of the craziest rumor yet ), but a couple 4S features were enough to perk up my spirit. One feature in particular, Siri , pretty much blew my mind. It is, far and away, the coolest voice control system I’ve ever heard of, and seems to do just about everything. Ask Siri for nearby Greek restaurants? ...
Samsung Asks To Ban iPads, iPhones In The Netherlands

So remember that one time I said that Samsung was planning on stepping up its game against Apple? That was no joke. In the same court that granted an EU-wide injunction against three of its Galaxy smartphones , the Hague Court in the Netherlands, Samsung has asked that the iPhone and iPad get pulled from shelves. Rather than being based on design (like Apple’s GalTab injunction request), this complaint is based solely on 3G technology patents held by Samsung and is aimed specifically at the iPhone 3GS, ...
Rumor: Sprint Blacks Out Vacation Days In October To Prep For iPhone 5

Oh, what’s this? Sprint is reportedly blacking out vacation days between September 30th and October 15th? For a “major phone launch”? Major phone launch. Early October (right when the iPhone 5 is likely to be launched.) Yeah, the rumor mill just caught on fire. Word of the blackout comes from Sprint Feed , who received the memo above from a source they’re confident enough in to refer to as a “beloved Super Spy”. Last time Sprint did this, it was for the launch of the Pre. That ...
Marvell debuts first single-chip LTE world modem for smartphones, tablets and more

There are LTE modems and there are LTE modems. Marvell's latest is of the latter sort -- the kind you don't see (or lose in your bag) but are glad to have inside your device. It's also a first, packing connectivity for FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, HSPA+, TD-SCDMA, and EDGE networks into a single-chip design that promises to lower the cost of manufacturing said devices. If Marvell has its way, you'll also be seeing this particular modem in more ...