Apple iPhone 4S: The Good, Bad, and Unknown

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Apple iPhone 4S: The Good, Bad, and Unknown The iPhone 4S might look very similar to last years iPhone 4, but some intriguing specs and features are hidden under the hood.
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Apple iPhone 4S Features Roundup: A Visual Tour of What's New No iPhone 5 arrived, but Apple announced a bevy of new features for its new iPhone 4S, including a dual-core processor, a better camera, and an innovative voice-command technology called Siri. Let's take a closer look.
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New iPhone 4S: Top 5 Letdowns Apple's new iPhone 4S is impressive--but not that impressive.
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iPhone 4S vs. The Competition: Spec Showdown Chart The iPhone 4S upgrade helps Apple match what's already available from its smartphone foes. Here's how.
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Linux Tablet Will Be Fully Open Source In an arena filled with Android-based contenders, ZaReason's upcoming 10-inch tablet promises a more open alternative.
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Siri: FAQs About the iPhone 4s Personal Assistant Siri is a voice-enabled personal assistant feature that uses the built-in Apple apps on an iPhone to find the information you ask it for.
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Samsung Releases Teaser Shot of Nexus Prime The new Google phone is set to be unveiled next week at the CTIA wireless industry convention in San Diego.
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Apple--Not Piracy--Is the Real Problem for the Movie Industry, Says Exec Miramax CEO says lack of choice is more of an issue for the movie industry than piracy.
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Microsoft Resurrects Zune -- Again Microsoft has been changing its tune about Zune all week, and these back-and-forth messages from Microsoft aren't helping users understand what's happening.
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Samsung Hopes to Block iPhone 4S Sales in Italy, France Samsung accused Apple of flagrantly violating its intellectual property rights and taking a free ride on its technology.
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Apple's iCloud May Mean Stormy Weather for Windows 8 Well before Windows 8 is released, Apple will have a robust cloud service that is at least as capable, and possibly more capable, than the one that Microsoft will release.
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Batman Arkham City's 'Controversial' Perfect 10 Official PlayStation Magazine Australia gives Batman: Arkham City a perfect score in a world-exclusive review, readers cry foul.
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Firefox Advises Users to Disable McAfee Plugin It's the last thing McAfee would want users to hear about one of its products.
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Apples iPhone 4S Announcement Crashes Popular Websites Apples made a habit of crashing tech news sites. Heres what sites can do to avoid a crash.
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U.S. Lawmakers Point to China as Cause of Cyberattacks U.S. government officials need to put more pressure on their Chinese counterparts to stop a "pervasive" cyber-espionage campaign targeting U.S. companies, one U.S. lawmaker said Tuesday.
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Microsoft Tries to Make Hotmail Cool Again With Overhaul Microsoft announced several new automatic features aimed at cleaning up Hotmail accounts and helping users organize piles of so-called graymail.
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Free iPhone Offered By AT&T, With 2-Year Contract The much-maligned carrier is offering new and old iPhone users alike an 8GB 3GS iPhone with a two-year contract for free.
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Ten Security Essentials for the Networked Enterprise The ideal information security environment is different depending on who you talk to.
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3M Film Turns Windows Into Transparent Solar Panels 3M has developed a see-through film that turns ordinary windows into solar panels. It will go sale next year.
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Adobe Targets Creative Pros With Cloud Service, Photoshop App Adobe's new App Suite and Creative Cloud lets you do advanced graphics work on the move. Is it worthwhile?
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Apple iPhone 4S: The Good, Bad, and Unknown The iPhone 4S might look very similar to last years iPhone 4, but some intriguing specs and features are hidden under the hood.
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