Apple has launched an updated Siri page on its website to better highlight the various things it can do.Talk to Siri as you would to a friend and it can help you get things done — like sending messages, placing calls, or making dinner reservations. You can ask Siri to show you the Orion constellation or to flip a coin. Siri works hands-free, so you can ask it to show you the best route home and what your ETA is while driving. And it’s connected to the world, working with Wikipedia, Yelp, Rotten Tomatoes, Shazam, and other online services to get you even more answers. The more you use Siri, the more you’ll realize how great it is. And just how much it can do for you.Hit the link below to check out the new site and see many example requests you can ask of Siri.Share Article:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Email,   Reddit,   Digg,   Delicious,   StumbleUponFollow iClarified:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Newsletter,   App Store,   YouTubeAdvertise Here

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Periscope, a new live video streaming app from Twitter, has been updated with a ‘Global’ section, ‘Follower Only’ mode, major scrolling performance improvements, and more.Periscope lets you broadcast live video to the world. Going live will instantly notify your followers who can join, comment and send you hearts in real time. The more hearts you get, the higher they flutter on the screen.Other features:[+] REPLAY: When your broadcast is over, you can make it available for replay so viewers can watch later. Viewers can replay your broadcast with comments and hearts to relive the full experience. Replays currently last 24 hours. You can delete your replay at any time.[+] PRIVATE: If you want to broadcast to specific people, press the lock icon before going live and choose who you want to invite to your broadcast. [+] TWITTER: You can choose to share your Periscope broadcasts on Twitter by tapping the bird icon before you start broadcasting. When you go live, you’ll tweet a link so that your Twitter followers can watch on the web (or in the app)[+] MANAGE NOTIFICATIONS: Periscope will suggest people for you to follow based on your Twitter network. You can always follow new people, or unfollow them if you don’t want to be notified when they go live. You can also adjust notification preferences in Periscope Settings (in Profile)[+] HEARTS: Periscope keeps track of how many hearts you get from your viewers. The more hearts, the higher you get in the “Most Loved” list.Share Article:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Email,   Reddit,   Digg,   Delicious,   StumbleUponFollow iClarified:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Newsletter,   App Store,   YouTubeAdvertise Here

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Last year, Apple acquired Dryft, a company that makes keyboard apps, according to TechCrunch.The acquisition seemed to be confirmed by Randy Marsden’s LinkedIn profile, which lists him as joining Apple last September. Marsden, the chief technology officer of Dryft and also a co-founder of Swype, now leads development for Apple’s internal keyboard efforts. Whether Apple acquired Dryft for its assets or its talent in Marsden and others, we’re not exactly sure. Financial terms of the deal weren’t available.When asked to comment on the acquisition, Apple gave its usual reply that it buys smaller technology companies from time to time and does not generally discuss its purpose or plans. This is seen as an indirect way of saying yes.Share Article:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Email,   Reddit,   Digg,   Delicious,   StumbleUponFollow iClarified:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Newsletter,   App Store,   YouTubeAdvertise Here

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Twitter has announced updates to Trends on mobile and the retiring of the Discover and Activity screens.We know that trends aren’t always self-explanatory, so now you’ll see a description below each trend. Since trends tend to be abbreviations without context, like #NYFW, a description will make it clear that this trend is about New York Fashion Week. The new trends experience may also include how many Tweets have been sent and whether a topic is trending up or down.As part of this change, we’re moving trends to the search page and retiring #discover and activity for all iOS and Android users. We’ve been working to make content easier to find over the last several months in places like your home timeline – with recaps and Tweets from within your network – and through efforts like MagicRecs. We’ll continue to make improvements like these in the future. Share Article:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Email,   Reddit,   Digg,   Delicious,   StumbleUponFollow iClarified:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Newsletter,   App Store,   YouTubeAdvertise Here

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Facebook has launched a new web version of its Messenger app. The new online app can be accessed by visiting messenger.com in your browser.Messenger.com is for users who want to message without the other distractions that Facebook can provide. If you’re messaging through Facebook, that means News Feed and your friends’ user profiles are nearby. Messenger.com is a way to keep messaging as the focus, a spokesperson told Re/code.Currently, Facebook says it has no plans to remove messaging functionality from Facebook.com. Although, the company did remove messaging from the mobile Facebook app last year.Share Article:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Email,   Reddit,   Digg,   Delicious,   StumbleUponFollow iClarified:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Newsletter,   App Store,   YouTubeAdvertise Here

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Apple has accidentally leaked shipping estimates for the Apple Watch today and they aren’t looking good.Macerkopf.de first spotted the shipping estimates on the online Apple Store for Germany and they were likewise found on the U.K. store before Apple corrected its error.Here’s what the shipping estimates look like for the various models:Share Article:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Email,   Reddit,   Digg,   Delicious,   StumbleUponFollow iClarified:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Newsletter,   App Store,   YouTubeAdvertise Here

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Alongside the release of iOS 8.3, Apple has released Apple TV Software Update 7.2. The company provided little information as to the contents of the update, just that it “includes general performance and stability improvements”.Just yesterday, HBO NOW launched on the Apple TV, making an HBO subscription available directly to Apple customers for the first time ever. After installing the new Apple TV software update, the What’s New message says, “With HBO NOW, get instant access to all of HBO, including every episode of every season of the best original programming, hit movies, and more – no cable or satellite subscription required.”You can find direct links to download the new Apple TV firmware below. Alternatively, you can perform a software update from the Settings app on your device.Share Article:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Email,   Reddit,   Digg,   Delicious,   StumbleUponFollow iClarified:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Newsletter,   App Store,   YouTubeAdvertise Here

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Apple has just released iOS 8.3 for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. The new firmware brings a redesigned Emoji keyboard and other improvements.This release includes improved performance, bug fixes, and a redesigned Emoji keyboard.What’s New:Improved performance for:? App launch? App responsiveness? Messages? Wi-Fi? Control Center? Safari tabs? 3rd-party keyboards? Keyboard shortcuts? Simplified Chinese keyboardShare Article:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Email,   Reddit,   Digg,   Delicious,   StumbleUponFollow iClarified:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Newsletter,   App Store,   YouTubeAdvertise Here

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Alan Dye, Apple’s Human Interface Chief, sat down with Wired in an interview to discuss the level of detail that went in to designing certain UI elements of the Apple Watch, including the customizable watch faces.Dye first talked about what makes Apple’s human interface team so unique and talented. He echoes Steve Jobs’ belief on the importance of details. “It’s not that big a secret,” he says. “We have a group of people who are really, really super-talented, but they really care. They care about details that a designer might not show in his portfolio because it’s so arcane. And yet getting it right is so critical to the experience.”Dye also explained the insane amount of work that went into designing some of the watch faces, including Motion, which shows a flower blooming. Dye notes that Motion faces are actually photographs and not CGI.Share Article:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Email,   Reddit,   Digg,   Delicious,   StumbleUponFollow iClarified:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Newsletter,   App Store,   YouTubeAdvertise Here

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Apple has released OS X Yosemite 10.10.3 for download via the Mac App Store. The update features the all-new Photos app and over 300 new emojis.The OS X Yosemite 10.10.3 update includes the new Photos app and improves the stability, compatibility, and security of your MacWith Photos you can:? Browse your photos by time and location in Moments, Collections, and Years views. ? Navigate your library using convenient Photos, Shared, Albums, and Projects tabs ? Store all of your photos and videos in iCloud Photo Library in their original format and full resolution ? Access your photos and videos stored in iCloud Photo Library from your Mac, iPhone, iPad, or iCloud.com with any web browser ? Perfect your photos with powerful and easy-to-use editing tools that optimize with a single click or slider, or allow precise adjustments with detailed controls ? Create professional-quality photo books with simplified bookmaking tools, new Apple-designed themes, and new square book formats ? Purchase prints in new square and panoramic sizesShare Article:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Email,   Reddit,   Digg,   Delicious,   StumbleUponFollow iClarified:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Newsletter,   App Store,   YouTubeAdvertise Here

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