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The iOS 5 has loads of cool features ripped-off from its competitors and here’s another one. It’s voice-to-text. As you can see in the screen cap, iOS 5 will allow users to say what they want to type and perhaps even control more advanced functions from their iOS device.
iOS 5 is still in beta and you should expect changes when the final version does come out with this feature. Also, it seems only iPhone and iPod touch will support the feature.
Voice-to-text is a cool feature but it is by no means new. The technology has been around for as long as we can remember and while early iterations of the technology have been laggy, impractical and basically useless, Google with Android have been key in bringing voice recognition to a point where it is now useful.
App developers like Vlingo, with its extensive support in Android, has also pushed the accuracy of voice recognition technology making a feature that was once reserved for geeks and those with patience, appeal to a wider mass audience.
But despite this, voice recognition hasn’t gained much traction. Apple has been known to bring the sexy back into old tech (For example: FaceTime = Video Call). So could voice-to-text come to age with Apple’s support? We certainly hope so. A mass adoption of this matured yet underused feature will push voice-to-text into the limelight and hopefully spur even more innovation for the benefit of us all.
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Chillingo — the developers behind the oh-so-cute Cut the Rope iOS game has announced that they will be refreshing the title with 25 new levels along with new game mechanics and features. In the update, you can feed the game’s main character, Om Nom, with various types of foods and there are also new obstacles and challenges to tackle.
Chillingo has also added a easter-egg/treasure hunt element in the game where you look for drawings in the various levels. Finding those drawings can apparently unlock prizes, like the chance to gift the game to a friend on Facebook.
The update (version 1.4, called Toy Box) should be available in the game soon.
On top of there the makers of Cut the Rope will also be releasing a series of seriously cute Om Nom plushies. The On Nom dolls come in various sizes an expressions and are expected to hit stores in the US sometime in October.
We’re wondering if Android and Angry Birds paraphernalia online store The Taken Shop, will be bringing this in as well.
And yes, these Om Nom dolls are too cute!
Check out a video showcasing some of the new game play coming to the latest update of Cut the Rope right after the jump.
iOS 5 feature: LED Flash for Alerts
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June 11, 2011
By: ccsoya
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Here’s one of the 200 new features that could be making its way out of iOS 5 beta and into your iPhone 4.
Embedded deep inside the Accessibility settings is the LED Flash for Alerts feature. The feature makes use of the LED flash on the iPhone 4 as a notification indicator when there is an incoming call or text message.
Those with iPhone 4 will know that the LED flash is plenty bright, so we don’t recommend switching on this feature if you don’t need it. There is a reason why the option to use the LED flash as a notification indicator is located inside the Accessibility settings. Get the hint.
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iOS 5: What features do iPhone 3GS users get?
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June 10, 2011
By: ccsoya
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For iOS users, the iOS 5 release is welcomed with much enthusiasm. There’s a lot to like about the many “new” (old for Android and to a certain extent Windows Phone users) features coming to the iPad, iPod touch and iPhone.
Speaking of iPhones, in the WWDC Steve Jobs did mention that iOS 5 will be available for the iPhone 3GS and while things like Notifications Centre, deep Twitter integration and native picture editing are all nice, many iPhone 3GS users are wondering what features will make it across to their not so cutting edge smartphone — one of us here at SoyaCincau.com still uses a 3GS too mind you.
Well the many enthusiasts out there who have gotten their hands on the iOS 5 beta are now coming back with their findings on the features that will be supported by the iPhone 3GS. You’ll be happy to note that most of the key features that make the iOS 5 special will be making it to the 3GS.
So far from reading the many posts, forums and comment threads about this topic, the known iOS 5 features supported by the iPhone 3GS that we can find include:
- Notifications Centre, including lock screen display
- Twitter integration looks to be all there as well
- PC Free activation and synchronisation with iTunes, iCloud and everything else you can do over the air with iOS 5
- Reminders works too. We’re not sure about the cool geo-tag triggers but its a safe bet to assume that that will make it across as well
- Newsstand works but like iBooks and music/video purchases in iTunes, you’ll need a US Apple ID to be able to buy any content
- Grid view in camera. This looks to be the only new feature in the camera app that will be coming to the 3GS. Native picture editing is missing very likely due to the lack of processing power
- In Safari, Reading List and Reader is supported
- iMessage is supported
What is currently missing from iOS 5 on the 3GS:
- We’re not sure if the instant access camera button in the lock screen will make it across
- Not sure if the volume button on the 3GS can work as a shutter release
Also, we’re not sure if iOS 5 will bring new ringtones and notifications sounds to the 3GS as well. Right now iPhone 4 users get all the new tones and sounds, while 3GS owners are stuck with the same old, though this is not really an issue for jailbroken 3GS.
That’s pretty much what we’ve found out. If you have gotten yourself the iOS 5 beta and have installed it on a 3GS because you are awesome, please do share with us your findings.
Here’s a nifty chart that highlights the differences in features between the current iOS 4 and the upcoming iOS 5. Interesting read. Full chart after the jump.
You’ve read the live blogs last night, you’ve read our opinion piece on the iOS 5, now watch the keynote in full and relive the moment as Steve Jobs and his team unveil the OS X Lion, iOS 5 and iCloud for the first time. Click the link below to stream the full-length keynote, all 117 minutes of it.
We’re still still bummed that there’s no mention of a new iPhone though.
iOS 5 Features Overview: New but not groundbreaking
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June 7, 2011
By: soyacincau
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The WWDC 2011 is over and done with, and while we are hoping that Steve Jobs’ “one more thing” would be a new iPhone — which didn’t happen — his keynote revealed some pretty interesting stuff coming from Apple.
The iOS has been generally unchanged since it was first launched and at the same time Android has been evolving in such a short time span with both smart phone and tablet specific versions. So what’s new with iOS 5? If they are not releasing a brand new iPhone, there better be new features to make their devices appealing for today’s users. The Android platform has been moving in a rapid pace thanks to new hardware as well as custom software innovations by respective manufacturers. Read on as we run through the new key features.
WWDC11 Live coverage. We hook you up
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June 6, 2011
By: ccsoya
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WWDC is upon us once again. iCloud, Twitter integration, new notification methods, and maybe even the new iPhone, all will be revealed sometime tonight.
Like WWDC10, Steve Jobs will be delivering the keynote at this year’s conference, and if the man is on stage you can bet that something important is going to happen.
If you want to catch the keynote as it happens here’s our pick of blogs that will be covering the event live.
Gizmodo
Engadget
MacRumors
BGR
The whole shebang starts at 1000hrs PST which is about 0100hrs Malaysia time. The live feeds typically start about 30 minutes before the event so you should be able to get feeds at about 0030hrs.
So what will be the “…just one more thing” coming from Jobs this time? It’s going to be a long night for all of us.
Here’s a surprising piece of data. With its fancy apps and data hungry OS, the iPhone used to be bane of mobile network operators because it was such a data hog. Well not any more, in a recent survey, Nielsen revealed that Android devices are even more data intensive than iPhones.
On average Android users consume close to 600MB of data a month while iOS devices rack up close to 500MB of data usage. App downloads still make the bulk of data usage for both platforms.
This data is of course reflective of the US market. We wonder if user habits are similar in other parts of the world. What do you think?
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Yes Life app top free in Malaysia
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May 13, 2011
By: soyacincau
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Yesterday, Yes had launched its Yes Life app for iOS devices. In just a day, it became the Top Free app in App Store Malaysia. Not surprising since it is open too all iPhone and iPad users regardless of which network you’re on. How’s the quality when running on your 3G and home network? Drop us your feedback below.
To download head here.
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