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Ice Cream Sandwich Launch, Android Tablet Figures and More: Today's Top Stories

October 19, 2011 at 4:40 PM

Welcome to this morning’s edition of "First To Know," a series in which we keep you in the know on what's happening in the digital world. We're keeping our eyes on five particular stories of interest today.

Google Unveils Android Ice Cream Sandwich

Google and Samsung announced the latest Android OS, Ice Cream Sandwich, as well as the Galaxy Nexus smartphone Wednesday morning in Hong Kong.

Google Android Chief Says 6 Million Android Tablets “Out There”

On stage at a conference Wednesday morning, Google’s Android chief, Andy Rubin, said that there are roughly six million Android tablets “out there.” (Whether that means that are six million devices have actually been sold rather than merely manufactured is unclear.)

BlackBerry Unveils New OS for Smartphones & Tablets

On stage at the Research in Motion BlackBerry developer conference Tuesday, co-founder and CEO Mike Lazardis announced a new, unified operating system for BlackBerry smartphones, tablets and other devices called BlackBerry BBX.

Apple Revenues Come in Lower Than Expected

Apple on Tuesday reported revenues of $28.27 billion for its fiscal fourth quarter, lower than some analysts had predicted, but above the company's outlook of $25 billion. The company is currently sitting on $81.5 billion in cash.

Yahoo Reports Dismal Earnings, Revenue Down 24%

Yahoo posted disappointing third-quarter results Tuesday, although the company did report higher than expected earnings per share.

Further News

Motorola unveiled what it claims is “the world’s thinnest smartphone,” the Droid Razr, at a press event Tuesday.
Sony has announced that the PlayStation Vita, a handheld console unveiled at E3 in June, will launch in the U.S. in February.
Facebook is sporting purple to support LGBT youth on Spirit Day.
Some new iPhone 4S owners are complaining of a yellow tint on their screens.
Dropbox, a cross-platform, cloud-based file storage system, has raised $250 million in Series B financing.

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Siri Now Works With Task Management App Remember the Milk

October 19, 2011 at 3:53 PM

The folks behind Remember the Milk, a popular task management service, have integrated the iPhone 4S‘s voice assistant Siri with the app’s calendar.

The process of adding a new task requires no additional steps — simply tell Siri to remind you of something, and that task will be automatically created in Remember the Milk as well.

To be able to do this, you need to have an account with Remember the Milk and go through a short setup process explained here.

This latest integration is another sign that Siri might revolutionize the way we interact with our phones.

Sure, voice commands and tasks existed before Siri — even on the iPhone — but thanks to Apple’s enormous reach and influence, as well as some of Siri’s advanced and fun features, we’re seeing a lot of buzz around Apple’s take on speech recognition and artificial intelligence.

Check out the video below for a quick demo of the feature.

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