iPhone 4S ad shows Siri as quintessential US travel buddy

While its competitors' ads are busy making fun of its customers , Apple released a new iPhone 4S ad showing Siri's strength as an all around navigation and information service for road trips in the US. Siri's location smarts aren't yet enabled for Canada but this is the sort of functionality we can hope to expect as Siri gets smarter.

Santa uses Siri to get the job done in new Apple Ad

Forget Buddy the Elf, Santa's getting the job done this year using the iPhone 4S and Siri. Finding directions, accessing the naughty or nice lists and getting messages from Mrs. Claus to "go easy on the cookies," Apple is certainly getting into the spirit of the Season with this latest advert.

iOS 5.0.1 starts rolling out

Just in time to fix those bugs affecting battery life reported by some users as well as resolving issues with documents in the cloud, iOS 5.0.1 is now available for download on iPhone and iPod Touches as well as iPads. Simply plug in your devices and go to General>Software Update. The update takes around 10 minutes over WiFi.

Siri World Tour: iPhone 4S Arrives in Hong Kong & South Korea on November 11

Apple today announced that iPhone 4S will be available in Hong Kong, South Korea and 13 additional countries on Friday, November 11. Customers will be able to pre-order iPhone 4S beginning on Friday, November 4.

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