The iPhone Finds Its Voice

The iPhone 4S is one of Apple’s less dramatic updates, but, when combined with the Siri, iOS 5 and iCloud features, it presents an attractive new offering to smartphone users, writes Walt.

Being John Malkovich Means You’re Bored, and You’re Monkeying Around With an iPhone

Two new Siri ads, featuring the same iconic actor. The takeaway: He’s got a lot of time on his hands.
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Ten Things About Me

Twenty Things About TaskRabbit Founder Leah Busque

TaskRabbit founder and Chief Product Officer Leah Busque was a software engineer in Boston (with a well-documented B.S. in computer science) when the concept of “service networking” occurred to her.
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So Much for the Big Apple-Samsung Summit

Should have held it on the Napa Valley Wine Train.
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Carriers Willing to Live With High iPhone Subsidies for Now

If there’s a handset subsidy battle to be fought, it probably won’t happen until after the debut of the LTE iPhone.
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Ten Things About Me

Eleven Things About Demand Media’s Richard Rosenblatt

Demand Media CEO Richard Rosenblatt is perennially upbeat, and today, at least, he’s got good cause.
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Forecast for Revamped Weather Channel iPhone App Looks Bright

The Weather Channel iPhone app finally gets a major redesign after three years.
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Numbers

The Era of AppNation Has Arrived

It seems like a foregone conclusion that the era of the app has arrived.
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iPhone Engineer and Gmail Designer Team Up on Electric Imp to Connect Devices

A new start-up called Electric Imp promises to turn almost any product into a connected device with the addition of a tiny card in a slot.
Electric Imp founders Peter Hartley, Hugo Fiennes and Kevin Fox

Sprint’s Hesse: We’ll Make Money on the iPhone … Eventually

“Carrying the iPhone will be quite profitable,” says Sprint CEO Dan Hesse, for the umpteenth time.
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Walt Mossberg’s Review

The iPhone Finds Its Voice

The iPhone 4S is one of Apple’s less dramatic updates, but, when combined with the Siri, iOS 5 and iCloud features, it presents an attractive new offering to smartphone users, writes Walt.