You over there — why so Siri-ous? Is it because you’ve not got Apple’s new iPhone4S with its built-in voice-activated personal assistant? Fear not: we’ve compiled five of the best alternatives for older iPhones that will have you gleefully barking commands at your subservient handset in no time. While it’s been proven that Siri will …

Thanks to its unrivalled App Store, the iPhone can record your guitar playing, order your shopping for you and even check your blood pressure. The iPhone 4S (or the iPhone 4, if you’re naughty) will do practically anything you want, simply by shouting at it. One thing it won’t do, however, which has left many iPhone adopters flummoxed, is record …

Microsoft is now making money from half of the Android phones and tablets sold in the world, having signed a total of 10 cash-generating licensing deals with manufacturers. The software behemoth is profiting from owning patents used in Google’s OS — from common features like calendars and syncing emails to showing battery and signal level changes. As Android is appearing …

We have a theory that some men may have bought an iPhone 4S for a bit of female companionship. Why not? She’s intelligent, gives as good as she gets and has a sense of humour. And they’ll never have to worry about her running off with the milkman — but due to a security issue unearthed by Macworld, she might …

New Apple CEO Tim Cook paid poignant tribute to Steve Jobs at the company’s Q4 earnings conference call this week, saying, “The world has lost a visionary and amazing human being. Steve inspired everyone at Apple to do extraordinary things,” our sister site CNET News reports. He was joined by Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer to deliver some extraordinary stats outlining …

It’s less than a week since the iPhone 4S was released to positive reviews and even more enthusiastic high fives, but attention has already turned to its successor — the iPhone 5 — with the news that it was Steve Jobs’ last project. Ashok Kumar, an analyst at Rodman & Renshaw, wrote in a research note that the next-generation iPhone …

Do you have an insatiable app-etite? You’re not alone. We’re collectively downloading literally billions of apps every month on our smart phones and tablets — and in terms of monthly downloads, Android is growing faster than any other OS. While Apple’s iOS has long been miles ahead of its rivals in the app download stakes, figures released by new number …