Voice search, Siri vs. Google

In 2011 with the introduction of the iPhone 4S, Apple added Siri integration into iOS; this early version of Siri was pretty stupid. Jump ahead to today, improvements to the software supposedly made Siri smarter, but is it really? I asked the same question to Siri and Google, and these are the results:

Google got the voice translation slightly wrong – mistaking "were" for "was" – but it did get the correct answer; and spoke it to me as well. Siri on the other hand, wasn't even close to the correct answer. Siri just gave me a list of all the presidents.

This is why ABC is evil

Not only does ABC display unethical business practices by requiring a cable subscription to use their "Watch ABC" app, considering ABC is a free over-the-air channel that anyone can watch with an antenna, no cable subscription required; but now apparently not all cable subscriptions are good enough. I do subscribe to a cable provider, yet I still can't watch content on "Watch ABC" for whatever ridiculous reason they came up with.

This should not be allowed to happen. The FCC really needs to crack down on this evil act of defiance.

New iPod touch devices for 2015

Apple has release new iPod touch devices in new colors, including the iPhone colors of black, gold, and space gray. As well as blue, pink and (Product) Red.

The prices are $199 for 16GB, $249 for 32GB, $299 for 64GB, and $399 for 128GB.

The new iPod touch has a 4-inch screen, similar to the older version. But the new iPod now has an 8-megapixel camera, which is an improvement over the old 5-megapixel camera on the previous generation. It also features A8 and M8 chips.