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In this video, a demonstration of iOS6 Siri speaking Cantonese doing several tasks. To anyone who speaks Cantonese will realize that it is pretty accurate to go along with the usual things people ask Siri - asking for jokes, looking for places, and saying that they want to commit suicide.

"..the planned yacht was sleek and minimalist. The teak decks were perfectly flat and unblemished by any accoutrements. As at an Apple store, the cabin windows were large panes, almost floor to ceiling, and the main living area was designed to have walls of glass that were forty feet long and ten feet high."

The yacht is called Venus, and were first published by Dutch Apple blog One More Thing, and show a sleek, minimalistic vessel sharing an aesthetic very much on par with the products Jobs' had a hand in creating at Apple.

The 80-meter long hull of the ship is made completely of aluminum, with huge windows. The wheelhouse uses seven 27-inch iMacs running navigation, systems control and other seafaring software to assist in operating Venus. [ Read more.. ]

Apple's New iMac features a front display that covers the whole area from edge to edge and is 45% thinner than the old versions. The new iMac also lacks an optical drive and has re-engineered internal components. Available in 21.5-inch and 27-inch models, both feature the full lamination design that makes pixels appear as though they are directly on the glass. The new iMac packs high-performance technology into an aluminum and glass enclosure with up to 40% less volume than its predecessor and an edge that measures 5 millimeters thin.

The completely re-engineered display reduces reflection by 75% while maintaining great color & contrast. This design is a cover glass that is fully laminated to the LCD and an anti-reflective coating is applied using a high-precision plasma deposition process.

The iMac comes with 8GB of RAM standard with the ability to configure the machine with up to 32GB. [ Read more.. ]

Apple's new Mac mini doubled in power and speed. It now sports an Ivy Bridge CPU and up to 16GB of RAM with its latest update.

With this update, the USD$599 (RM 1,899.00) base Mac mini model starts out with a 2.5GHz dual-core Intel i5 processor with 4 gigabytes of RAM, integrated Intel HD 4000 graphics, Bluetooth 4.0 and a 500gb hard drive. The RAM could be configure up to 16gb at most.

On the more expensive USD$799 (RM 2,499.00) model, Apple offers a 2.3GHz quad-core Intel i7 chip with 4GB of RAM as standard, integrated Intel HD 4000 graphics and 1TB HDD. It can be configured with a 2.6GHz quad-core Intel i7 processor, up to 16GB of RAM and either a 1TB Fusion Drive or 256GB SSD drive.

The most expensive Mac mini is the USD$999 (RM 3,099.00) 2.3GHz quad-core i7 server model that comes with 4GB of RAM and 2 1TB hard drives. [ Read more.. ]

The Macbook Pro 13-inch, being the most popular model of Apple's notebook computer lineup, has finally received the Retina Display. It is now the second highest resolution notebook, more than all competitors' models with larger 15 or even 17 inch screens, the company said. The new screen features a 29% higher contrast ratio, a 75% reduction in reflection, uses IPS for 178 degree viewing, and delivers 300 nits of brightness which allows for rich colors and deep blacks.

The weight is the lightest at just 1.62 kg, much lighter than the previous 13-inch MacBook Pro, and is 25% thinner than before at 0.75 inches thick. [ Read more.. ]