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By default the voice-controlled personal assistant Siri on the iPhone 4S gives access to contact details, calendars and allows calls to be made and messages sent, even when the phone is passcode protected.

Following the release of the iPhone 4S and iOS 5 last week, it has been the personal voice-activated assistant Siri that has captured the headlines. Siri is only available on the new iPhone 4S, leaving owners of older models in the dark, so here at the IBTimes we've found a few alternatives to bring Siri to your older iPhone.

Within days of each, other both Motorola and Samsung have announced two new Android smartphones, both set to use Google's new Ice Cream Sandwich, capable of taking on Apple's already record-breaking iPhone 4S.

The IB Times has learnt exclusively that the 'FastRa1n' tool, which claims to offer an untethered jailbreak for iOS 5 devices, is a fake.

Microsoft CEO, Steve Ballmer has hit out at the “complicated” Google-made Android mobile operating system, saying that only “computer scientists” could figure out how to use one.

While not boasting the 200 new features Apple's recently released iOS 5 houses, Google's new Android Ice Cream Sandwich does pack several new features, indicating it will at the very least give Apple's OS a run for its money this November.

Despite Apple posting record-breaking profits for the fourth quarter of 2011, iPod and iPhone sales fell short of expectations for the first time since 2004.

Apple has posted record-breaking earnings for the fourth quarter of 2011, and has generated more than $100 billion in sales for fiscal year 2011.

With Samsung's Android Ice Cream Sandwich-powered just unveiled, analysts have once again begun to speculate whether the device will be able to beat Apple's recently release iPhone 4S.

With Google and Samsung's answers to Apple's iOS 5-powered iPhone 4S finally unveiled, the IBTimes brings you a complete breakdown of what the two tech power-houses brought to the table at the 19 Oct. Hong Kong unveiling.

With the Hong Kong unveiling of Google's new Android Ice Cream Sandwich just one hour away, analysts and critics alike have come to question which smartphone Samsung will launch alongside the new OS.

The iPhone 4S has sold out in the UK, after selling more than hour million units worldwide since going on sale last Friday, causing Apple to launch an online pre-order system.

With the release of iOS 5 last week for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, Apple also announced a new location-based social application, called Find My Friends.

In the run up to Google and Samsung’s announcement of the Ice Cream Sandwich, we want to know if the iOS 5 can stand up to what Google are calling “the most ambitious release to date.”

Less than a week after the release of iOS 5 from Apple, a website claims to offer an untethered jailbreak, unlocking iDevices to run 3rd party applications.

iPhone 4S users are complaining of a yellow-tinted screen following the launch last Friday.

Despite the on-going patent war between Apple and Samsung, the two companies have come to an agreement over chips for future iPhones.

HTC has lost a legal case against Apple, accusing the company of violating patents relating to how the iPhone protects data and stores contact information.

American Carrier Verizon has leaked Google and Samsung’s Nexus Prime release date, price and a full specification list.

Google will be announcing the release date of Android's Samsung Nexus Prime and Ice Cream Sandwich tomorrow which will challenge the iPhone 4S both in the UK and worldwide.

New reports have emerged suggesting U.S. carrier Verizon accidentally let slip not just the existence, but also the price and release date of Google and Samsung's fabled Nexus Prime smartphone.

Apple's highly anticipated new iPhone, the iPhone 4S, has reportedly sold in-excess of four million copies just three days after its release.

A Japanese app called the “Kare Log” – directly translated to boyfriend log – has been toned down after those who it had been used on considered it an invasion of privacy, surprisingly.

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The iPhone 4S was not Steve Jobs' last product, according to one analyst who believes that Jobs worked more closely with the iPhone 5.

It's been a hugely popular week for technology, with the much-anticipated arrival of the iPhone 4S with voice-controlled Siri, and the massive BlackBerry BlackOut, which saw tens of millions of users lose service for three days. This week also saw the release of Forza Motorsport 4 and yet another legal spat between Apple and Samsung.

With Samsung's "something big" unveiling just two days away and speculation regarding a new grudge match between the company's fabled Nexus Prime and Apple's iPhone 4S reaching boiling-point, the IBTimes gives you a full round-up of all the latest Nexus Prime rumours.

Apple’s latest iPhone 4S feature, Siri, can allow others to access your email and texts without having to first hack your password.

Making good on its previous promise to mount legal action against Apple's new iPhone, Samsung has mounted a fresh batch of lawsuits against Apple seeking to block its recently released iPhone 4S.

The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is to trial the use of iPhones and iPads among senior staff, replacing their current BlackBerrys in a move that could see RIM lose out to Apple as the business phone of choice.