Is iOS 5.1 Release Date Set for March 9 2012?

There have been a lot of rumors regarding iOS 5.1 release date since last few weeks. Initially the expected date of release was said to be the 7th of March but now it’s said to have changed to 9th of the same month. And this has been reported by BGR which further confirmed that it might be released alongside iPad 3 and that it would bring a new LockScreen Camera icon, a slider which can be moved up for a faster camera access. The entire process takes a second or two less compared to the current method of double clicking the home button.

The report about the new lock-screen gesture was published yesterday by BlogDoiPhone. It also claimed that Siri will be able to speak Japanese next month. BGR’s report that the iOS 5.1 launch date is to be the 9th of next month agrees with a previous rumor that indicated it was going to be a March release. Now the thing is that it could either be a stand alone release or it may be released with iPad 3.

Evi vs Siri

Evi is the new app that you can say is a British rival to the Siri. If you are an iphone ipod or ipad user you are aware of features of Siri which is a personal talking assistant, a big hit, provided in iPhone 4S and iPad 2 running iOS 5. Why I am writing Evi vs Siri because after  few weeks of release Evi has gained much attention from the iPhone users and almost half a million downloads have been recorded during three weeks of release of Evi.

Due to huge popularity of the Evi app it is also reported that apple is going to remove the Evi from App store (not sure). True Knowledge CEO William Tunstall-Pedoe was called and informed about this issue from Apple as reported by TechCrunch.

Some of the Evi Features include:

• Evi works both for iOS and Android operating systems
• Evi is smarter than a search engine it gives hyperlinks related to the question asked and you can open directly in the browser
• Evi has collection of 635 million facts about 28 million things (updating regularly)
• Evi is updated continuously by its creators by scouring Wikipedia and yellow pages etc.
• Evi can hold millions of simultaneous conversations
• Evi has impressed british users since it recognizes their regional accent
• You can make voice or text input and can chat to Evi in simple English
• Provides local information for UK and USA i.e shopping, dining and news etc.
• Evi recognizes your location and provides local information

Nokia 808 PureView 41MP phone could kill compact camera

The tech world is agog with news about the 808 PureView. Although the specs are decent they are nothing to write home about but the crucial star of the show on this handset is a 41-megapixel camera. We keep repeating ourselves here as we know how many readers will be thinking that’s a misprint but the 808 PureView really does have a 41-megapixel shooter with Carl Zeiss lens. The other specs include a 1.3GHz single-core processor, Symbian Belle OS, 4-inch LCD ClearBlack touchscreen, 512MB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage, expandable with microSD card.