Apple : Apple patent hints at Thunderbolt for iOS devices

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Apple patent hints at Thunderbolt for iOS devices Posted: Apple is preparing to integrate Thunderbolt I/O connectivity into a future generation of iOS devices according to a newly-uneathed patent filing. Three new filings made to the US Patent Office show that plans which would speed up data transfer between Apple iPhones, iPods and iPads and Mac OS X computers. It could also lead to a much faster charging solution for iOS devices. In the filing Apple says: "The present invention, connection may also be a new type of connection. … a connection may be provided between a portable media player and a display, a computer and a portable media player, or between other types of devices." Who owns Thunderbolt? Apple debuted Thunderbolt in an early 2011 iteration of the MacBook Pro and followed it up by including it in new Macs and MacBook Air laptops later that year. The technology was developed by Intel in collaboration with Apple, although it's unclear who has ownership over the technology. Clearly, Apple believes it has enough sway to file for new Thunderbolt patents, which Patently Apple has explained in tremendous detail.

Spotify hacks Siri to bring voice control to iPhone app Posted: Spotify CEO Daniel Ek has been showing-off a hack which allows his company's iPhone app to be controlled using Siri. In an interview with Forbes, the Swedish streaming kingpin was asked whether he planned to integrate voice control with the Spotify Premium application. Ek then whipped out his iPhone and told Siri to "Play me some Coldplay," and the device duly obliged by banging out The Scientist through Spotify. "We hacked into it a few weeks ago," he said. "I'm not an inventor. I just want to make things better." Ek didn't reveal any official plans to integrate Spotify with Siri, which would require Apple to open the personal assistant up to third party apps. Threat to Google He was, however, extremely high in his praise for Apple's efforts with Siri, and spoke of a future where the app ran faster and truly understood the user's desires. He added: "Imagine if this was three times as fast or truly understood my intent?" "It's probably the biggest threat to Google; it's a whole new way of interacting." The interview with Forbes is an interesting read which charts Ek's past as an admirer of Napster and the recent time the company spent integrating its services with Facebook.

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