Today the tech world is reeling from the revelation that Steve Jobs didn’t like the name Siri, which is fair enough because it’s not a particularly good name.But here at One More Thing, we’re already over it and on to Peter, the Galaxy Note wielding elephant and the scientists that use Lego to grow fake bones. We’re even repinning President Obama. Come. Give in. Join us. Braiiiiins.You can’t be Siri-ous – Presumably that’s what Steve Jobs said of the name Siri which he apparently did not like. But Dag Kittlaus, who co-founded Siri, said Jobs stuck ...

Everyone pretty much knows that Apple has no trouble selling the iPhone, whether that be through online sales, or in retail stores. What people might not realize, though, is how much of that selling is done for Apple by Best Buy. A new study on recent iPhone sales says that among non-carrier retailers, Best Buy is second only to Apple itself in the number of iPhones it moves. Tweet Vote on HN ...

Sony Entertainment Network’s COO, during a conference recently, said the his company will start offering its Music Unlimited Service for iOS devices, including the iPhone and iPad, in the coming weeks. Currently the app is available only to Android and its PS Vita users. Tweet Vote on HN ...

Apple is in a bit of a battle with Nokia, RIM, and Motorola over the proposed standard for the next generation of SIM cards, commonly called nano-SIM. Apple has proposed a different design than the other manufacturers, but new evidence has sprung up that says that Apple will offer the design to other phone makers royalty-free if it is approved. Tweet Vote on HN ...

Apple has officially responded to the various reports of overheating in the new iPad with a statement that says the new device is working as it should. Users have reported overheating in the lower right corner, and a test shows that the new iPad runs a full 10 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than the iPad 2. Tweet Vote on HN ...

AT&T has revealed that on Friday, March 16, the day the new iPad was released to the masses, it set a new single-day record for iPad activations. The statement was made on Twitter from AT&T spokesperson Seth Bloom. Tweet Vote on HN ...

Following the hints dropped by CEO Tim Cook and AT&T earlier today, Apple has announced that it sold over 3 million new iPads during the three days of its launch weekend starting Friday, March 16. The new iPad went on sale in a dozen countries and territories on March 16, and Apple is poised to launch it in 24 more this coming Friday, March 23. Without a doubt, this is Apple’s best tablet launch ever, and is with little doubt the biggest launch of any tablet produced by any company. ...

Speculation was rife (on the TechRadar Facebook page) that Apple was set to buy Facebook/Stark Industries/the Moon/a volcano base with its near $100 billion of cash, but it seems that Apple has made a rather boring sensible decision and announced that it has authorised a $10 billion share repurchase program which is set to take place in 2013. In a press release Apple noted that it had a bit of spare change lying around and decided to give back something to the people who have bought shares in the company.The reason it is doing this is because no matter how much Apple has tried to spend its ...

According to J.D. Power and Associates, Apple yet again has taken the top spot in the 2012 U.S. Wireless Smartphone Satisfaction Study. For the seventh consecutive time, Apple tops the list in overall customer satisfaction, especially when it comes to ease of operation and features. HTC is second, with Samsung in third, below the industry average. Palm, Nokia, and BlackBerry all fall at the bottom of the list. As reported yesterday, one consistent complaint from all smartphone users: battery life. ...

Flipboard today announced that it has modified its app for Apple’s iPad to take advantage of the third generation tablet’s Retina display. Flipboard offers a magazine style view of news feeds and social media streams that is complete with photos and sharing functions. Tweet Vote on HN ...