Apple ‘iPhone 6s’ might come with always-on ‘Hey Siri’ functionality

Just ahead of the Apple Special Event, a source told Apple Insider that the upcoming phone from the company will come with always-on “Hey Siri” activation, much like “OK Google” service on Android. Siri can do that too but it must be connected to a power for voice activation to work. The current iOS 9 beta doesn’t support the unplugged “Hey Siri” feature making us speculate that they integrated it at the hardware level. Some Android phones have a specialized voice activation monitoring chip to support “OK Google” feature without it eating too much battery life. Well, we just have a few more hours to wait before we find out what Apple’s cooking in its kitchen.

Source: Apple Insider

Video: Moto X Pure Edition walkthrough

While the Moto X Pure Edition is currently exclusive to the US (Canada has the Moto X Play and the new Moto G), we were still very interested to check out the new flagship of the Moto X line. The above video shows off some of the Moto X Pure Edition's fit and finish choices. This is easily one of the most impressive large smartphones around and a surprisingly easy to manage 5.7-inch device.

eBay 4.0 reimagines the pioneering auction site for mobile devices

eBay has been around for a long time as the pioneering auction site. While intially deisigned for the desktop web, most of today's users access eBay through mobile browsers or apps. eBay released released eBay 4.0 - what it calls, "a new, immersive experience for eBay core apps for iPhone and Android, as well as updates to the iPad. eBay 4.0 is designed to simplify the way eBay customers browse, buy and sell, and is another step in our journey to create a customized, personalized experience across all screens."

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Apple to livestream tomorrow's Special Event

Apple has announced that it will livestream tomorrow's Special Event which takes place at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in downtown San Francisco. The event begins at 10 a.m. PDT and a link should be accessible from Apple.com.

Requirements for the  Live stream, which uses Apple’s HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) technology are an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with Safari on iOS 7.0 or later, a Mac with Safari 6.0.5 or later on OS X v10.8.5 or later, or a PC with Microsoft Edge on Windows 10. Streaming via Apple TV requires a second- or third-generation Apple TV with software 6.2 or later.  The evant is expected to focus on iOS 9, new iPhones and possibly announcements pertaining to new AppleTVs or iPads. Canadian Reviewer is on site and will be reporting from the event.