SPIRE: Enable Siri on non-iPhone 4S Devices

To start the morning right, I decided to check my business ad in a group in Facebook. Luckily, it's still there. I browsed through the ads posted selling secondhand iPhones, Blackberry phones, laptops, etc. What caught my eye is a certain ad that says: "Selling iPhone 3GS iOS 5 with Siri." Did I read it right? I wondered if once you installed iOS 5, in which I did a month ago with a high unmitigated risk on my iPod Touch 4G, the device will also have a Siri capability. There was no Siri in mine, so I decided to ask Google about it.



It's true then. There is this Cydia package called Spire which is addressed as the legal Siri port for non-iPhone4S devices like iPod Touch 4G, iPhone 4 and iPad, even iPhone 3GS. With this list of devices, it clearly states that the device should be running on iOS 5. However, to make Siri work, you need a proxy server which is available only in iPhone 4S. Various "free proxies" are already around the net but most of them of course are scam and the working ones are paid. It is suggested though that if you own an iPhone 4S, you can share its authentication token to your other non-Siri devices. The catch is the token is regenerated every 24 hours.

If you are one of us who wants to experience Siri in our non-Siri devices, then I believe it is worth a try. Upon learning this new tweak, I'll definitely give you an update on how this works.

Itadakimasu! Chicken and Tuna Onigiri

Itadakimasu! My kapatid, Ate Zyn, gave me and Michelle an onigiri (japanese rice balls) today. There were two, a chicken and tuna onigiri. Michelle and I took half of each and I can say it really tastes good! Time to unleash my Japanese fondness and eat! Yum yum away!

jQuery Mobile - The Mobility Framework

Another breakthrough for today's technology is the importance of accessibility and portability. That is why nowadays, lots of gadgets are produced to promote these two factors mainly in the image of mobile devices. To link it with the current norms of doing business, this kind of technology targeted large companies, consultants and even freelancers. Apple provided it this need in the form of the iPhone followed by the iPad. Android made it possible through Samsung and Sony Ericsson devices while Windows is on its way for the Windows Phone, giving the market access to what is in the computer to the device. Blackberry, being one of the early sought-after business phones, made it clear from the start what doing business "handheld" is all about.

Little did the people know about how do the apps they buy in the Store or the Market are made. For these apps' developers, they are using different kinds of framework to make the people touch and feel it. jQuery is a famous Javascript library which is used to simplify HTML scripting. It is commonly used in websites, mostly to create animations and plugins and provide an appealing user interface to the user. jQuery had their mobile version which is called jQuery Mobile to extend the features of jQuery to the mobile devices.

jQuery Mobile is compatible with the majority of mobile devices today. That is why it is easier for developers to create a website that is readable not only in the computer but also in their own devices. HTML5 and CSS3 is also used in coding with jQuery Mobile which offers new functionalities and extensive design enhancements.