Siri came storming onto the scene with the iPhone 4S. For some reason, talking to your phone never seemed so compelling until Siri came along. Apple uses Siri as a major selling point for the iPhone 4S even though its technology has been around a while. For all the good Siri has done selling iPhones for Apple, the little virtual assistant has proven to be difficult to work with in real life. One man from New York named Frank M. Fazio has had it with Siri’s issues and filed a class action suit against Apple. He claims Apple’s advertisements promoting Siri are misleading. AllThingsD uploaded a copy of the complaint, but it’s far too blurry to read. Therefore we’ll have to use AllThingsD’s quote from the complaint to get a better idea of what Mr. Fazio is upset about. "[I]n many of Apple's television advertisements, individuals are shown using Siri to make appointments, find restaurants, and even learn the guitar chords to classic rock songs or how to tie a tie," Fazio said in his complaint. "In the commercials, all of these tasks are done with ease with the assistance of the iPhone 4S's Siri feature, a represented functionality contrary to the actual operating results and performance of Siri. … Apple never disclosed that the Siri transactions depicted in its television commercials are fiction and that actual consumers cannot reasonably expect Siri to perform the tasks performed in Apple's commercials." To his credit, the people I know with an iPhone 4S don’t use Siri often. Their biggest complaint is that Siri doesn’t work like it’s supposed to. I’m sure Fazio’s complaint has merit, but I’m not so positive this class action lawsuit will go very far. Read [AllThingsD]  
I, like most people, had been waiting a long time for Readability to come to Android. I really like how Readability lays out its website, and the iOS app is equally as pleasing. Considering how long the Readability Android app has been in the oven, I’m shocked at how disappointing it is. Until changes are made to this app, I think Read It Later is going to be my go-to Android app for streamlined reading. On a positive note, the Readability app is quite elegant. The saved articles are easily accessible, the swiping gestures are very useful and the lack of functionality for a device’s menu button means Readability is up to date on how Google wants apps done from now on. That’s why I found it so unbelievable that Readability lacks a presence in Android’s sharing menu. As of right now you can’t browse to a website from your Android smartphone or tablet, save it to Readability and pick it back up later. You have to use Readability’s desktop extension to save articles before viewing it on your mobile device. Although this is a nice feature, many of us come across interesting things to read when we’re away from a computer. Readability becomes virtually useless to someone with no access to a computer. You also can’t share links from other Android apps to Readability. That means if you come across something in Google Reader, Pulse or a number of different apps, you can’t view them in Readability. Readability also doesn’t support embedded videos like Read It Later does. For these reasons, I’m going to put Readability on the shelf until it’s updated with these crucial features. Download Links [Readability] [Read It Later]  
One of the main shortcomings of smartphones is typically battery life and the powerful Samsung Galaxy Nexus running Android Ice Cream Sandwich is not immune to this issue. Fortunately for adopters of the Galaxy Nexus, there are a few remedies in the form of extended batteries, which are simply larger batteries providing extra juice on a single charge. Mugen Power recently decided to enter the market with its whopping 3900 mAh battery for the Galaxy Nexus. This extended battery is capable of extending the Galaxy Nexus’ battery life by 2.23 times. The battery by Mugen Power is available for pre-order now on its website for $98.50 and will begin shipping by March 30th for those of you interested. Read [Mugen Power] Via [PRWeb]   There’s a big sale going on at AmazonWireless right now for potential Sprint customers. From now until March 26, every 4G smartphone from Sprint is being sold for a penny after agreeing to a new two-year contract. If you jump on this offer by March 19, Sprint will waive its activation fee.
Sprint requires potential customers take part in either its $79.99 unlimited plan, or its Everything Data 450 plan for $69.99. The Everything Data 450 plan includes unlimited messaging and data, but only gives 450 minutes for landline calls. The phones you can choose from include the Samsung Galaxy S II Epic Touch 4G, the HTC EVO 3D, the HTC EVO Shift 4G, the Nexus S 4G and a few others. Via [AmazonWireless]   The wait is finally over. The Readability Android application is finally available in the Amazon Appstore. It’s going to remain exclusive to the Amazon Appstore for a week. Afterwards, you can expect Readability to end up in Google Play.
Readability is poised to become one of Android’s most popular streamlined reading applications. Not only is the app elegantly designed, it also syncs up with articles you save from your desktop. Offline reading is also supported. Readability’s customization options also made to leap to Android. You can choose from a handful of fonts and choose whether you want to read on a light or dark background. It’s nothing too fancy, but it works well. Download Link [Amazon Appstore]  
Aviary Photo Editor is a lot of things, but don’t call it an app. It’s actually a plugin. Aviary Photo Editor doesn’t have an icon in the apps menu and it can’t be launched from a home screen. Instead, Aviary Photo Editor is accessed from the sharing menu from your favorite Android gallery. It may not officially be an app, but it sure does behave like one. Aviary Photo Editor has options to edit effects, add stickers, adjust brightness, contrast, saturation, sharpness, a text editor and more. The interface is simple and nicely put together as well. Ironically, even though Aviary Photo Editor isn’t an app, it does have in-app purchases. It comes with a decent number of photo filters, but if you want to add “Grunge” or “Nostalgia” effects, you have to pay $0.99 each. Still, what’s there is impressive. It should be enough to satisfy your basic photo editing needs. Download Link [Google Play]  
Pottermore opened in beta form some months back and while there was an initial buzz, things seem to have died down considerably. Anyway, it looks like the site will soon be leaving the beta phase behind and opening its doors for any and all that want to come and play. The details are coming by way of a recent posting over on the Pottermore Insider blog which notes an opening time of “early” April. Aside from the still somewhat vague time to open, the details include how the Pottermore website had to open as a limited (to one million users) beta because they knew it would be “incredibly popular.” And for those who never received beta access and have been waiting, it was also noted that they “know that the extended wait for those wishing to be part of Pottermore has been frustrating.” Otherwise, it looks like Pottermore has taken advise from beta users that will make the site that much better when it opens and that “over the coming weeks and months” they will be “adding exclusive content and many more exciting features (such as sounds) to Pottermore for you to explore, share and discover.” But the bottom line, it looks like Harry Potter fans will soon be able to read and listen to the seven novels in both ebook and audiobook form. Of course, those who really wanted to read have probably done so in paper and those who wanted to listen, well there was (and still are) versions available on CD (and best of all, I listened to them for free thanks to my local library). Via [Pottermore Insider] and [The Guardian]  
While the end date is still a few months away, it looks like Apple has begun reminding users that iWork.com will soon be shutting down. Users have recently gotten an email blast which confirms the shut down date of July 31st. Simply put, if you are still using iWork.com, you may want to consider moving over to iCloud at some point in the not to distant future. And in this case, your data is not going to be moved over — if you have documents saved in iWork.com you will need to login in and download them to your computer — or you will lose them. Anyway, here is what Apple had to say on this matter; Dear iWork.com user, Thanks for participating in the iWork.com public beta. Last year, we launched iCloud, a service that stores your music, photos, documents, and more and wirelessly pushes them to all your devices. Today, there are already over 40 million documents stored on iCloud by millions of iWork customers. Learn more about iCloud. With a new way to share iWork documents between your devices using iCloud, the iWork.compublic beta service will no longer be available. As of July 31, 2012, you will no longer be able to access your documents on the iWork.com site or view them on the web. We recommend that you sign in to iWork.com before July 31, 2012, and download all your documents to your computer. For detailed instructions on how to save a copy of your documents on your computer, read this support article at Apple.com.
Via [9to5Mac]  
We have already been told to expect the next version of Angry Birds on March 22nd, you remember, the one where they are going into Space. And well, it looks like those sporting a Galaxy branded Samsung device will be getting some exclusive content. According to the details coming from Samsung, the goodies will arrive for all Samsung Galaxy users and it include an exclusive Galaxy Note level. Basically, Samsung has partnered with Rovio in an effort to further promote and push the Galaxy Note phablet. More to the point though, here is what those Galaxy users can expect; “For all Samsung GALAXY users, an exclusive Samsung GALAXY Note level will be provided in the Angry Birds Space game. In addition, "Danger Zone", a special package of 30 challenging levels normally available as an in-app purchase, will be made available for free to all Samsung GALAXY users from Samsung Apps and the Android Market (level pack compatible above Android 2.1) for 3 months. This exclusive offer will be available from March 22nd with the launch of Angry Birds Space.”
Via [Samsung]  
While nothing has been confirmed by Nokia or AT&T, the latest chatter is suggesting that the Lumia 900 smartphone may come available on April 22nd. The details at this point have come by way of the BGR tech blog and a person they are describing as a “trusted source.” In addition, rumor has it that the price will be $99.99 on a two-year agreement. That being said, a $100 Lumia 900 on AT&T sounds like it will make a nice addition in the available device lineup. After all, not only is the Lumia 900 a solid phone, but perhaps more important — that would be a solid phone at a solid price. Now if we did not have to wait until late-April to see that happen. Via [BGR]  | 
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