(MacRumors)

Is Apple working on a 15-inch ultra-thin notebook? Word on the Internet suggests yes indeedy. Given the success of the 11- and 13-inch MacBook Airs, it's hardly a surprise that Apple would want to bring the Air's smaller form factor and other improvements to its larger notebooks. My sources tell me that the prototype--codenamed Matryoshka--is actually just a 15-inch carrying shell that contains a 13-inch Air.

(9 to 5 Mac)

Early last year, , an iOS app company that had developed an intelligent digital assistant. 9 to 5 Mac reports that a forthcoming iOS feature, dubbed Assistant, may finally bring Siri's capabilities to Apple's mobile devices. Using data like contact info, location, and even music metadata, Siri can let users carry out certain complex tasks, like making plans to see a movie, all with voice recognition and synthesized speech. Personally, I won't be satisfied until my phone speaks in the dulcet tones of .

(BBC)