Tag Archives: Genius feature for iPhone

Is Genius for iPhone Apps Getting Smarter?

by on November 8th, 2009 at 11:42 am

When the Genius for Apps feature first came along with the iPhone OS 3.1 update, I was not very impressed with it.  Despite presumably starting off with full knowledge of hundreds of apps I ‘d purchased via the App Store, its early sets of recommendations for me were odd and …

Pure Genius: Genius Recommends An App That Frees Memory, Which Is Supposedly Not Allowed

by on September 10th, 2009 at 12:54 pm

OK, so I guess the Genius feature for app recommendations is going to take a little while to ‘learn ‘ and then be able to offer me some better suggestions.  Right now, having only just turned it on last night, it is providing mostly comedic value with its picks for …

Turning On Genius for Apps Also Turns On ‘Spying’

by on September 10th, 2009 at 11:43 am

Genius recommendations for apps was one of the big new items announced for the iPhone at yesterday ‘s Apple event.  It ‘s one that I ‘m excited to get to know better, and I think many folks are keen to use. It ‘s worth noting, especially given the recent controversy …