Aug. 04--Apple is readying a service in which Siri will transcribe voice mail and relay the messages in text form. Which, presumably, it can then read aloud to you.
Another way to get all messages as texts or emails: Turn off voice mail.
Seems unnecessary to send messages through Apple. They're private communications to be shared between the caller and recipient. And the NSA. And Chinese hackers.
Authorities are investigating drones flying into restricted airspace around New York's Kennedy Airport, perilously close to aircraft. You know eventually one of these things will take down a jet. On the plus side, it also may record some spectacular video.
Cecily, a hen hobbled since birth by a damaged tendon, is getting a prosthetic limb created with a 3-D printer. A Massachusetts poultry behaviorist is sponsoring the procedure, paying $2,500 for the chicken leg. Sides not included.
Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy, in an effort to drum up interest in ABC's reboot of "The Muppets," posted Facebook messages announcing they are no longer a couple. One senses unseen hands at work.
Their romance was always a reminder that beauty is only felt deep.
Agnes Fenton is a New Jersey woman who turned 110 over the weekend. Though caregivers no longer let her imbibe, she attributes her longevity to a daily regimen of a shot of scotch and three Miller High Lifes for nearly 70 years. That's more high life than most get.
Some say an official song of Beijing's just awarded 2022 Winter Olympics, "The Snow and Ice Dance," bears a strong resemblance to "Let It Go" from Disney's "Frozen," The New York Times reports. But there's probably a simple explanation. Like someone heard "Let It Go" and copied it.
Marilyn Monroe, 36, was found dead at her Los Angeles home 53 years ago Wednesday, reportedly facedown on her bed clutching a telephone receiver. The coroner ruled it a probable suicide, a sleeping pill overdose. But conspiracy theories -- along with her mystique -- live on.
philrosenthal@tribpub.com
