Tag Archive | "Siri"
About Siri’s “beta” tag
It’s a sad state of affairs when Siri, Apple’s voice recognition assistant, becomes national news. But that’s exactly what happened last week when people wrongly ascribed political leanings to Apple in the wake of reports that Siri didn’t direct interested users to abortion clinics. Never mind the fact that places like Planned Parenthood don’t advertise […]
Continue reading...Microsoft exec claims Microsoft Tellme is the same as Siri – Tests prove otherwise
Thursday, December 1, 2011
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Last week, Microsoft’s Craig Mundie scoffed at the notion that Siri, one of the more prominent features in the iPhone 4S, was anywhere close to being groundbreaking technology. Mundie was the genius behind Microsoft’s WebTV Networks acquisition so it’s no surprise that he currently works as Microsoft’s chief research and strategy officer. Siri, according to […]
Continue reading...Use Siri to start your car
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
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Siri, Apple’s highly touted voice recognition feature exclusively available with the iPhone 4S isn’t a homegrown feature. Though Apple prefers to develop its own technologies, it sometimes recognizes that a particular feature lies outside its area of expertise, or would, perhaps, take far too long to begin working on from scratch. In such scenarios, Apple […]
Continue reading...Apple working on iOS 5 updates; seeks to end battery life issues and add new Siri commands
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
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The iOS 5.0.1 update Apple issued last week was primarily charged with alleviating the bevy of complaints concerning abnormally poor battery life on the iPhone 4S. Unfortunately, the update hasn’t proven to be a panacea for everyone as battery performance issues still persist. Still looking for a universal fix, the German-language Macerkopf reports that an […]
Continue reading...Siri co-founder Dag Kittlaus talks Apple HDTV and more
Friday, November 11, 2011
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As the flasgship feature in the iPhone 4S, Apple fans are curious as to what other plans Apple has for Siri down the line. While Apple has made it clear that its voice recognition personal assistant won’t be coming to older iOS devices ever, some have hinted at an upcoming Apple HDTV with built-in Siri […]
Continue reading...Meet Jon Briggs, the voice behind Siri
Thursday, November 10, 2011
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The Telegraph has an interesting article detailing the man behind the voice of Siri, a Brit by the name of Jon Briggs. A voice over actor by trade, Briggs was recently contacted by Apple asking him not to reveal his participation in the Siri project. There was just one problem, Briggs never was officially part […]
Continue reading...Sorry iPhone 4 and iPad 2 owners, Apple will not bring Siri to older iOS devices
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
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Despite a proof of concept video showing that Siri can in fact run on the iPhone 4, don’t expect Apple to roll out the feature to old iOS devices anytime soon, or ever for that matter. Michael Steeber recently contacted with a bug report regarding Siri wherein he suggested that Apple could make the feature […]
Continue reading...Why Apple’s Siri feature has a female voice
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
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It many not have as may voice options as Android or a variety of standalone GPS units, but Siri has quickly become a beloved part of the iPhone 4S experience. Siri has inexplicably taken on a life of its own with users quick to talk about Siri, albeit jokingly, as a good friend. Not surprisingly, […]
Continue reading...Eric Schmidt touts competitive threat of Siri in letter to US Sentate antitrust subcommittee
Monday, November 7, 2011
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Google may try hard to uphold their “Don’t be Evil” mantra, but the search giant apparently has no qualms about being hypocritical. We saw this first hand a few months back when Google made a number of public statements about the sorry state of the patent system and how companies like Apple and Microsoft are resorting […]
Continue reading...Siri hacked to run on the iPhone 4 and iPod Touch
Monday, October 31, 2011
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Developer Steven Troughton was successfully able to port Siri to the iPhone 4 and iPod Touch. Siri as you probably now is currently an iPhone 4S exclusive. Some have speculated that this is on account of Siri needing the processing power of the A5 found in Apple’s latest iPhone. In other words, previous hardware wasn’t […]
Continue reading...Apple releases 3 new commercials for Siri, iCloud and the iPhone 4S camera
Monday, October 31, 2011
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Apple on Sunday released three new advertisements highlighting some of newest features in iOS 5 and the iPhone. First up we have a new Siri commercial titled “Snow Today”. This is Apple’s second Siri oriented commercial and highlights even more real-world uses for Apple’s voice recognition software. Second we have Apple’s iCloud commercial which highlights […]
Continue reading...Siri was behind the delayed launch of the iPhone 4S
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Apple is a company that likes routine refresh cycles. Every September it releases new iPods. Every April is poised to be time for a new iPad. And every Summer, Apple releases a new iPhone. This Summer, however, things didn’t go as planned. Apple’s next-gen iPhone release was pushed back a full three months and now […]
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Tuesday, December 6, 2011
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