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Research shows what Siri is used for

, Mar 27th 2012 Discuss [2]

By now I think everyone is familiar with Siri, the Apple virtual assistant that's only officially supported on the iPhone 4S. Siri is a virtual assistant that allows users to do all sorts of things with their voice from sending and receiving calls, to sending text messages and a lot more. A consulting group called Parks Associates surveyed 482 owners of the iPhone 4S to see what people are using Siri for. Read The Full Story

Siri gets expanded Yelp functionality

, Mar 21st 2012 Discuss [1]

If you're a big user of the iPhone 4S you may be interested to hear that Siri has been given a slight update. The slight update brings expanded Yelp support. The update came in iOS 5.1 that was released last week and users that travel a lot should appreciate the new feature. Read The Full Story

Yelp says iOS update gives it more prominence

, Mar 20th 2012 Discuss [0]

Yelp claims that Apple's most recent mobile software update has increased the level of connectivity it has with the iPhone 4S Siri voice recognition platform. In addition to integrating more information from Yelp in Siri results, the personal assistant now guides users directly to the iPhone Yelp app for even more detailed data on the location in question. It's expected to be a boon to Yelp after it just declared its initial public offering. Read The Full Story

Clear list-keeper app Review

, Mar 20th 2012 Discuss [3]

An app which is very clearly part of the new world ultra-simple design movement tied directly to modernism in the getting-things-done department of all hipsters’ lives is “Clear” for iOS. This application allows you to undeniably simply make lists of items you must do during the day and does it with a user interface that’s candy for the eyeballs. This app works for iPad, iPod Touch, and iPhone, and we certainly suggest the latter choice for all day long pushing and pulling for productivity growing.

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iPad Dictation prompts Apple data retention questions

, Mar 19th 2012 Discuss [3]

There was a privacy scare recently when the iOS app Path was discovered to be uploading contact and user information to their servers without asking the owners permission. Path quickly rectified the situation by pushing out an update to their app, and Apple also included new warnings in Mountain Lion Developer Preview 2, making it clear when an app was trying to access your contact information. So what about the Dictation feature found on the new iPad? Read The Full Story

Apple sued for deceptive Siri advertising

, Mar 12th 2012 Discuss [23]

A class action lawsuit has been filed against Apple, claiming that the company used "misleading and deceptive" advertising for its Siri voice-activated intelligent assistant feature on the iPhone 4S. The lawsuit was filed by New York resident Frank M. Fazio in the US District Court of Northern California. Read The Full Story

i4Siri brings Siri to jailbroken iOS 5 devices

, Mar 12th 2012 Discuss [15]

There have been a couple of theories as to why Siri hasn’t made an appearance on devices other than the iPhone 4S. Is it simply to shift more units of the flagship iPhone, or is it because the 4S packs a custom noise reduction chip? In any event, it hasn’t stopped enterprising hackers from porting the personal assistant to other iOS devices, and now there’s a relatively simple way of doing it yourself. Read The Full Story

iPad 3 gets voice dictation but not quite Siri yet

, Mar 7th 2012 Discuss [28]

The iPad 3 will not be getting Siri as some had speculated, but it will give a good taste of the voice-controlled feature before a full on Siri implementation sometime down the road. Apple revealed today that the next-gen tablet now offers voice-dictation, a feature you'll notice from the addition of a microphone icon to the software keyboard. Read The Full Story

Apple confirms Siri support for Japanese on iOS 5.1

, Mar 7th 2012 Discuss [0]

Apple has just confirmed what we've suspected from a few leaks in the past that its Siri intelligent voice-controlled assistant will be supporting the Japanese language. The new language capability will be introduced on iOS 5.1, which will be available to some markets starting today and then rolled out over the next few weeks to Japan. Read The Full Story

Google wants Assistant to be its Siri

, Mar 3rd 2012 Discuss [76]

Google doesn't like to be one-upped by Apple, but by any account that's sort of what happened when the Siri voice recognition platform was introduced. The technology, currently available only on the iPhone 4S, is likely to be heading to other impending Apple devices and is already one of the big trends to watch in 2012. Google wants a piece of that action. Read The Full Story

Why I’ll Never Talk to My TV – And Why You Shouldn’t Either

, Mar 1st 2012 Discuss [43]

With all the talk surrounding the Apple TV dominating discussions around Cupertino, I thought it’d be a good time to think about some of the features reportedly making its way to that set. Chief among them is Siri, Apple’s virtual personal assistant.

According to the latest reports, Siri would allow Apple TV owners to give all kinds of voice commands, including change the channel, modify volume, open applications, and more. By all measure, it would be like having the same iPhone-based Siri experience on a big television in your living room.

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Siri is your new Mercedes-Benz copilot

, Feb 28th 2012 Discuss [4]

Apple's Siri digital personal assistant is set to show up on the dash of select Mercedes-Benz models, with the news that the A-Class COMAND system is getting an upgrade for improved iPhone 4S interconnectivity. Dubbed "Drive Kit Plus for iPhone" the system allows users to navigate through their iTunes library via the A-Class' Controller in the armrest, together with trigger Siri spoken voice commands to locate services, contact people in your address book, fire off text messages and more. Read The Full Story
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