An interesting story today from Wired, who received some official quotes from Apple on how they store and retain data obtained from Siri. Whenever you initiate Siri, those audio snippets are collected by Apple, thus the reason for needing a data connection when using Siri. But where does that data … [Read more...]
If you’re like me, at times you can experience a love/hate relationship with Siri. You press the home button and ask her to phone a friend or family member, only to have her completely misunderstand your request, mangling what you thought was the proper annunciation of the name. We’ve all been … [Read more...]
The commercials showing Siri in action showcases some of the many benefits of having an intelligent assistant who will act on your every work. Okay, so maybe not every word, but there is plenty she can do to help you be more lazy productive. With Siri, you can avoid having to look contacts or type … [Read more...]
The Huffington Post (of all places) has put together a rather incredible look at the early history of Siri, and it turns out that Siri almost ended up being a built-in feature on all of Verizon's Android phones, until Apple swooped in and bought the whole thing out. … [Read more...]
One of the nicer facets of Siri on iOS is that she has a sense of humor. Ask her any number of bizarre and funny questions, and she'll usually have a quippy comeback — just have a look at the STSS blog for proof. Now it looks like Apple is trying to make her even wittier, at least according to new … [Read more...]
The new Google Maps is fantastic, but there’s plenty to be said for the deep integration of Maps within iOS. Is incredibly easy to ask Siri to find directions to a contact or location and within seconds you’re navigating using Maps. If you personal preference is to use the Google Maps over … [Read more...]
Way back in June, reports first surfaced that iOS 6's Eyes Free mode would head to Chevy cars — and Chevrolet has just confirmed that next year will see four models will integrate with Siri. … [Read more...]
One of the major new features in iOS 6 is the expanded set of capabilities built into Siri. Siri will help you find a restaurant, movie and the latest sports scores and so much more. The information for these categories is displayed in beautifully designed ‘cards’ that let you dig deeper finding … [Read more...]
iOS 6 is going to be pretty damned awesome, I think that's been established. The problem is, not every feature will work in every country. Apple doesn't have information on every city in the world for turn-by-turn navigation, let alone traffic, or 3D buildings. … [Read more...]
As part of today's big events, Apple has been showing off some of the features of iOS 6 running on the new iPhone 5. First off the bench was Maps, now completely sans-Google, with 3D buildings, points of interest, flyover, and turn-by-turn directions. I'm still shedding a tear for the loss … [Read more...]
