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Two class action lawsuits have been launched against Apple in Quebec and Saskatchewan over the promotion of Siri as a feature of the iPhone 4S. The digital assistant feature had a limited launch in Canada with the debut of the iPhone 4S, which was misleading according to the proposed lawsuits. According to an article on...

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has today awarded the design rights for Siri's microphone icon to Apple after a year's examination, reports the Apple Insider. Apple designer Freddy Anzures and UI designer Alessandro Francesco Sabatelli have been credited as the icon's inventors. The report notes that the patent application was first filed on Oct. 4, 2011,...

Chevrolet has announced today at the Los Angeles International Auto Show that Chevrolet Spark and Chevy Sonic LTZ and RS models will integrate Apple's voice-activated Siri software into its Chevy MyLink smartphone-based infotainment system in early 2013. Chevy owners will be able to connect their iPhone with the MyLink radio via Bluetooth, pair with the system and...

Brandon Evans, an iOS developer, has put up the code and instructions for a SiriProxy plugin on Github, that allows users to control Philips Hue lights (via The Loop).  In the past, we have seen people use SiriProxy to lock / unlock and even start a car as well as to fully control a television. Similarly, Siri controlled apps for iPhone and iPad have...

Apple's upcoming desktop operating system, OS X 10.9, may feature Siri and Maps, as the early builds in testing reveal, 9to5Mac sources claim. (more…)

Artist Federico Ciccarese has come up with a pretty amazing Smartwatch concept called the iSiri, that would allow you to control your iPhone with voice commands (using Siri) and also get a response right from your wrist, without requiring you to take the iPhone out from the pocket. The artist believes the concept will open they way for a new...

Google recently released an impressive update to their Google Search iOS app to include better voice search capabilities. We noted the speed of the new voice search was actually faster than Siri, and now Gizmodo has put both to the test in a video to illustrate. Check it out below: Anyone out there using Google...

Google has just pushed a significant update to its Google Search universal iPhone / iPad app with an improved voice search, that behaves pretty much like Apple's own digital voice assistant Siri. The voice recognition engine is much faster than before, thanks to its on the fly text streaming. Similar to Siri, you tap the red mic...

During the introduction of the iPad mini today, Apple did not have enough time to detail all the features of the smaller iPad, such as the inclusion of the voice assistant, Siri. Some of you asked if Siri was included on the iPad mini and the answer is yet--it's listed on the 'Built-in Apps' section...

Kara Swisher over at AllThingsD has the scoop on Apple's hiring of Amazon executive William Stasior to run the Siri unit: Apple has hired major Amazon exec and prominent search technologist William Stasior to run its Siri unit, according to sources. Stasior was in charge of Amazon's search and advertising unit A9 and is a...

Did you update to iOS 6 today? One of the most anticipated updates was the addition of full location support for Siri in Canada. You can now ask Siri about restaurants, movies, sports and more. However there appears to be bug that has been present in Siri, even leading back to iOS 6 beta. When...

Apple launched Siri last October on the iPhone 4S and has since carried over to the New iPad during the iOS 6 beta phase. Overall Siri has performed well with functions such as searching the web, setting reminders, and even telling a few jokes. But the information that Siri spits out isn't all factual, and...