siri

When Siri first launched in Canada, the personal assistant was limited in what it could answer, and that included both data, time, and the weather without phrasing questions in a specific way. If you look back to our Siri hands on article, you'll see the service had difficulty answering a simple question such as, 'What...

There are times like these, when I read something so ridiculous, that I am truly proud to be Canadian. There is actually a class action lawsuit that has been filed, against Apple, because somebody doesn't think Siri performs exactly as it does in the commercials. WSJ is reporting today that a fellow by the name...

On the eve of the iPad 3 announcement, Chronic Wire reports iOS 5.1 Golden Master (GM) has currently been undergoing numerous internal and external testing over the past three weeks, and in all likelihood will be released in the next few days: The Gold Master build of iOS 5.1 has been in a vigorous quality...

With iOS 5 came the Notification Center. It was a vast improvement over the way iOS used to handle notifications, but there is always room for improvements. In cases where we are not getting what we want from Apple, we look to the jailbreak community and Cydia. A tweak has recently been released called "SpeakEvents",...

AutoBlog is reporting that Mercedes Benz will show off its new A-Class at next month's Geneva Motor Show with a new COMAND infotainment system, integrating Apple's Siri voice-recognition technology. Mercedes will be the first automaker to support and integrate Siri in a car, allowing users to make appointments, send text messages and emails, get weather status and access all their songs through voice...

The next time you ask Siri what she is wearing, you can do so in the knowledge that it'll at least be coloured green, thanks to Apple's environmental efforts. In the company's updated environmental report, Apple describes two very large steps it is taking in its quest to become ever more environmentally friendly. The first...

Apple's latest operating system, OS X Mountain Lion, will be released this summer, and a bunch of new features have already been announced. Apple has said they are so proud of the success of iOS, they want to start to bring that "feel" over to OS X. One feature not announced for OS X 10.8 is...

Earlier in the week it was reported that iOS 5.1 might be getting a new camera button on the lock screen and support of Japanese in Siri. BGR is now reporting that they were able to get a hold of the alleged iOS 5.1 GM release, and have confirmed these new features.   BGR reports...

Brazilian blog BlogdoiPhone has leaked screenshots that show a version of iOS 5.1 pre-GM that shows a new screen for the camera shortcut on the homescreen and also further evidence of Siri's support for Japanese, which was previously noticed by the assistant itself. Currently the shortcut to the iPhone's camera from the lockscreen is to...

When the iPhone 4S was launched, just a few months ago, it introduced a revolutionary assistant called Siri. At the time of launch, Apple said it was just in beta, and would improve as time went on. The default languages at launch were English, French, and German. Well it seems, that there will be another...

Apple uploaded a couple new iPhone 4S TV ads to their YouTube channel. One of the first ones is titled 'Rock God': Siri knows all kinds of things -- even your nickname. The ad documents a teen and his journey with his electric guitar, and showcases how Siri can learn a nickname for you. From...

Apple's implementation of Wolfram Alpha, the sophisticated search engine that can answer and compute questions you pose to it, has paid dividends for its creator, Stephen Wolfram. According to the New York Times, interactions from Siri on the iPhone 4S now make up 25 percent of all queries: Siri accounts for about a quarter of...