Tag Archives: Siri
Siri, find me someone to port you to Mac
MacRumors is reporting that Sir may be coming to OS X 10.9; the next major version of of OS X. The site claims that they have been seeing builds of OS X 10.9 in their site logs since November, which corresponds to when the first rumors of Siri coming to …
Apple Store App Updated, Now Supports Siri and Passbook
Apple released an update to their Apple Store app yesterday. This new version now supports Siri and the ability to emial Passbook gift cards to friends from within the app. That said, the Passbook features in this app do not appear to be turned on by Apple yet. What’s coolest …
Report Claims Siri Coming to iPad with Introduction of iOS 6
9to5Mac is reporting that Siri will be making it’s way to the iPad in iOS 6. Of course, Siri is currently only available on iPhone 4S. The new iPad released just a few months ago, does have a dictation key, which is based on Nuance’s voice recognition technology. The report …
Apple Chief Hints at Facebook Integration and Improved Siri
Yesterday, at an All Things D interview, Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher interviewed Apple CEO Tim Cook, wherein he hinted at forthcoming features in their existing technologies. First was news of possible Facebook integration. For awhile now it was thought that Apple and Facebook had been in negotiations. Since then, …
Report Claims Apple Television to have Siri and Face-Tracking Camera
Cult of Mac is reporting that they have a source who has seen a prototype Apple television set. They claim that the set looks very similar to Apple’s 27-inch Thunderbolt display they are currently shipping, but “much larger”. The most notable feature in the report is a Siri-enabled camera that …
Celebs + Siri = Latest iPhone 4S TV Ads
The latest TV ads for the iPhone 4S feature two big stars putting Siri to use. Samuel L. Jackson has her helping him with his date night preparations and Zooey Deschanel uses Siri on a rainy day to order soup and play her some dance music. Both ads are well …
Steve Jobs Contacted Siri Shortly After App Launch
Network World is reporting on remarks made by Siri co-founder Dag Kittlaus at a keynote speech given in Chicago. There he outlined the events that led to Apple’s acquisition of the company. According to Kittlaus, just three weeks after the Siri app made its debut on the App Store, Steve …
Vast Majority of iPhone 4S Owners Use Siri on a Regular Basis
A new study shows that some 87% of iPhone 4S users use at least one Siri feature each month. This should come as no surprise considering that Apple is heavily marketing the feature in their iPhone TV ads. According to the report, some of the biggest uses of Siri include …
Siri – Don’t Give Up Your Day Job
I don’t think anyone is going to be calling Siri Rock God after this effort, and Robert Plant won’t be calling to ask about doing any duets.
My Guess as to Why the New iPad Does not Have Siri Functionality
Overall, I am very excited about the new iPad – More so than I was about last year’s iPad announcement. This year I was impressed enough to immediately order a 16GB black model. After all, there is a nice list of new features built into the new iPad, and I …
Final Thoughts Regarding the New iPad
I spent much of the day yesterday mulling over all of Apple’s announcements regarding the new iPad. What struck me most of all, was how closely the rumor mill pegged this announcement. So how good was the reporting surrounding the new iPad in the weeks leading up to it’s introduction? …