Articles Tagged ‘Siri’
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Are Apple’s Siri Ads Rigged?
BY Bryan M. Wolfe on Fri May 25th, 2012
Remember Apple's Siri ads? They might not be accurate.
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Being John Malkovich: New Apple Ads Show Acclaimed Actor Conversing With Siri
BY Aldrin Calimlim on Wed May 23rd, 2012
Apple has today posted another matching set of TV ads promoting its intelligent personal assistant software.
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Jailbreak Only: International Locations - Expand Siri's International Support
BY Joe White on Thu May 17th, 2012
Siri might not always be able to recognise my British accent, but that's not the biggest problem international iPhone users face with Apple's "humble personal assistant." Because Siri is still technically "in beta," folks living outside of the U.S. still can't search for local businesses using the iPhone 4S's flagship feature. However, one new jailbreak tweak can help international iPhone users out in this department, according to iDownloadBlog.
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Apple Can't Defend Siri's Performance Even In Court Filings
BY Bryan M. Wolfe on Wed May 16th, 2012
Three months after a class action lawsuit was filed against Apple over Siri’s apparent lack of functionality, the company is asking a court to dismiss the charges. What makes this story interesting isn’t that the company wants to see the charges go away, but rather their defense.
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Siri Has A Change Of Heart, No Longer Loves Nokia's New Smartphone
BY Bryan M. Wolfe on Tue May 15th, 2012
After calling Nokia's Lumia 900 the world's top smartphone, Siri is playing a different tune. Now the voice assistant has no comment.
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AppAdvice's Week In Review
BY Bryan M. Wolfe on Sun May 13th, 2012
Siri a fluke? The iTV resurrected? More news about the mythical iPad mini? We covered it all, and more, during the last week.
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Time For Apple To Muzzle Siri Or Make The Assistant Better
BY Bryan M. Wolfe on Fri May 11th, 2012
Instead of getting better, Siri seems to be stuck with nowhere to go.
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Bad Siri: New Feature That Will 'Crack' You Up
BY Bryan M. Wolfe on Mon April 30th, 2012
Siri, Apple’s voice assistant on the iPhone 4S, can do many things, but this isn't one of them.
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Enter: The Sirimator
BY Sean Capelle on Sun April 29th, 2012
Call me greedy, or maybe inspired, but I’d like to see Siri do more. Granted, whether or not Apple lets her co-mingle with third party apps is still questionable, but there’s still a lot she can do just playing in the Apple sandbox.
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AppAdvice’s Week In Review
BY Bryan M. Wolfe on Sun April 22nd, 2012
What do the wild wild west, Rush Limbaugh, and Liquidmetal have in common? They were all featured in some of the more interesting iOS stories in the last week. Enjoy!
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Jailbreak Only: AssistantServer Installer - Siri For Your Jailbroken iPhone
BY Joe White on Sun April 22nd, 2012
A new jailbreak tweak called AssistantServer Installer allows jailbreakers to configure a Siri-like experience on a pre-iPhone 4S smart phone.
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Say Hello To Voice Answer, A Voice Assistant For All Of Your iOS Devices
BY Bryan M. Wolfe on Thu April 19th, 2012
Has Apple relaxed their App Store requirements for voice recognition apps, or are they already getting tired of Zooey Deschanel’s annoying voice? Today the company approved a Siri clone called Voice Answer, available now in the App Store for the iPhone/iPod touch and iPad.
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Rush Limbaugh: My iPhone 4S Was Hacked
BY Bryan M. Wolfe on Thu April 19th, 2012
AppAdvice isn’t a place where politics are normally discussed, nor do we as an organization have an opinion (one way or another) about conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh. However, this one is interesting.
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Verizon, Sprint Launch New Siri-Focused Celebrity TV Ads
BY Joe White on Mon April 16th, 2012
Verizon and Sprint have reportedly launched a new TV ad each, in which a major celebrity shows-off the power of Siri - Apple's humble personal assistant that premiered with the iPhone 4S.
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Update For Dolphin Browser Might Show Future Of iOS 6 And Siri
BY Brent Dirks on Wed April 04th, 2012
Hopefully, a new update to the popular Dolphin Browser for iPhone might show us what the future holds for iOS 6 and Siri.
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Please Apple, Don't Move Siri To The Desktop, At Least Not Yet
BY Bryan M. Wolfe on Mon April 02nd, 2012
Apple’s “killer” iPhone 4S feature, Siri, could be heading to the desktop. Please don't Apple, at least not right now.
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Apple Faces Another Class Action Lawsuit Over Siri's Functionality
BY Dave LeClair on Fri March 30th, 2012
Apple may have to pay "relief and damages" in another class action suit.
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Steve Jobs Almost Abandoned Siri, The Name Anyway
BY Bryan M. Wolfe on Wed March 28th, 2012
One of the most popular names in the technology world might have been shelved forever if Steve Jobs could have come up with something better. These new details on the late Apple CEO come from Dag Kittlaus, one of the co-founders of Siri.
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Siri Is Popular With Consumers, But...
BY Bryan M. Wolfe on Tue March 27th, 2012
Siri, Apple's voice assistant, is popular with consumers. Still, it could do a lot more.
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Siri's Timely Kick Could Net Apple A Game-Winner
BY A.T. Faust III on Mon March 26th, 2012
ESPN might be the next third-party service to get the official Siri treatment.
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