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  • Siri says Nokia Lumia 900 is the best

    Nokia Lumia 900 is the "best smartphone ever" according to... Siri

    Eh? 11 May 2012 18:07 GMT

    Ask Apple’s speech-recognition software Sir  what the best smartphone ever is, and the answer would surely be its own champion handset the iPhone 4S, right? 

    Wrong! According to Siri the answer is the Nokia Lumia 900, at the time of writing...

  • Apple HDTV to have FaceTime and Siri?

    Apple HDTV to have FaceTime and Siri?

    Rumour mill hotting up 8 May 2012 11:45 GMT

    An Apple HDTV will have a built-in camera for FaceTime video calls as well as Siri for voice commands, according to a source that claims to have seen a prototype.

    Cultofmac.com quotes the “anonymous” source as saying the TV resembles...

  • Steve Jobs wasn't a Siri fanboy

    Steve Jobs wasn't a Siri fanboy

    Didn't like the name 29 March 2012 11:36 GMT

    Siri, the voice-recognition and information service adopted by Apple in its iPhone 4S smartphone, was bought by the company for $200 million in April 2010. It has been incredibly popular in the States, because it is fully featured, but perhaps less...

  • Panasonic's Siri-style TVs

    Panasonic to release Siri-style TVs

    Televisions controlled by the sound of your voice 27 March 2012 17:38 GMT

    First it was voice guidance on your phone, now you’ll soon be able to control your television by barking instructions at it. Panasonic's Viera 2012 range of televisions, enables you to change channels, turn up the volume, find listing information...

  • 7 days living with...voice control. Laptops, Phones, Evi, Siri, iPhone 4S, Dragon, Features, 7 days 0

    7 days living with...voice control

    FEATURE Talking shop 20 February 2012 11:10 GMT

    "These aren't the droids you're looking for, move along." No, not that type of voice control – we’re talking artificially intelligent gadgets rather than Jedi mind tricks here.

    The tech developers of the world would have us believe...

  • Evi takes on Siri for your artificial affection. Apps, iPhone apps, Android apps, Evi, Siri 0

    Evi takes on Siri for your artificial affection

    Voice search rival for iOS and Android 24 January 2012 10:13 GMT

    Apple's Siri hasn't exactly taken the world by storm but, until now, there hasn't really been a decent rival to steal its intelligent assistant crown. But, with Evi - created by Cambridge based developers True Knowledge - now available for both iOS...

  • iPhone 4S Siri can double data usage. Phones, Siri, Voice recognition, Apple, iPhone 4S 0

    iPhone 4S Siri can double data usage

    Easy access is the key 6 January 2012 8:50 GMT

    Data usage on the iPhone 4S has been shown to be, on average, double that used on the iPhone 4; this, in no small part being down to the way in which the voice recognition tech Siri allows easy accessibility to the web.

    The study, carried out...

  • Santa teams up with Siri for iPhone 4S powered deliveries (video). Phones, iPhone 4S, Christmas, Siri 0

    Santa teams up with Siri for iPhone 4S powered deliveries (video)

    Apple ad for Christmas 19 December 2011 9:45 GMT

    Apple adverts are as cheesy as a board adorned with Camembert, Roquefort and a bit of Stilton served with port on Christmas Day.

    But we can't help but be charmed by the latest iPhone 4S advert featuring Old Saint Nick himself using Siri to...

  • Google Majel voice recognition for Android to start war of words with Siri. Phones, Siri, Voice recognition, Rumours, Android, Google 0

    Google Majel voice recognition for Android to start war of words with Siri

    Could be with us by end of year 15 December 2011 7:54 GMT

    Reports have come in from AndroidandMe that Google is planning a new natural language system called Majel, and that this Android voice recognition software could be with us by the end of 2011 and bring Siri-like features to Android mobiles.

    Named...

  • Siri cracked: Race begins for Android version before Apple blocks . Software, Android, Apple, iPhone 4S, Siri 0

    Siri cracked: Race begins for Android version before Apple blocks

    Protocol deciphered 16 November 2011 10:38 GMT

    Apple's voice recognition system has been cracked by a group of French app developers named Applidium; in short, meaning the protocol used to transmit data from the iPhone 4S to Apple's servers could be used on any device - including Android devices.

    Apple...

  • Black Mirror Project asks 'Why talk to Siri when you can use your mind'

    Black Mirror Project asks, 'Why talk to Siri when you can use your mind'

    Mind games 12 November 2011 0:58 GMT

    If you thought Siri was impressive, wait till you see what a couple of hackers have managed to do with the Apple service.

    Rather than you having to talk to your phone, they’ve devised a way of just getting it to respond based on what...

  • Amazon to rival Apple's Siri with Kindle voice recognition tech. Amazon, Tablets, Software, Siri, Amazon Kindle 0

    Amazon to rival Apple's Siri with Kindle voice recognition tech

    Startup bought on the quiet 10 November 2011 8:54 GMT

    Amazon has been found to have purchased a startup called Yap, which could pave the way for it developing its own brand of voice recognition to rival the iPhone 4S Siri system.

    Yap are the developers of an app called Yap Voicemail, which on...

  • Apple confirms no Siri for iPhone 4. iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, Apple, Siri, Software, Updates 0

    Apple confirms no Siri for iPhone 4

    Older devices out in the cold 9 November 2011 8:19 GMT

    Apple has confirmed that it has no plans to bring its voice search feature, Siri, to older iPhone devices - stating that: "we currently have no plans to support older devices".

    The news comes in from Michael Steeber's blog who had received...

  • Google uses Siri scapegoat to avoid anti-competitive charges. Biz, Online, Google, Siri, Search engines, Apple, Eric Schmidt 0

    Google uses Siri scapegoat to avoid anti-competitive charges

    "Entirely new approach to search" 7 November 2011 8:04 GMT

    Eric Schmidt has suggested that Apple's Siri voice search technology is a significant threat to Google's dominance as the go-to search engine, especially when it comes to sourcing specific information.

    During another session with U.S. senators...

  • Siri style voice recognition for Football Manager? Never say never

    Siri style voice recognition for Football Manager? Never say never

    EXCLUSIVE: SI Games refuses to rule it out 21 October 2011 11:44 GMT

    Football Manager 2012 is now available for PC and Mac (iOS version before Christmas), and with it comes a mighty swathe of new features. One specific, major change is the ability to add inflection to player interaction and team talks through new menu...

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