Siri articles

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  Xerox commercial from 1972 shows the computer as your personal assistant

  By Jamie Keene on April 26, 2012 12:17 pm + 42 comments

  A commercial for Xerox's Alto computer released in 1972 introduced the world to the first desktop Continue reading…

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  Samuel L. Jackson and Zooey Deschanel appear in new iPhone 4S campaign

  By Sam Byford on April 16, 2012 10:32 pm + 189 comments

  Apple isn't particularly known for using celebrity endorsements in its marketing campaigns, with TV Continue reading…

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  TAT7 iPhone Scuba case lets you take photos underwater, and only that

  By Sam Byford on March 30, 2012 12:35 am + 24 comments

  People into fish photography are evidently willing to go to drastic measures. Following the Olympus Continue reading…

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  Steve Jobs didn't like Siri's name, couldn't think of anything better

  By Jamie Keene on March 28, 2012 12:45 pm + 85 comments

  Speaking at the Technori Pitch showcase in Chicago, Dag Kittlaus, one of the co-founders and Continue reading…

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  Siri gets expanded Yelp integration in iOS 5.1 update

  By Ellis Hamburger on March 21, 2012 09:57 am + 20 comments

  Among other minor updates inside iOS 5.1, one feature that has until now gone unnoticed is better Continue reading…

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  A look at Siri's performance in Japanese (hands-on video)

  By Jeff Blagdon on March 13, 2012 08:10 am + 23 comments

  Apple added Japanese support for Siri in its most recent software update, iOS 5.1, but it appears Continue reading…

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  Siri in Japanese

  on March 13, 2012 05:42 am + 6 comments

  A quick look at how Siri performs when set to Japanese. Continue reading…

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  Google Assistant listens and responds to voice like Siri, to be company's main focus of 2012?

  By Dante D'Orazio on March 3, 2012 07:43 pm + 441 comments

  TechCrunch is reporting that Google has a new service in the works called Google Assistant, which Continue reading…

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  Sources: Apple not pulling Evi app, working with developers to avoid confusion

  By Joshua Topolsky on February 27, 2012 01:11 pm + 51 comments

  Over the weekend a report surfaced that Apple was set to pull a new Siri-like app — dubbed Evi — Continue reading…

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  Japanese language support next in line for Siri?

  By Sam Byford on February 14, 2012 11:56 pm + 10 comments

  It looks like Japanese could be the next language to work with Siri, if the voice recognition Continue reading…