I came across one of The Verge’s videos earlier today, and though I should bring it to your attention. A comparison was shot, to see which voice activated assistant worked best: Siri or the Samsung Galaxy SIII’s S-Voice. In the 6 minute video above, you’ll see the two phones being asked the same questions. In short: both are far from perfect. The…
If you remember the iPhone 4S launch, then you remember that one of the big announcements at the time was Siri. The personal, digital, all-knowing assistant. Although still in its beta version, people expected great things from Siri, for two reasons. One, it’s from Apple. Two, it is advertised to work a whole lot better than it actually does. According…
(Image courtesy CNET) When Siri was introduced alongside the iPhone 4S last year, it was clear Apple was becoming interested in voice technology. Many hoped, however, that the new iPad would see a full integration of Siri similar to the 4S, only to find Apple bestowed her Voice Dictation feature among the new device but not the full-fledged Siri (though…
I’m not sure about you, but when Siri came out I thought it was a gimmick. I couldn’t picture myself talking at my phone out in public. After having it for a while now, I have come to see its usefulness. All my alarms, appointments, and driving text replies are done through the famed digital assistant. Not everyone shares my love for Siri…
An interesting infographic was published recently (via Degree360) to show how we use the iPhone 4S’ digital assistant, Siri. I don’t know about you, but, mine is used almost solely to create Reminders and to convert units of measurements. But, it seems I’m in the minority. One third of Siri users never get past browsing the web, sending a text, or making a…
There’s always that one person who thinks that they’re better than everyone, and it looks like smartphones are no different. A few days ago, Siri was going on and on about how the Nokia Lumia 900 was the best smartphone on the market. After a weekend of humiliation, it looks like Apple refined Siri’s answer and now gives an answer not based on Wolfram…
The latest iOS 6 speculation comes from TechCrunch. In an article posted late yesterday, it was rumored that the next version of iOS is known internally by Apple as “Sundance”. Code names are very familiar with any product and software secrets. After all, you can’t have Apple staff going around talking about “iOS 6″ in public. For all you movie lovers out…
When Siri was launched last Fall, it was touted as being the future of how we communicate with our iDevices. Despite that, it has been pretty restrictive. In true Apple style, it’s not yet compatible with third party apps, and can only be used for a certain number of tasks. iTranslate Voice aims to make it a whole lot more useful. iTranslate Voice…
According to a report from China Daily, Foxconn boss Terry Gou has confirmed that Apple are making a TV set. Bolted on to the end of a news piece about a shift in Foxconn distribution, the apparently insignificant news seems to have slipped under the radar. Gou claimed that Foxconn were in the middle of making preparations for the TV, despite the fact…
An interesting piece of news hit the tech blogosphere today. Interesting, and a little humorous. If you ask your iPhone 4S’ personal assistant, Siri, what the best smartphone is, you’ll get a surprising answer. She (or he depending on your country of residence) will advise you to check out all the facts on Nokia’s latest Windows Phone-running flagship…
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