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Nuance acquires Vlingo to deliver Siri-like intelligent voice interfaces

Nuance has announced plans to acquire Vlingo in order to deliver a new generation of voice-based, natural language interfaces for a variety of consumer and professional markets the company sees as being a $5 billion opportunity.

Daniel Eran Dilger 14 years ago 23

Apple's Siri can now shop for electronics by voice using Wolfram Alpha

A new capability announced by Wolfram Alpha enabling its clients to browse Best Buy's electronics and appliances data provides iPhone 4S Siri users a new way to shop and compare products using their voice.

Daniel Eran Dilger 14 years ago 18

NYT: Apple secretly working on wearable, Siri-compatible computers

Apple has reportedly begun work on new, tiny, wearable devices that could be controlled with Siri, or used to input information to devices like the iPhone.

Sam Oliver 14 years ago 72

Rumor: Google prepping 'Majel' Android voice assistant to counter Apple's Siri

A new unverified report claims Google is working on its own voice recognition assistant for Android, drawing its "Majel" codename from the voice of the on-board computer in Star Trek.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 180

Apple's iOS 5 boosts Twitter signups 25%, Wolfram Alpha searches by 20x

Apple's release of iOS 5 for both new devices and iPhones dating back to 2009 has had a significant impact on its integration partners, with Twitter noting a 25 percent increase in new accounts and Wolfram Alpha stating that Siri boosted its query volume 20 fold, disrupting the status quo in search and web services.

Daniel Eran Dilger 14 years ago 15

Apple hiring more Siri engineers, working on evolving API, features, languages

Apple has at least two job postings open for "iOS Software Engineers" that describe work on the Siri voice assistant user interface and the development of an Application Programing Interface, indicating continued work on the new feature. Three additional job listings involve porting Siri to other languages, something readers have noted Apple has already collected voice samples for among native speakers.

Daniel Eran Dilger 14 years ago 40

iPhone 4S is Apple's most popular phone yet with 96% satisfaction rate

The iPhone 4S carries the highest customer satisfaction ratings of any Apple smartphone yet, with a new survey finding that 96 percent of users consider themselves satisfied with their purchase.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 52

Apple defends Siri abortion, birth control omissions as unintentional

After rights groups criticized Apple for Siri's inability to field requests regarding abortion clinics and birth control, a company spokesperson has said the omissions were "not intentional," while reminding that the service is still in beta.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 97

Siri clones demonstrate vast technical lead Apple enjoys with iPhone 4S software

Siri, the automated personal assistance feature Apple acquired and integrated into iPhone 4S, has attracted lots of comparisons with apps or system services for alternative mobile platforms, but none come close to doing what Siri can.

Daniel Eran Dilger 14 years ago 105

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