Samuel L. Jackson featured in new iPhone commercial [u]
A new iPhone commercial from Verizon featuring actor Samuel L. Jackson has aired on ESPN, marking the return of famous talent to Apple product ads.
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AppleInsider Staff
Siri print ad shows up in Rolling Stone magazine
One of the first Apple print spots to feature its Siri virtual assistant popped up in the new issue of Rolling Stone magazine on Monday as part of an iPhone 4S advertisement.
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Apple faces second class-action lawsuit over Siri
A new class-action lawsuit has been filed against Apple over its Siri voice recognition feature of the iPhone 4S with allegations that the company is falsely representing the service's capabilities.
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Josh Ong
Apple interested in bringing Siri to the Mac via iPhone pairing
Apple has shown interest in bringing Siri functionality to other devices, like Macs, by pairing them with an iPhone to share its voice control abilities.
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Neil Hughes
Apple's Steve Jobs wasn't a fan of the name 'Siri'
Apple co-founder Steve Jobs didn't particularly like the name "Siri" when he acquired the company behind the personal assistant software, but he failed to come up with what he thought was a better option.
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Siri used by 87% of iPhone 4S owners, study claims
Research from an unreleased study found that some 87 percent of iPhone 4S owners use at least one of the features offered by Apple's Siri each month, lending evidence that the virtual assistant is a notable differentiator from competing devices.
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Mikey Campbell
ESPN collaborating with Apple, appears ready to add sports scores to Siri
Apple's Siri development team, one of the largest in the company, appears to be working to add sports scores to the mobile assistant service, possibly through a partnership with ESPN.
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Daniel Eran Dilger
Siri gains improved weather and time functions in Canada
Updates to Apple's Siri voice assistant service have improved functionality for Canadian users, with the changes allowing better location recognition of weather and time queries.
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Users say Siri struggles in Japanese debut
Apple added Japanese language support to Siri last week with the release of iOS 5.1, but some Japanese speakers are having trouble being understood by the voice assistant.
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