Tagged: Siri & News
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Microsoft lets Siri do the talking in scathing new Windows 8 ad (video) News
24.05.2013 It’s nothing new to try and turn Siri against her maker and Microsoft has made use of the iOS personal assistant in a comparison ad meant to put the iPad to shame. -
Google acquires news reader start-up Wavii for about US$30m - report News
24.04.2013 Google has beaten Apple to the punch in acquiring news feed start-up Wavii for around US$30m. -
Imagine if Apple created a credit card – say hello to the iCard (infographic) News
11.12.2012 Apple is arguably the biggest repository of credit card numbers on the planet when you think of all the apps, music and books people buy, not to mention the hardware. But a... -
Three out of every four smartphones shipped worldwide in Q3 was an Android News
05.11.2012 Google’s Android operating system dominates the global smartphone market with 75pc of phones shipped in the third quarter carrying the operating system, according to IDC....Tags: IDC, Operating Systems, Firefox, Sony, Sharp, Fujitsu , Samsung, Siri, iPhone, Smartphones, Symbian, BlackBerry, Linux, Windows Phone, Android, iOS -
Weekend news round-up: Hurricane Sandy ushers virtual voting; Russia's market in cybercrime News
05.11.2012 In our catch-up on some of the most compelling tech stories of the weekend, we look at how tomorrow voters in New Jersey will be able to vote by phone and email because of...Categories: Social Media, Security, Internet, Government, Digital Media, Apps, Data Centre, Digital Business -
Google’s new voice search – has Google just attacked Siri on Apple’s own turf? News
31.10.2012 You get the sense that Google is content to wage its war with Apple by inflicting a death of a thousand tiny cuts; a tweak here, a new feature there. But the launch of a new...Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Search, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Digital Media, Digital Business, Database, Consumer Tech, Computers, Communications, Apps -
Weekend news roundup: Windows 8 PC sales begin early, Twitter CEO is king of comedy News
08.10.2012 In our look back on the weekend's tech news coverage, we find some US retailers have begun selling Windows 8 machines ahead of Microsoft's official launch (Heaven forbid!); US... -
First look at Apple’s new iOS 6 operating system for iPhone and iPad News
20.09.2012 Like most people eagerly awaiting the arrival of the new iOS 6 operating system, I forlornly kept checking the Software Update settings on my iPhone almost every five minutes... -
Apple iOS 6 revealed – 3D Maps, upgraded Siri and Facebook functions News
11.06.2012 At WWDC today, Apple unveiled iOS 6, which it claims is the world’s most advanced mobile operating system. Due in the autumn, iOS 6 for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch boasts... -
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Which iOS 6 features will be available in Ireland? [UPDATED] News
13.09.2012 Apple has disclosed a comprehensive list of the worldwide availability of its new iOS 6 features, which tells us that some of the iPhone 5’s attractive selling points – like 3D... -
Let’s talk about tech: How voice technology is changing the way we interact with devices News
23.08.2012 It’s less than a year since Apple’s Siri made her debut on the iPhone 4S and since then she has split opinions of consumers into those that find the personal assistant app... -
40 new jobs as voice technology giant Nuance locates European HQ in Dublin News
26.06.2012 Nuance, the technology company whose technology powers voice capability on more than 6bn mobile devices, including the Apple iPhone’s Siri, and 70m vehicles, is to create 40 new...Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media -
Bing partners with Yelp to enhance local search information News
14.06.2012 In what has been a great week for the reviews and recommendations service, Yelp has cemented its relationship with first Apple and now Microsoft as Bing incorporates Yelp data... -
Siri to arrive on Apple’s iPad via iOS 6 in September News
05.06.2012 Apple’s human voice interface Siri is coming to the iPad in the next version of Apple’s mobile operating system iOS 6. The new OS will also boast some features from OS X...Categories: Wireless Communications, Software & Web Development, Software, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Hardware, Digital Media, Database -
Apple CEO Tim Cook: patent wars are 'a pain in the ass' News
30.05.2012 During an in-depth interview, Apple’s CEO kept new developments under wraps, instead sharing his thoughts on transparency, manufacturing in the US and ongoing patent wars.Categories: Social Media, Phones, Operating Systems, Mobile, Media, Hardware, Digital Media, Digital Business, Development, Design, Consumer Tech, Computers -
The search for knowledge has been enhanced by Google’s latest features News
17.05.2012 Hot on the heels of Bing’s social search revamp, Google have released intuitive new search features that put the search for knowledge, not social connections, at the forefront.Tags: Privacy, Wikipedia, Development, Technology, Search Engine, Siri, Apple, Microsoft, Search, Bing, Facebook, Google -
Weekend news roundup: manifesto for 21st-century education; China's cyber civil war News
02.04.2012 Technology news coverage in some of the weekend's newspapers, including a manifesto for 21st-century computer science learning, how China is at war with its bloggers, inside the... -
Half of iPhone 4S users ‘very’ satisfied with Siri News
27.03.2012 More than half of Apple iPhone 4S users are 'very' satisfied with Siri and 37pc want to see a Siri-style voice command arrive for their TV, a new survey of US consumers reveals. -
The tech predictions for 2012 News
03.01.2012 Siliconrepublic.com editor John Kennedy goes through his tech predictions for 2012 from the fabled Apple TV and iPad 3 to the impact of Windows 8 and hybrid cloud on the... -
Google preparing a Siri rival code named ‘Majel?’ News
14.12.2011 Google will reportedly launch a Siri rival – code named ‘Majel’ – which will evolve its Voice Actions now on Android phones.