Siri Is Listening: Has iOS Privacy Been Blown Open?
Apple's has been accused of recording everything - absolutely everything - you say to Siri, and passing it to a third-party. But is this really a privacy breach, or is there good reason for it?
Use Natural Language With Betty, Your Digital Assistant In The Linux Terminal
Personal assistants like Siri and Google Now can be pretty useful, but there's used to be nothing like that for your Linux computer. Now it's Linux's turn with Betty.
Control Virtually Anything with Siri - No Jailbreak Required
Siri can be amazing at times, but she can only do what Apple allows her to do. Not anymore.
Start A Smooth Hands Free Conversation With The Improved Google Search App For iOS
Google Search app for iOS jumped to version 4.0.0, with several new features and improved "conversational" functions. Ask questions in succession and have a more natural conversation.
Facebook Likes Brands, Siri Superpowers, Twitter Parody Police Raid [Tech News Digest]
Why you should stop liking brands on Facebook, Siri secures superpowers, Facebook finds Nearby Friends, shocking Lumia 2520 sales, Office Online in Chrome, and a Twitter parody gone wrong.
Satoshi Nakamoto Unmasking, Spotify Echo, Vine Porn, Cortana Leak [Tech News Digest]
Bitcoin is (allegedly) unmasked, Spotify acquires The Echo Nest, Facebook (finally) settles on its new News Feed design, Vine bans pornography, Microsoft's Siri-alike leaks, and LG releases the creepiest commercial of all time.
Facebook WhatsApp, SkyDrive OneDrive, Yahoo Siri, Apple Tesla [Tech News Digest]
Facebook buys WhatsApp, FCC responds to the loss of 'net neutrality', SkyDrive becomes OneDrive, Yahoo wants its own Siri, Apple is interested in Tesla, and Samsung mocks Apple in its latest set of television commercials.
If You're Not Using Siri By Now, You Should Be
Most of the commercials, jokes, and media hype about Apple's iOS voice assistant, Siri, have subsided, but I still run into iPhone users who don't take advantage of this powerful feature. Just the other day I had to actually try to convince my 15 year-old daughter about how she could set a reminder on her iPhone, by simply raising her iPhone to her ear, and telling Siri to remind her to read chapter 12 of her philosophy textbook, on Thursday night.
Make Siri Do What You Want With SiriProxy On Mac OS X And iPad 3
I've been wanting to try out SiriProxy for some Arduino home automation projects, but I refuse to buy a new phone when my iPhone 4 is still working just fine. But then I realized; I have Siri already, on my iPad 3. Surely I could use that? Indeed you can. So in this tutorial I'll walk you through getting SiriProxy working with your iPad 3 and Mac OSX.
10 Funny Videos Featuring Siri On The iPhone 4S
The iPhone 4S has been a huge success, despite the fact it's not much of an improvement over the iPhone 4. Hence the 4S in the name rather than a 5. The biggest draw for Apple fans looking to upgrade their handset is the addition of Siri. Siri is a voice-activated personal assistant which lives on the iPhone 4S and in the cloud. Many people have had some fun with Siri, as the following videos demonstrate.
Siri, Why Don't You Understand Me? [INFOGRAPHIC]
One of the best things about an iPhone 4S is the Siri speech recognition app, but as I have increasingly noticed, it doesn't seem to like me and my Scottish accent (cue lots of moments where I want to search on Google for big boobies and it phones my wife at work instead). Nevertheless, Siri is starting to grow on me, and on Bakari too, who previously showed us some cool location-aware Siri tips.
Getting Location Aware & Other Useful Tips On Getting The Most Out Of Siri [iPhone]
Since updating to the iPhone 4S, Siri has become my new best friend. The ability to send commands to Siri has reduced a number of more pesky tasks that I used to perform by hand. I especially like the location-aware features of Siri, because I probably use Siri more in my car than anywhere else. In this post, I will focus on a few location aware tips for Siri.
How To Get the Siri Voice & Make Her Say Whatever You Want
Whether you're creating audio clips for your own weekly technology podcast, or looking to write your own Siri spoof videos - having the Siri voice on your Mac is awesome. Let me show you how to get the voice, and then how to both make her say whatever you want, and how to record that to file. First things first, let's get the real Siri voice.
Assistant Extensions Brings Siri To Another Level & Makes It Truly Awesome [Cydia Tweak]
One of the most compelling reasons to own an iPhone 4S is the voice assistant known as Siri. Siri does some awesome stuff, but what if you could make Siri even more awesome with a simple tweak? From the beginning, people have messed with Siri using proxies, but for the average user, that is too much work. Thankfully, there is Assistant Extensions for owners of jailbroken iPhones.
Five Apps And A Few Tips For Using Your iPhone While Driving
The key to using your phone while driving is to reduce the number of steps it takes to make a call, send a text message, or check driving directions. The iPhone includes a few built-in features and apps that might be useful while driving, and there a few third-party apps that can help keep your eyes on the road.