“Siri, do I look sad?” just might become one of the oft-repeated queries of iPhone users to Apple’s Siri. A promising insight from Apple’s patent has revealed that the company could be developing a way to add facial analysis to Siri. This is in order to interpret a user’s request like analyzing certain emotions tied […]
Find Your Silenced iPhone with iCloud and Siri
Phones are incredibly easy to misplace. They’re small, dark, and they travel everywhere we go. You might be familiar with the bedding dance many of us do when we wake up, shaking out our blankets until the phone thuds unceremoniously to the floor. When I lose my phone, it’s always in my house, or incredibly […]
32 Siri Commands That Are Actually Useful
Apple’s digital assistant is one of the company’s more limited offerings. While she’s not as powerful as competitors like Google Assistant, Siri’s abilities have improved over time. There are some tasks that are actually easier with Siri than without. Here are a few Siri commands that are actually useful. Call People Siri is pretty good at […]
Did You Know Siri Can Sing?
In case you missed it, we featured this website called Covers by Siri some time back, and while the idea is pretty cool, the limited choices can be quite disappointing. But, did you know Siri can sing for real? Ask her nicely, and you’ll have your favorite virtual personal assistant belting out a tune for […]
The 6 Best New Features of iOS 9
Earlier in the week Apple took advantage of the start of 2o15 Worldwide Developer Conference in San Francisco to take the wraps off a new version of iOS, the mobile operating system that powers the iPhone and iPad. While the software won’t be available to the general public until later this fall, we were able to get a […]
Cortana to Come to iOS and Android
Sh#t just got real. Cortana is about to enter the domain of iOS and Android, While Siri can be as sassy as the girl next door with a teeny weeny doggie in her bag, Cortana can hold her own. Plus, Cortana has her own huge following, thanks to Halo. It’s not the first time Cortana […]
Hear Siri Sing at “Covers by Siri”
Not everyone has a love affair with Siri like Raj (The Big Bang Theory, The Beta Test Initiation), but some people in real life rely on Siri. But did you know that Siri can sing as well? While she doesn’t have original songs – yet – she does cover songs. Covers by Siri is a […]
Apple Is Looking for an Engineering Project Manager, What Are They Up to Now?
Need a job? Always wanted to work for Apple? Got experience as a project manager? You might just be in luck. Apple has posted a job listing on its website titled “Engineering Project Manager – Apple Search”. The job summary is: Apple seeks a technical, driven and creative program manager to manage backend operations projects […]
Will HomeKit Become the Next Big Thing From Apple?
Amidst all the hype and hoopla surrounding iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite at the Worldwide Developer Conference this past June, Apple quietly unveiled a software development kit designed to jumpstart the fledgling home automation market. Dubbed HomeKit, this new platform was created to give developers a level of standardization when creating devices for use in […]
Will Apple Lose Siri to Samsung?
Technically, Siri is being used in Apple devices, so it does belong to the company in a way. However, it’s not that simple – as things usually go. Source Enter SRI International, a powerhouse in the technology and biosciences niche. They are the ones who created Siri Inc. (which is “who” we interact with today […]
