There’s more evidence debunking the conspiracy theory that your iPhone is secretly listening to you.
On Tuesday, Apple responded to the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s requests for information on the data Apple products collect on customers. Th…
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Apple’s response to Congressional privacy inquiry is mercifully free of horrifying revelations
It’s not infrequent these days if you’re a big tech company to receive a brusquely worded letter from a group of Senators or Representatives asking you to explain yourself on some topic or another. One recent such letter sent to Apple and Alphabet asks specifically about practices meant to track users or their interactions with the phone without their knowledge or consent. Luckily Apple has much to be proud of on that front.
View More Apple’s response to Congressional privacy inquiry is mercifully free of horrifying revelationsGoogle Assistant is still a lot smarter than Siri, new study shows
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In the battle of digital assistants, a winner is emerging: Google Assistant is smartest of them all, followed by Siri, Cortana and Alexa.
That’s according to a new study by LoupVentures, whose team asked the four digital assistants 800 questions each. All of them have shown big improvements since LoupVentures’ last test, conducted in April — with Siri making the biggest leap forward — but they’re still far from perfect.
All four assistants were great at understanding queries — Google Assistant had a 100% success rate, Apple’s Siri understood 99% of queries, and Microsoft’s Cortana and Amazon’s Alexa were only slightly behind with a 98% success rate. Read more…
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Sharecuts is creating a community for sharing Siri Shortcuts
With the upcoming release of iOS 12, Apple is introducing a new app called Shortcuts that will allow users to build custom voice commands for Siri that can be used to kick off a variety of actions in apps. While some apps will directly prompt users to add a Shortcut to Siri, the new Shortcuts […]
View More Sharecuts is creating a community for sharing Siri ShortcutsYou can now stream to your Sonos devices via AirPlay 2
Newer Sonos devices and “rooms” now appear as AirPlay 2-compatible devices, allowing you to stream audio to them via Apple devices. The solution is a long time coming for Sonos which promised AirPlay 2 support in October. You can stream to Sonos One, Sonos Beam, Playbase, and Play:5 speakers and ask Siri to play music […]
View More You can now stream to your Sonos devices via AirPlay 2Apple’s Shortcuts will flip the switch on Siri’s potential
Matthew Cassinelli Contributor Share on Twitter Matthew Cassinelli is a former member of the Workflow team and works as an independent writer and consultant. He previously worked as a data analyst for VaynerMedia. At WWDC, Apple pitched Shortcuts as a way to ”take advantage of the power of apps” and ”expose quick actions to Siri.” […]
View More Apple’s Shortcuts will flip the switch on Siri’s potentialSiri rudely interrupts parliament, triggered by the word ‘Syria’
Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson was rudely interrupted by Siri during his address to MPs in the UK Parliament’s House of Commons.
According to the BBC, Williamson was making a statement on the fight against Islamic State, when his iPhone smart as…
Apple reportedly working on next-gen, water-resistant AirPods
Apple is reportedly working on a new, likely more expensive, set of AirPods with noise-cancellation, according to Bloomberg. The report cites people familiar with the matter, who said that Apple is exploring making the AirPods water resistant. That said, you still don’t want to go swimming with these things, as the rumored water resistant AirPods […]
View More Apple reportedly working on next-gen, water-resistant AirPodsHow Siri Shortcuts work in iOS 12
Siri may not be getting the major update in iOS 12 that some had hoped for, but Apple still added a powerful new tool to the voice-activated assistant’s wheelhouse: Shortcuts.
Siri Shortcuts is a standalone app that lets you set app-specific shortcut…
Apple introduces the AI phone
At Apple’s WWDC 2018 — an event some said would be boring this year with its software-only focus and lack of new MacBooks and iPads — the company announced what may be its most important operating system update to date with the introduction of iOS 12. Through a series of Siri enhancements and features, Apple is […]
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With the advent of the Apple Watch and other smartwatches, users were able to free Siri and its AI assistant pals from the depths of their pocket and purse prisons and wear them proudly on their wrists. But not everyone likes to wear a watch, let alone one that looks like a tiny iPhone. Are these watchless few to be left out of the wearable revolution?
Nope — not as long as they have a Tokk Smart Wearable Bluetooth Assistant. This hands-free speaker attaches to your clothing to allow effortless interfacing with your virtual assistants, as well as hands-free calling and music playback. And today, it’s 48% today. Read more…
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View More Get a Siri-compatible smart speaker for half offSiri’s new ‘Shortcuts’ and ‘Suggestions’ are boring, but that’s a good thing
Sound that airhorn: Apple just gave Siri some much-needed updates that are … not exactly mind-blowing. But given Siri’s shortcomings up to this point, it’s a step in the right direction.
Siri won’t be making creepy phone calls on your behalf …