The focus of Apple’s upcoming media event will not solely be relegated to hardware. Rather, it’s been rumored that the main attraction of Tuesday’s “Let’s talk iPhone” event will be the introduction of voice recognition functionality in iOS 5. Voice recognition in iOS 5 will be an next-gen iPhone exclusive, so if you want to […]
Continue reading...Monday, September 26, 2011
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Whether or not Apple releases an iPhone 4S or an iPhone 5 device in a few weeks, one of the key talking points at Apple’s upcoming media event will center on voice recognition in iOS 5. For some time, there have been rumors that iOS 5 will feature deep integration of voice recognition technology powered […]
Continue reading...Monday, August 8, 2011
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When Scott Forstal ran through the feature list in iOS 5, there was one glaring ommission – what happened to voice recognition? In the weeks preceding WWDC this year, a number of reports surfaced indicating that Apple was planning to integrate voice recognition into iOS 5. Not only had Apple purchased Siri, but it was […]
Continue reading...Tuesday, July 26, 2011
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9to5Mac follows up their report on iOS 5’s “Assistant” app with detailed information regarding how Apple plans to implement voice recognition functionality into the next major iOS release. As has been alluded to previously, Apple plans to use Nuance’s speech recognition engine and here is how Apple plans to implement it based on data strings […]
Continue reading...Monday, July 25, 2011
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One of the glaring omissions from Apple’s iOS 5 unveiling at WWDC 2011 held this past June was the mention of voice recognition technology. For as much as people like to talk about Android copying Apple, there’s no denying that Google is tops when it comes to voice recognition technology. But Apple’s angling hard to […]
Continue reading...Tuesday, June 7, 2011
In the buildup to yesterday’s WWDC keynote, it was largely believed that voice recognition would play an integral part in iOS 5. Details of a deeply integrated voice recognition system were quite intriguing, and given Apple’s growing interest in the area, were believable as well. Moreover, Apple was rumored to have struck a deal with […]
Continue reading...Monday, May 16, 2011
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By: John Hiesler Reports that voice recognition will be a huge component in the next major iOS update have been buoyed lately by rumors that Apple was exploring a significant licensing deal with Nuance, a company renowned for their voice recognition engine. To that end, Jan-Michael Cart put together this interesting concept video depicting how […]
Continue reading...Monday, May 9, 2011
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By John Hiesler: It’s largely believed that one of the more important features of iOS 5 will be voice recognition. Not only did Apple purchase Siri – a company well regarded for their voice-activated personal assistant app – but rumor has it that Apple is exploring a deal of some sort with Nuance, the company […]
Continue reading...Saturday, May 7, 2011
In just about a month, Apple will take the wraps off of iOS 5. While we’re typically able to glean significant details about OS X upgrades from developer betas, we aren’t afforded the same inside look at Apple’s mobile OS. To that end, what we know about iOS 5 is largely unsubstantiated, but that’s not […]
Continue reading...Wednesday, March 30, 2011
At this year’s WWDC, Apple will for the first time give developers a sneak peak at all of the new features it’s planning to cook into iOS 5, rumored to be a significant mobile OS update. While features of previous iOS updates were fairly easy to pin down (i.e cut and paste), we haven’t heard […]
Continue reading...Thursday, December 30, 2010
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Within 3 years, Apple has managed to release 4 separate iterations of the iPhone. While each upgrade may not have been earth shattering in and of itself, the difference between the iPhone 4 and even the iPhone 3G is astounding. There’s no question that Apple is continuously trying to push the limits and functionality of […]
Continue reading...Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Comments Off on Apple acquires Siri, company behind voice-activated personal assistant app
Robert Scoble, of all people, was the first to break the news earlier today that Apple had acquired Siri, a company known for their voice-activated personal assistant app for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Notably, the app was selected as the Most Innovated Web Technology at this year’s SXSW conference. Some are touting Apple’s recent […]
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Monday, October 3, 2011
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