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# Siri

All time
# are you Sirious
Hundreds of Cork-based Apple contractors lose jobs after hearing Siri users' private conversations
Apple has apologised to Siri users after it emerged that workers heard people having sex and discussing private medical matters.
# London
'She's not breathing': Boy (4) uses Siri to call emergency services to save mother
Once through to emergency services, the boy was able to say what his address was.
# hello siri
11 times Irish Siri was just the hero we all deserve
She just GETS us.
# tree forty five
15 times Siri hated Irish people
DISRESPECTFUL.
# hey siri
Here's what happens when you ask Siri about the Game of Thrones finale
She’s a big fan of Thrones, dontcha know. SPOILERS.
# helper
Siri is getting a younger, better little sister called Viv
Viv comes from the same people who made Siri, and it could have the potential to be a real digital assistant.
# drop the beat
Listen to what happens when you ask Siri to beatbox
An operating system of many talents.
# the bigger picture
I was skeptical about the new Apple TV at first - then I used it
There is a lot of potential here for interactive TV.
# new arrival
Apple's revamped TV set-top box can now be ordered, but it comes with a price increase
If you were expecting the same price as its predecessors, you’re in for a surprise.
AS IT HAPPENED
iPhones, Apple TV and the iPad Pro at Apple's biggest event of the year
It was a packed two-hour session where a lot of ground was covered.
# so helpful
This is what happens when you ask Siri about the next iPhones
It provides some dry answers ahead of Apple’s 9 September event.
# digital assistant
Here's why you might willingly tell Facebook everything about you
It’s testing a new service for a virtual assistant.
# sassy
Siri has been a real smartarse lately -- here are 9 times she brought the sass
Siri, that hurt our feelings.
# hey siri
Listen to how sassy Siri gets when you ask her to divide zero by zero
Operating systems can have attitude too.
# TechGuide
Are you using your phone's voice features to its fullest?
If not, using it for the right situations can speed up the more mundane tasks you use your phone for.
# tongue tied
Siri has got a New Zealand upgrade so Kiwis can safely ask for 'six'
What about the fish and chips?
# hey siri
Italian granny tries to learn how to use Siri, gets hilariously frustrated
All she wants to know is what time it is in Italy.
# Hello Facebook
Facebook says technology that understands natural language can help it
Wit.ai provides apps and services with speech recognition technology, allowing users to carry out actions using their voice.
# Siri
Siri is being super sassy with people who ask her about Santa Claus
Well-played, Siri.
# Ok Google
Here's what Google is showing off in a hidden exhibition in London
The tech giant is attempting to convince us to use its apps in all aspects of our lives.
# voice
BlackBerry users are getting their own Siri-like assistant soon
It has the wildly imaginative name of ‘Blackberry Assistant’.
# automobiles
Google teams up with automakers to bring Android to cars
The first cars with Android integration are expected to launch at the end of the year.
# sirisly cute
Here's a genius way to ask someone out using Siri
That’s some smooth robot talking.
# she told you
This woman says she’s voice of Siri – and a voice expert agrees
Susan Bennett who spent a month in a recording studio in July 2005 – but didn’t know what her voice would be used for.
# who to trust?
Siri and Google Now on the meaning of life
(And other questions the Associated Press threw at them).
# what would siri say
Apple's SVP of iOS Software to leave as part of restructurings
Scott Forstall had overseen some of the company’s more embarassing let downs in recent years – Siri and Apple Maps.
# Work Can Wait
VIDEO: iPhone's Siri explains the meaning of life to John Malkovich
Latest iPhone 4S suggests Siri has all the answers…
# preview 2012
Prediction: The top trends in 2012
What is going to be hot in 2012? We’ve scoured the world – OK, the internet – and our minds to figure out what’s going to be hot next year. Buckle your seatbelts!
# Siri rival
Google readies Siri rival for its Android OS - report
The secret project is codenamed ‘Majel’ after the actress who voiced the Star Trek computer…
# Siri
Apple CEO Tim Cook apologises after Siri abortion controversy
The Apple chief said that Siri’s omissions are unintentional and part of the process of bringing Siri from beta to a finished product.
# Inspect Our Gadets
15 gadgets that are changing the tech world
Here’s a bunch of stuff you wish you had.
# iPhone 4s
Here's what Irish customers will have to pay for the iPhone 4S
Meteor, Three and O2 have now all announced pricing details of the new Apple handset, which goes on sale here tomorrow.
# It disnae work
Scottish users left frustrated by iPhone's Siri
It appears Apple’s newest software is not all too familiar with the distinct Glaswegian tones…
# Siri
Siri answers life's important questions
“All you need is love. And your iPhone” – One of Siri’s philosophies on life. TheJournal.ie has collected more of our favourite answers from Apple’s virtual personal assistant.