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Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) began its Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday. Goldman Sachs’ Simona Jankowski maintained a Buy rating for the company, with a price target of $124. The analyst commented that the announcements made at the WWDC were in-line with broader expectations and were...

"Hey Siri, are you worried about competitive threats from Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN)'s Alexa?" While Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s Siri could come up with a "witty" answer to this question, it may not be enough to convince customers to stay within the Apple ecosystem. According to Bloomberg,...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is hosting its annual Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) on June 13-17 in San Francisco, and RBC expects Siri to hog the limelight this year, along with extensive OS upgrades and potential macbook pro refresh. Siri SDK & More: "Expect AAPL to showcase Siri...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is said to be bringing its personal assistant technology Siri to Mac, according to a report on 9to5 Mac. Apple currently plans to use its next major release of the Mac operating system, known as OS X 10.12, this fall to continue to expand Siri across its product lines...

Shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) have lost more than 8 percent over the past six months as investors may be losing confidence in its ability to demonstrate sustained growth. Sherri Scribner of Deutsche Bank highlighted several new developments that may be of interest to investors....

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) CEO Tim Cook confirmed the company will begin taking orders for the new Apple TV on Monday. Speaking at a WSJD Live event, Cook said that the new devices will begin shipping by the end of next week. Cook also said that Apple Music has 15 million users. Apple...

The tech world is changing quickly in an effort to draw in customers' attention as products become smarter and smarter. With a wide range of smartphones and tablets already on the market, it can be difficult for brands to highlight what makes their products stand apart from others. One way...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has started to promote its September 9 event by sending out invitations with an interesting promo line: "Hey Siri, give us a hint." This is a bit more suggestive than last year's invite, which merely said, "Wish we could say more." The 2013...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is reportedly developing a new voicemail service that will use Siri to transcribe messages. Analysts had positive reactions to the unconfirmed tidbit, but they also had a number of concerns. "I like it, but to be honest I thought they already had a tool like that...

Tech website The Information recently revealed that social media giant Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) is testing a virtual assistant feature for mobile devices called "Moneypenny." Michael Learmonth, editor of tech, media and culture at International Business Times, was on CNBC Tuesday to...

Nuance Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) is famous for powering Siri's speech recognition capabilities, which were first introduced by Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) in the iPhone 4S. That is only a small portion of Nuance's business, however. "In terms of designing services for the...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has acquired Metaio, a company that refers to itself as "pioneers in augmented reality (AR) and computer vision." It might be the latest clue in Apple's mission to change AR forever. "[Apple] is establishing APIs for Siri and for what they call 'Proactive,' which is sort...

In a report published Tuesday, Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster discussed various media reports that suggested Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has shelved a program to make a television. "Given how adamant we have been about the reality of an Apple television, it's hard to accept the...

Automated assistants that respond to smartphone users' voice commands have been around for years, with developers improving the services constantly in order to make their offerings "smarter." These intelligent assistants are able to learn from their users by remembering search options and adapting...

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN)'s foray into the Internet of Things was largely considered a flop after the company released Echo, a voice activated personal assistant. When compared to her Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) counterparts Siri and Cortana, Echo's...