SIRI

If you begin to notice more people talking back to their office or laptop computers in the near future, relax; you probably don't need to worry about their mental health. Earlier this week Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) unveiled the Beta version of its Voice Search Hotword function on its Chrome browser...

A number of sources, according to AllThingsD, confirmed over the weekend that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is in the final stages of negotiations to buy Israeli startup, PrimeSense. PrimeSense is best known as the original supplier for Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT)’s gesture-based Kinect gaming device....

What if you could speak into your smartphone, describing your symptoms when you felt ill, and receive an accurate medical diagnosis that could help you decide whether what you had was as serious as a heart attack or more likely just heartburn? What if you could take a picture of a used car you...

So what if Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) just released iTunes Radio? Pandora (NYSE: P) doesn’t care. Pandora just released new iOS apps, including a new iPad app and an upgraded iPhone app. According to Mashable, the company also has a spiffy new logo and tag line, “let there be music” with a slick video...

Move over, Siri. There’s a new computer-generated personal voice assistant service in town. At least there will be soon if reports from ZDNet are true. Rumor has it that Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has been working on a rival to Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL)’s Siri and Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Now, code-...

When the Xbox One was unveiled last May, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) spent a great deal of time talking about the console's non-gaming features. Now that Xbox One has a release date -- November 22 in numerous countries around the world -- Microsoft is ready to begin promoting the new gaming machine (...

On Tuesday, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published a patent by Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) that outlines a way in which an iPhone or other portable device could set up, save and manage settings in your in-home entertainment systems, including lighting and other smart devices such as window...

Investors and consumers alike are beginning to wonder how Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) will improve upon the fourth-generation iPad. Without any groundbreaking features or an exclusive app (like Siri for the iPhone 4S) to persuade buyers, the iPad 4 was not as alluring as the first-generation iPad Mini...

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) may have found its best marketing tool since Siri. According to 9to5Mac, the company is developing a new camera (codenamed "mogul") that can record video at up to 120 frames-per-second (FPS). At first glance, this may not sound like much more than a novelty that will only be...

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) may own Siri, but it did not create the voice recognition app all on its own. Nuance (NASDAQ: NUAN), the voice and language specialist that has been unofficially linked to Siri since the day the iPhone 4S was announced, has reluctantly avoided its Apple connection for more...

It only took a few days for 10 million iOS users to replace Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) disappointing (and occasionally dangerous) Maps app with Google Maps (NASDAQ: GOOG). Will users do the same and quickly replace Siri with Google Now? After developing Google Now exclusively for Android, Google has...

Apparently tweeting the fact that you are updating your Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) status while checking your location on satellite image GPS all at the same time isn’t such a good idea. At least not while driving down the freeway at 70 mph. So said the Transportation Department in non-binding...

According to Business Insider, based on job postings, new products, and partnerships, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is going out of its way to make iOS the standard operating system for all cars. As evidence of this move, Apple is hiring for positions like “iOS Car Services” and “Manager QA (In-Car.” In...

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has repeatedly argued that Samsung is guilty of patent infringement. This has led to several dozen lawsuits worldwide as both firms sue (and counter-sue) in an attempt to gain the upper hand. Their biggest trial concluded last August after an American jury ordered Samsung to...

In China, individuals who have an iPhone could lose their dream job to someone who doesn't openly carry a smartphone. In Australia, the penalty could be far worse -- death. According to the BBC, police officers in Mildura, Victoria are warning drivers to avoid using the new mapping application...