'Jelly Bean' 4.1 takes on Siri

Google has officially unveiled Android 'Jelly Bean' 4.1, taking on Apple's Siri with enhanced voice-driven search and a personal assistant feature called Google Now.

Jelly Bean will debut on the Asus-made Nexus 7 tablet — also announced at Google I/O on Wednesday — and will start rolling out to the Galaxy Nexus and Nexus S smartphones and Motorola Xoom tablet in mid-July. In addition to the Siri-like features, the update introduces a significantly enhanced notifications system and security features for developers.

"Today's smart devices still rely on you to do pretty much everything — that is, until now," Android chief Andy Rubin said in a blog post. "Google Now is a new feature that gets you just the right information at just the right time. It tells you today's weather before you start your day, how much traffic to expect before you leave for work, or your favourite team's score as they're playing. There's no digging required: cards appear at the moment you need them most."

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Why Isn't Siri On The New iPad?

Apple's new iPad has a ton of great new features: Retina display, 4G LTE data speeds, and a killer HD camera, just to name a few.

But it's missing one of Apple's most prized features: Siri. 

Tim Cook started his keynote Wednesday by talking about Siri and how revolutionary it is. All of Apple's iPhone ads now focus on Siri. It's the company's poster child for iOS.

So why did the new iPad miss out?

Read details: Business Insider

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iPhone 4S goes to China; Siri to start speaking Chinese in 2012

[ via LA Times ] 

Apple said Wednesday that China will be among 22 countries that soon will get the newest iPhone, one of Apple's hottest-selling yet.  The iPhone now accounts for nearly half of Apple's annual revenue, and some analysts believe it earns the company more than 60% of its profits.

Siri to start speaking Chinese in 2012 - says Apple

China is one of the world's largest mobile device markets, with close to a billion cellphone users by some estimates. Apple currently partners with China Unicom, one of the larger carriers with close to 200 million cellular subscribers.

Will Siri actually be able to speak and understand Mandarin?  Eventually, yes.  An Apple spokesman said the company plans to add official language support in 2012 — and that will include Chinese.  But Siri won't yet be multilingual when the phone hits Chinese stores this month.

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Fake Siri App for Android Removed by Google

[ via Chip Hazard ] 1 Jan

On 30 Dec, Imposing Headlines shared a report regarding an app claiming to be the official Siri for Android, now it has been removed by Google which has ended every possibility of it being real.

The app was fake which only used a Siri logo which only was able to point towards Google’s built-in voice recognition engine. Many people got fooled by the scam as the user who uploaded this app was called “Official App” which lead many people to believe the app being legit. 

Google just didn't stop there, they dugg a little deeper and found out that the user has also submitted another app which claimed to be an official Pinterest app. However like the previous scam it only pointed to the Pinterest Mobile Website link. That app has also been removed.

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Official Siri For Android 'Released in Marketplace' for Download turns out to be Fake

[ via Chip Hazard ] 30 Dec

On Wednesday, a Publisher named “Official App” launched an app called “Siri for Android” at the Android market which at a first glance appeared to be a legit and official version of Siri but is apparently fake.

In reality, it’s just a shortcut that launches Google’s built-in Voice Actions which is probably already installed in your Android device. 

The app uses the same Siri icon one sees on an iPhone which probably leads people to believe the app being real. However, as misleading it may sound the developer in the description of the app described its functionality to be different than advertised.

This app will probably be removed any minute now as this app has been advertised all over the web, which will most certainly get the attention of Google’s staff working for the Android Marketplace. Google surely needs to step up its screening procedure when it comes to approval of apps.

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Install Spire From Cydia To Port Siri On iPhone 4/3GS, iPad 1 and iPod Touch

[ via Chip Hazard ] 27 Dec

This day can’t get any better than this, first an untethered Jailbreak was released for iOS 5.0.1 and now after such a long time, the most awaited Siri port is now possible legally through a tool called “Spire” available to install from Cydia on y0ur iOS device. 

Spire Installs in your Settings app and you can activate the Siri GUI by navigating to Setting > General > Siri after you have set up your proxy server.

You need a jailbroken device to get this tool installed on your device and this those who have Semi-tethered jailbreak device, the tool is reported to not work very well. So install this tool on a properly jailbroken device.

For more info, Chpwn has provided an FAQ page on which you can get further assistance.

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Santa Claus Uses Siri On iPhone 4S to help him through Christmas Activities

[ via Chip Hazard ] 18 Dec

Apple’s latest smartphone iPhone 4S came up with an all new voice assistant called Siri which has been the main reason behind the smartphone’s success and Apple is trying everything to boast this feature.

Apple has released a new TV ad which shows Santa Claus using Siri on his iPhone 4S to help him through his Christmas activities like checking out the weather, finding a home and keeping track of his busy schedule.  Check this humorous video below showing Santa interacting with SIRI :-

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Siri Port On iPhone 4 Legally Possible

[ via Chip Hazard ] 15 Dec

Apple has released an update for it current version of iOS 5.0.1 which surprisingly allows Siri to port on iPhone 4 legally, as the files required to port Siri are no longer encrypted. 

Siri had earlier successfully ported to older iPhone models before but there were some files needed from the iPhone 4S to make this port possible but the dilemma was that those files were encrypted.

Now, the updated version of iOS 5.0.1 that Apple released contained those specific files in a decrypted form which makes use of those files legal. It’s still unknown as of why Apple did release the updated iOS 5.0.1 version which contains no new features.

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Google Might Soon Release Siri Alternative For Android With App Codenamed "Majel"

[ via Chip Hazard ] 13 Dec

Ever since iPhone 4S came, Siri’s buzz started to spread every corner of the world which was enough to convince its rivals like Google to start working on the alternative for Siri on Android that could change things for users, says Wahaab JB of Chip Hazard.

Google at the moment is working on a Siri alternative as reported by Androidandme :-

Over the last couple weeks I received further details about the secret project. For starters it is codenamed Majel, which comes from Majel Barrett-Roddenberry, better known as the voice of the Federation Computer from Star Trek.

Competition has always been the essence of greatness, with Google investing their resources to compete with Siri it’s much likely that Apple will show flexibility in Siri which is something the Cupertino company has failed to do as till now, it hasn’t even made the port of Siri to older models of iPhone possible yet.

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Siri Jailbreak App H1Siri Can Control Your iPhone Device

[ Chip Hazard ] 6 Dec

Siri Jailbreak App H1Siri Can Control Your iPhone Device, Compromise Privacy Without Your Knowledge

In recent days a new jailbreak app namely “H1Siri”  was released which claimed that it could port Siri to non-iPhone 4S devices but that was not only illegal, it could also control and monitor your iPhone device without your knowledge, reports Chip Hazard.

The creator of SiriProxy “Pete” has posted a video which he informed via Twitter that shows the app can potentially give control over your iPhone device to people of whom the servers are being used to send over all the personal data - see the video below:

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Siri Hacked to Turn On/Off Lights and Fireplace

[ Chip Hazard / Wahaab JB ] 3 Dec

We have been listening to Siri users carrying out experiment like starting the car’s engine, controlling a thermostat etc. Now the latest innovation comes from a freelance webmaster, Mark Hodder who has manged to hack Siri via Siriproxy through which he can turn on/off his room’s lights and his fireplace.

Watch the video below:

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Best [All Free] Alternatives of Siri for Android

[ Chip Hazard ] 2 Dec

Apples users often talk of Siri, that leaves non Apple users in a puzzle. Can they have something like Siri for their Android laced smartphones?

The answer is YES, reports Chip Hazard. In fact there are plenty of other alternatives, some quite as good as Siri. Vlingo Vitual Assistant, Edwin, Speech to Speech, Iris, Speaktoit Assistant are some of the best alternatives that are available for Android platform.

Read full story for more on these alternatives - and even some more HERE.

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Siri Makes iPhone 4S Apple’s Most Popular Smartphone

Chip Hazard / Wahaab JB 1 Dec

Apple’s iPhone 4S has been breaking many records ever since its release and now according to a research, iPhone 4S is the most popular Apple smartphone yet with a 96% satisfaction rate.

Changewave research shows the comparison of satisfaction rate for both iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S over the same period of time they were released and according to those graphs, 77% of people were really satisfied with iPhone 4S besting the 72% rate of iPhone 4.

Read full story at Chip Hazard for details / graphical explanations

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Meet Cluzee: Siri’s Rival on Android

Chip Hazard 30 Nov

Meet Cluzee - the Android answer to Siri 

The creators calls this app your “intelligent personal assistant” which aims to compete with Apple’s Siri which would deviate people from buying Apple’s iOS devices to buying Android smartphones.

Watch Cluzee video below:

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Apple’s Siri vs Microsoft’s TellMe Voice Control Features Comparison [Video]

Full Story: Chip Hazard / Wahaab JB 25 Nov

Microsoft’s Cheif Strategy and Research Officer Craig Mundie has been arguing lately that Apple’s voice recognition feature Siri is not new to the market as Microsoft has had the same thing year ago in its Windows phone 7.

In order to put fact and realities straight, Jason Cartwright of TechAu has put up a video which shows voice recognition performance of both Apple’s Siri and Windows Phone 7′s TellMe in reaction to the comments made by the Microsoft representative. Watch the video below:

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Apple’s Siri can "Start Cars"

Full Story: Chip Hazard 25 Nov

It may sound interesting but ever since the security protocols for Siri were cracked, it enabled Siri feature to be used in any third party app, any non-Apple device and most importantly the software of Siri could to be tweaked to perform certain real life operations.

An individual using help of those protols was able to use Siri to lock and unlock doors of a car and also through the voice assistant could start/stop the car’s engine. That sounds really unrealistic doesn’t it? Watch the video below - you will agree:

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Siri’s Sister Company Launches a Discovery Engine

Full story: Mashable 15 Nov

One of many screen shots of slides you may find in Full Story of what you may from Public Beta

Trapit, a startup that personalizes content with the same artificial intelligence technology that powers Apple’s Siri, is launching its public beta.

Since its private beta, Trapit has been working hard to revamp its discovery engine. The biggest change is its shift toward search. Trapit now prominently features a search bar on the top of the page. A search for a topic (e.g. “Space”) returns 100 results (“traps”) with articles and content related to that topic.

Read full story for more and a slide show as to what you may have..

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Siri Security Protocol Cracked !!

Full Story: Chip Hazard

"Ever since Siri came out with the release of iPhone 4S, jailbreak developers have been trying hard to make it work on legacy iPhone devices and had great success to an extent. Now the engineering team at French firm ” Applidium ” claims to have Siri security protocols hacked, which means that Siri can be used in any device," reports Chip Hazard

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Jailbreak Developer Successfully Ports Siri to iPhone 3GS

Full Story: Chip Hazard / Wahaab JB 8 November 2011

Wahaab JB at Chip Hazard  reports that Jailbreak developer Ryan had successfully ported Siri to his iPhone 3GS with the help jailbreak developers chpwn and Steven Troughton-Smith.

Ryan also posted a video which shows demonstration of Siri on his two year old iPhone 3GS. Click HERE to watch the demonstration.

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Siri Genie Cannot understand its Scottish Masters

Full Story: Mail Online

Too bad if you are a Scot and an iPhone user because the voice recognition app of Siri cannot understand Scottish accent and execute your commands. Scores of Scots have complained that the newly introduced feature is frustrating and virtually no use to them. It may be added that Apple had boasted of its new feature that can send texts, arrange appointments, tell you the weather forecast and browse the internet all via voice control. It even claims the phone can tell users the meaning of life if prompted.

So if you are a Scot and want to say "Can you dance with me?", the voice recognition app may interpret it as "Can you dutch women." These problems occurred despite a statement on Apple's website claiming the application has been designed to work with UK, US and Australian accents. It reads: 'Siri can be enabled in any country, and you can choose to speak to it in English, French, or German.

Watch the video below for the frustration Scots are experiencing:

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