Apps

Apple is including a “personal assistant” application called Siri in the iPhone 4S. It responds to spoken questions and commands such as “Do I need an umbrella today?” It’s an advanced version of speech-recognition apps found on other phones.

During its press event today, Apple unveiled the new iPhone 4S — and dedicated a huge chunk of the event’s precious minutes to a powerful little app called Siri. Siri, a voice recognition app, isn’t new, but it’s being integrated deeply … Continue reading →

Apple said Oct. 12 will also mark the launch of its new iCloud service, which will store content such as music, documents, apps and photos on Apple’s servers and let people access them wirelessly on numerous devices. The event took … Continue reading →

Combined, the iPhone, iPad tablet and iPod Touch touch-screen media player have sold 250 million units in total, Apple said today. There are now more than 500,000 applications in the company’s App Store, which has generated $3 billion for …

Of the new features on the 4S, the most important might end up being Siri, a new voice command personal assistant app that Apple says will be unlike anything else seen on a smartphone thus far.   “It’s your intelligent … Continue reading →

There isn’t one – yet. Apple unveiled a faster, more powerful version of its sleek iPhone on Tuesday and named it the 4S. It includes a futuristic, voice-activated personal-assistant service and an app that will send greeting cards for $2.99 … Continue reading →

“They have a vision.” Before joining Apple, Siri provided a free app for iOS mobile devices. Apple removed it from the App Store on Tuesday, which means only iPhone 4S owners will be able to access the service starting next … Continue reading →

There isn’t one – yet. Apple unveiled a faster, more powerful version of its sleek iPhone on Tuesday and named it the 4S. It includes a futuristic, voice-activated personal-assistant service and an app that will send greeting cards for $2.99 … Continue reading →

NEW YORK — Apple (AAPL), which revealed a new app Tuesday that lets users create and mail greeting cards with their iPhones, might want to consider crafting its own condolence card for traditional greeting card companies. A brief mention of … Continue reading →

Location, location, location Apple unveiled an app called Find My Friends that lets you track friends or family on a map, in real time. You can also control how long you are available for others to see, which lessens the … Continue reading →