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This June, Apple opened up its Siri Software Development Kit (SDK) to third-party applications, meaning Apple’s famous virtual assistant can now be integrated with other applications that aren’t Apple’s. A recently leaked translation request from WhatsApp reveals that plans could soon be afoot to integrate Siri with WhatsApp. WhatsApp is the world’s largest messaging application…
A few days ago we reported that BMW’s i3 and i8 were available for immediate purchase. The company has recently announced that it has successfully been able to upgrade the range on the i3 with no visible change in dimensions. Partnering with Samsung SDI on the new car, BMW has been able to increase battery capacity…
Apple Watch 2, slated for release next month, is rumored to have new display technology along with a lighter feel and a thinner look. According to sources, the new Apple Watch will sport what is called a One Glass Solution (OGS) as opposed to the Glass-on-Glass (G/G) on the older model. This will give it…
You and I both know that artificial intelligence making their way into our homes is not science fiction any more. The Siri on your iPhone or Alexa on that Amazon Echo Tap sitting on the wardrobe or even Microsoft’s Cortana on your Windows 10 PC are all proof of that. But what is the reality of…
The battle for artificial intelligence bots just went up several notches as Apple’s Siri launched the beta version of iPhone’s virtual assistant Siri for their Mac products earlier this month. Obviously, the most relevant comparison people are making is with Cortana, Microsoft’s own virtual assistant that runs on Windows PCs. Though Siri is new to desktops…
Apple Inc.’s passion for green technology is well known. Last week, the Cupertino-based iPhone maker turned more than a few heads with its floating of Apple Energy LLC, a new company dedicated to generating and distributing clean energy generated at its solar farms. The same week, Apple also decided that it was going to use…
In a recent article published on bbc.com, tech reporter Zoe Kleinman tells of an Australian mother who used Siri on her iPhone 6 to phone emergency services when her year-old child stopped breathing. The incident happened in March, but when the woman approached Apple with a first-hand report of the incident, it caught the attention…
Apple Inc’s billion-dollar investment in Chinese ride-sharing company Didi Chuxing, is huge – not in terms of the dollar value, which stands as the second biggest investment by Apple after the company bought Beats Electronics for $3 billion, but in terms of setting the future path for Apple. Apple today is not the same as…
Microsoft announced today another step in their retreat from the mobile phone business by cutting another 1,850 jobs in their phone operations at Nokia. Most of the jobs being eliminated affect employees in Finland, where Nokia’s base of operations is located. Microsoft purchased Nokia’s phone operations in 2014, but has had trouble competing in the smartphone…
Apple has announced that its latest operating system version is expected to be in June as a full upgrade, rather than the update that El Capitan (10.11) was in relation to Yosemite (10.10). According to various rumors, a new feature will enable users to be able to unlock their computers with their fingerprint without Apple…
Amazon’s latest and greatest e-reader, the Kindle Oasis, has just been announced, but reviewers are complaining about the price. It seems that even though Kindles have historically settled around $50 to $100, the new Oasis costs almost $300. Now Amazon offers four separate Kindle models: Kindle, Paperwhite, Voyage, and now Oasis. All of them, with…
