Siri on Apple TV 4 is restricted to eight countries, namely the UK, US, Australia, Canada, Germany, France, Spain and Japan. Here is the reason why.
Here's how to use 'Hey Siri' or 'Hey Mac' like phrase on Mac OS X to invoke text dictation or send Siri-like voice commands to your Mac.
It seems that a day or two can't go by at the moment without another security researcher or research company finding vulnerabilities in the world's leading mobile platforms. Two security researchers who have been undertaking work on behalf of the French government have discovered a new clever way for hackers to gain control of an iOS or Android device by tapping into the platform's digital assistants, Siri and Google Now.
If you think of affordable, intelligent home automation products, then it's highly likely that the Philips Hue range will spring to mind. Home automation isn't particularly a new concept, but Philips has managed to do an extremely professional job of bridging the gap between those who want to add some intelligent automation to their home, and those who could actually afford to do so. Now, Philips has just announced an updated version of the original Hue Bridge, as well as a range of new Hue bulbs, all of which are now compatible with the Apple HomeKit platform.
Apple has consistently shown that Siri - its iOS based digital assistant - is extremely important to the company's vision for the future of its software platforms. Ever since its original introduction back in the iOS 5 days Apple has attempted to improve the power and capabilities of the voice-activated helper with every major iOS release. In an effort to further improve the Siri user-experience, it's now being reported that Apple will do away with the limitations of the 'Hey, Siri' feature by making it a permanently 'on' feature, exclusively on the newer iPhone 6s models.
Facebook M is the social network's new Messenger-nested digital assistant that aims to one-up Siri, Google Now and Cortana by performing real-world tasks.
Can you imagine what life would be like if smartphone based artificial intelligence actually evolved to the point where it could replace the maternal responsibilities of your mother? We already rely on our handheld devices for pretty much every aspect of our daily lives, from storing details about our friends and family to sending and receiving communications via email or social networks, and even getting us to a selected destination via turn-by-turn directions. But what if - and bare with us on this one - Apple's Siri digital assistant was actually your real life mother? Can you imagine how utterly ridiculous and confusing our life would be if that was so?
The latest beta release of iOS 8.3 download now finally enables the iPhone's speakerphone when Siri is used to initiate a phone call using the 'Hey Siri' command.
Apple has been rather busy in the software department of late, and where we're used to seeing one major iOS update at around this point every year, the Cupertino company is already working on iOS 8.3 download, iOS 8.4, and as per a number of reports, iOS 9. The former is, naturally the next in line, and although its major talking point is the Apple Watch support, there are a number of other alterations besides. As per a new report, Siri will also be getting a little attention as well, and below, we take a look at just how the voice assistant will improve once iOS 8.3 finally emerges.
Here's how you can use Siri and find out to whom the lost iPhone in question belongs to. More details on how this works can be found right here.
