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Hey, Siri, Are You
a Data Hog? Not Really

Nov 1, 2011 8:10 PM CDT

Hey, Siri, Are You a Data Hog? Not Really

Ars Technica figures 4MB to 28MB a month for most users

(Newser) - The new iPhone's Siri feature has won mostly raves, but users should be aware that all those requests of the "personal assistant" are eating up data. How much? Ars Technica put Siri through its paces, and it looks like most users won't come anywhere near busting their...

Android Chief: Siri, Schmiri. Phone Is Not an Assistant

Oct 20, 2011 7:25 AM CDT

Android Chief: Siri, Schmiri. Phone Is Not an Assistant

Andy Rubin not interested in Siri-like functionality

(Newser) - Android users, don’t hold out hope for your phone to get a Siri -like function anytime in the near future. “I don’t believe that your phone should be an assistant,” Android chief Andy Rubin tells All Things D . “Your phone is a tool for communicating....

Apple iPhone 4S: Weirdest Things Siri Says

The Weirdest
Things Siri Says

new iphone

Oct 14, 2011 12:48 PM CDT

The Weirdest Things Siri Says

iPhone Q&A tool may know meaning of life

(Newser) - The new iPhones are out today, and one tester has already explored the blog-worthy bizarreness of its question-and-answer function . Ask Siri a question and it'll tell you the answer, whether you want to know the location of the nearest Starbucks or the meaning of life, This is my next...

iPhone 4S Review: Apple's Latest Great But No Game-Changer

iPhone 4S: Siri Is Great,
but Is It a Game-Changer?

TECH REVIEWS

Oct 12, 2011 4:26 AM CDT

iPhone 4S: Siri Is Great, but Is It a Game-Changer?

Walt Mossberg says no, others are more wowed

(Newser) - The iPhone 4S looks exactly like its best-selling predecessor, but it has had a major internal revamp. The big news is that the fifth-generation smartphone "thinks different," thanks to its voice-controlled artificial-intelligence system called Siri. Writing for the Wall Street Journal , Walt Mossberg decides Siri is impressive but...

New iPhone's
Siri Shows
Real Promise

OPINIONs

Oct 5, 2011 3:33 PM CDT

New iPhone's Siri Shows Real Promise

Bloggers seem to like the voice-recognition feature

(Newser) - Much of the buzz around the iPhone 4S centers on its Siri voice-recognition system that Apple says makes the phone a virtual personal assistant. Some takes today:

This could work: What's promising about Siri is that it addresses the long-running problems associated with voice recognition, writes Paul Miller at

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