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<title>Siri now responding with quotes to overly long commands</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/05/14/apple.discourages.complicated.requests/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1368565245_siristrunk.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Apple has run a server-side update to Siri, changing how the service responds to long commands, notes iLounge.  If Siri judges that a request is too long, it will now reply with a quote from either William Strunk or Thomas Jefferson, in either case praising brevity of language.  It's not clear exactly when the update was made, but it appears to have happened during the last week and a half....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 20:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Apple may push 'aggressively' into in-car integration with iOS 7</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/04/30/special.version.of.maps.may.appear.on.dashboard.displays/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://cdn4.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1339514368_ios6-mapsturnbyturn.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[With iOS 7, Apple wants to deepen in-car integration options for iOS devices, sources claim.  Currently such integration is limited mostly to things like iPod input or Siri Eyes Free, which makes it possible to issue Siri commands with a quick-access button.  Sources tell 9to5Mac, however, that Apple is working with car companies on new center consoles that could dock an iPhone and output an optim...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Siri data stored for up to two years, Apple says</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/04/19/apple.claims.data.anonymized.used.to.improve.technology/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://cdn4.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1351227046_iphonesiri-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[All the requests people have made through Siri are being stored on Apple servers for a period of up to two years, says Apple spokeswoman Trudy Muller.  The statement comes in response to Wired inquiries about ambiguity in Siri's privacy policies, initially pointed out by American Civil Liberties Union lawyer Nicole Ozer.  Muller insists that Apple is anonymizing the request data, and only collect...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Report: Amazon acquires Siri competitor Evi for $26M</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/04/17/voice.assistant.app.for.android.or.ios/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1366227265_evi.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Amazon has reportedly acquired voice-assistant app developer Evi Technologies, unnamed sources have told TechCrunch. The deal, which is said to be worth $26 million, is said to be focused on Evi's mobile apps for Android and iOS, which provide functionality similar to that of Apple's own Siri technology, though both parties have yet to make an official announcement....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 19:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rumor backs claims about iPhone 5S specs, Siri upgrade</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/04/15/info.photo.match.earlier.leak/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1366048280_a7leak2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[An iPhone 5S expected this year will use a quad-core 1.2GHz A7 processor paired with PowerVR's quad-core SGX554MP4 graphics, and 2GB of LPDDR-800 RAM, says a DroidGator source allegedly working for Apple.  The person has also supplied a photo of the device's motherboard, and claims that improving Siri will be a major focus of iOS 7.  Every iPhone upgrade has been accompanied by a major iOS release...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 17:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>WSJ: Apple, Yahoo forging closer relationship on services</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/04/09/may.involved.expanding.siri.partnership.more.mobile.features/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1365560087_Yahoo-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Apple and Yahoo are discussing ways to bring more of Yahoo's best features to Apple's iOS platform, the Wall Street Journal reports. While the two companies are already working together on various projects -- the default Stock and Weather apps on iOS devices are powered by Yahoo, its search engine is an option in Safari, and its sports stats are incorporated into Siri -- the idea may be to continu...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Apple faces Chinese patent infringement lawsuit over Siri</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/03/27/firm.claims.xiao.voice.recognition.tech.predates.siri/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://cdn2.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1338830433_siriipadmock2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Lawyers for Apple appeared in a Shanghai court earlier today at the start of a lawsuit over the company's Siri voice command system, according to Agence France-Presse.  Zhizhen Network Technology alleges that Siri violates a patent on voice recognition, used in the company's Xiao i Robot software, that dates back to 2004.  Siri is said to have been first developed in 2007.  After buying out Siri...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 15:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Chevrolet unveils TV spot touting Siri 'Eyes-Free' feature</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/03/25/new.sonic.allows.voice.activated.calls.songs.texts.calendars/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1364250599_Chevrolet-Sonic-Siri-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Chevrolet, the first automaker to bring Apple's Siri Eyes-Free feature to market, has debuted a new TV commercial that showcases the feature as an integral selling point for the forthcoming 2014 Chevy Sonic. The Sonic, the second production model with the feature behind the Spark, has an integrated steering-wheel button that activates Siri to allow voice control of several functions of iOS devices...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 22:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>US court allows Apple suit over Siri patents to continue</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/03/08/judge.had.questioned.whether.it.would.proceed.during.appeal.process/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1206/Apple-Samsung-Koh.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Judge Lucy Koh, who has been overseeing the primary US court battles between Apple and Samsung, ruled Friday to allow a second lawsuit against the Korean electronics giant to proceed -- despite expressing reservations on the idea while the appeal of the first Apple-Samsung trial is still being heard. Koh was apparently persuaded by filings from Apple's lawyers that the second case should go forwar...]]></description>
<guid>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/03/08/judge.had.questioned.whether.it.would.proceed.during.appeal.process/</guid>
<pubDate>Sat, 09 Mar 2013 02:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>2013 Chevy Sonic, Spark models get Siri support via MyLink</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/02/13/allows.music.calling.texting.control/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://cdn2.macnn.com/news/1211/gm-siri-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[As promised, Chevrolet's 2013 Sonic and Spark cars have been updated to support Siri Eyes Free.  The bridge is handled through MyLink, a touchscreen interface built into the vehicles.  To use the function a person has to connect a cellular-equipped iOS device via Bluetooth; commands are issued by pressing a voice activation button on the steering wheel....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 18:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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