Apple introduces Siri for iOS, aims to reinvent how we interact with computers

By on Oct 4, 2011 at 2:17 PM
Breaking October 4, 2011

As rumored, Apple just took the wraps off the fruits of its Siri acquisition and it’s called… “Siri.” The feature enables you to interact with your device much as you would with a human assistant; you can speak to your phone naturally and it will perform as a personal assistant. Apple demonstrated different voice tasks during its press conference on Tuesday, such as asking what the weather is like today, or do I need a raincoat today? More voice tasks? Wake me up at 6AM tomorrow and Siri will set your phone alarm. What’s the time in Paris? How’s the stock market doing today? Find me an italian restaurant in New York? Give me directions to a location? Siri will even read your text and email messages to you. Siri will become available to the public when iOS 5 launches on October 12th.

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  • http://twitter.com/computer_tweets KW

    I don’t want to talk to my phone and I sure don’t want it to talk back at me!

  • Anonymous

    I think for those waiting on the big bang announcement, it was not in the feature specs, it was in the price.  This phone is directed at a lower end market to start eating away at RIM, Google and Windows Phone lower price points. It’s about spreading their reach, hence the China comments.  Pretty good guess there will be an iPhone 5 and iPad 3 announcement coming before year end with the ooh and ahh. 

  • http://twitter.com/Kevniv Kevin N

    No iphone 5 in todays smart phone market will give Android an even higher market share. I think this is a fail for Apple.. Nexus Prime :)

  • http://twitter.com/the_mekanic Keith

    A few new commands added to Google Voice search and guess what…back to the drawing board Apple!

  • Anonymous

    So this will be available to all (recent) iOS devices, and not just the iPhone 4S?

    • Drybones5

      4S only

  • Anonymous

    is this limited to the 4s or does it come with ios5?

    • Drybones5

      4S only

      • Anonymous

        I’m seeing it’s available to iOS 5 devices Oct 12th. The iPhone 4S does not come out until the 14th. Therefore I am guessing all ios5 devices

      • Drybones5

        Obviously you haven’t read anything up on your own.

        4S only as in SIRI is 4S ONLY

  • Strategee76

    Iphone 4 users better not upgrade to IOS5. Your phone will run like Ishit. Don’t say you haven’t been warned.

  • Spencer7353

    Anyone know if the siri app on the iphone4 will still work after Oct 15?When you open the Siri app now it says its leaving for home Oct 15? What the hell does that mean?

  • Camacho4lyfe

    apple is putting tom cruise daughter in every iphone 4s???

  • Anonymous

    at least you apple turdlings will finally have a friend to talk to.

  • Anonymous

    big deal, andriod has been doing voice commands like this for years, its boring and gimmicky, yawn. 
    oops, I forgot, everything has changed…

  • Trhrthrthtrh

    this will fail so hard
    lol xD

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Thomas-Byers/1297256323 Thomas Byers

    Apple is not my friend any more :( FU APPLE FU Tim Cook way to drop the ball for us on your first IOS event. FU UP THE A. YOU SUCK ANDROID BALLS NOW TIM, YOUR making all iPhone users suck Android balls now, its all your fault damn, you have had 16 months to give us a bigger screen and new form factor, damn Tim.

  • Anonymous

    Now that is exactly what I am talking about dude.
    web-privacy.edu.tc

  • http://twitter.com/MrUniq78 Christopher

    Apple introduces voice commands………reinvention???

  • fillyo

    Siri…please make my screen bigger.  Siri…can you pick up that LTE signal?   F$#%…this Siri shit doesn’t work : (

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    I can’t wait to receive a text, have it read to me, then reply verbally,
    have it show up on the other person’s phone, then that person has it
    read, replies verbally…and so on. It’s going to save so much time
    over calling and talking.

  • Jda2005

    Very deceiving article. Siri will NOT be available in iOS 5. It will only be available for the iPhone 4GS. Other iOS devices will NOT be supporting or having Siri built-in.

    Shame on the article writer… but even more on Apple for preventing its current customers from getting the best feature that we all have been waiting for since they purchased Siri back in Fall 2010…

  • Anonymous

    Siri, I love you.

    *Crickets*

    What? Don’t you love me too, Siri?

    Unable to complete this request. Please try again later.

  • Walker Sosa

    so wait… is siri coming in ios 5 or just iphone 4s???

  • http://prophoto.myopenid.com/ Greg

    Siri does not read emails, at least not yet.

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