With all of the new features soon to come our way with iOS 15, it’s easy to forget that Apple baked some compelling new features into its iOS 14.5 update this past April. While Apple, historically speaking, has typically shied away from introducing significant new features this late in the year, the company in recent …
For a second straight year, Apple’s big WWDC event happens online-only. Gatherings are still risky, and Apple announced months ago that the 2021 developer conference would be streamed online, free of charge, so all developers and fans can enjoy it as it happens. While it might not host any public during its press conferences, Apple …
Last month, various reports claimed that Apple would host a virtual press event in the second half of March, where the new iPad Pro and other product updates would be announced. Apple never confirmed the event, prompting leakers to say that the keynote had been postponed to April. The iPhone maker is still expected to …
Apple has made considerable strides with Siri since launching the virtual assistant in 2011. We have seen all sorts of new features and use cases for the software over the last decade, but there is still plenty Siri can’t do. For example, if you want to hear Siri’s responses in a loud office or airport …
Apple updates Siri so that it can help diagnose people exhibiting coronavirus symptoms. Siri’s answers come from the US Public Health Service and the CDC. Apple is also donating millions of masks to healthcare providers to help them treat the coronavirus pandemic safely and more effectively. Visit BGR’s homepage for more stories. With so much …
You’d think that on-air television personalities and broadcasters would know by now not to keep a gadget close by, or even on their person, which can be triggered accidentally or potentially interrupt their broadcast in some form or fashion. Nevertheless, this kind of thing still happens every now and then — and occasionally even produces …
A major shift reportedly underway at Apple — involving the company loosening the restrictions on how third-party apps work with Siri — has also brought about an integration that Spotify users have been wanting for some time now. The arrival of the latest version of iOS 13 has made it possible to finally use Siri …
A new report from The Guardian reveals that the impending release of iOS 13 will include some interesting updates to Siri. Specifically, the next-gen version of Siri will reportedly have more expansive capabilities insofar that it will be further integrated into apps like Find My Friends and the App Store. Additionally, Apple at WWDC revealed …
Apple got into a bit of hot water earlier this month amidst reports that the company was using contractors to review audio recordings of Siri commands from users. While the goal was simply to improve the efficacy and reliability of Siri, some contractors revealed that they were able to listen in on confidential conversations when …
The Guardian last week ran an expose highlighting how contractors working to improve the reliability of Siri can sometimes listen to information that should by all accounts be kept private, a list which includes but is not limited to medical information and even couples having sex. As many other companies do with respect to their …
