iPhone 4S owners are always keen to show off some Siri tricks, but what if the humble voice assistant stopped being so humble and went all SkyNet on us? That’s the idea behind this technically impressive short film, which depicts the voice searching tool as a possessive murderer.
Android’s Google Voice Actions is hardly the Siri rival that it should be, but a new service in Germany, launched by Deutsche Telekom, has teamed up with Wikipedia to provide a voice tool with more in the way of instant answers. Read more
Another day, another cheeky Android promo video takes a swipe at the iPhone 4S. This time it’s an ad for the Motorola Razr, which pits Apple’s Siri against Google Voice Actions for Android in a fight. A bit of a skewed fight, at that… Read more
Patently Apple has been scouring through Apple’s designs and has stumbled across a patent that claims to reveal the real future of Siri, and how it’s set to become a much cleverer, bigger part of your life. The scary bit? Apple wants to let Siri to buy things for you. Read more
Windows Phone 7‘s voice capabilities were gifted via the software update to 7.5 (Mango), but what it lets you do isn’t quite on a par with Apple’s Siri. Thankfully new app Ask Ziggy looks to bridge that gap with some intelligent answers and the ability to quote Monty Python. Read more
Tech’s endless march looks set to continue in 2012, with stacks of new and improved technologies set to make life easier and more fun. From proper contactless payments coming to mobile phones and improved gaming systems to 3D printing getting the mainstream breakthrough it deserves, here’s our pick of 10 of the best new technologies to get excited about in 2012.
We’ve seen some impressive Siri hacks already, but this one is the ultimate reason you’ll be wanting an iPhone 4S jailbreak in your life: you can now tell Siri to toggle settings, and even read out the battery life.
While you may view Apple’s Siri as nothing more than a nice gimmick t help with iPhone 4S marketing, there’s no denying that it’s put pressure on other tech companies to roll out their own voice assistants. Now details on Google’s effort have been leaked, and it’s on it’s way fast. Read more
