Siri

Apple’s incremental AI features at WWDC 2025 strengthens the growing perception that the iPhone maker is falling behind its rivals in the AI race.

Hey Siri, do I get a payout? Apple’s $95 million settlement could make users eligible for some cash

The lawsuit, which has been going on for five years, claims that Apple activated Siri without users’ permission and recorded their conversations even when they didn’t say “Hey Siri” to trigger the assistant.

Apple Intelligence and an upgraded Siri may come to iPhones with iOS 18.4, claims analyst

Once Siri's beta testing is done, Apple would release the Siri update as part of iOS 18.4 “around the springtime”, said tech journalist Mark Gurman.

Meta to train ASR models by clustering speech at an 'utterance level'

The goal is to meld similar utterances from a diverse group of speakers together in one data set, and then use that to train the ASR model.

Apple struggles with inner turmoil, turf wars over Siri: Report

Siri is "widely derided" within the company as Apple's strict stance on privacy meant they did not invest in building analytical tools for the virtual assistant

Truecaller's live Caller ID finally comes to iPhone

Live caller ID on Apple's smartphones has Siri integration as well. Here is how you can set it up

AI bandwagon: Apple reportedly readying competitor to take on ChatGPT

According to a new report, Apple is testing various Generative AI concepts that could be integrated into Siri

Microsoft’s Satya Nadella says voice assistants Siri, Alexa, Cortana are 'dumb as a rock'

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said, 'Whether it's Cortana or Alexa or Google Assistant or Siri, all these just don't work.'

Apple is shortening the 'Hey Siri' wake word to just 'Siri'

Apple hopes to roll out the change next year or in 2024

Microsoft gets EU nod for $19.7 billion Nuance acquisition

The commission examined the deal and its impact on various markets, concluding it posed no threat to competition

Growing market power of Siri, Alexa, Google a concern, EU regulators say

Alexa, Siri and Google Assistant are the most popular voice- assistant devices in Europe, with the global market expected to double to 8.4 billion devices from 4.2 billion between 2020 and 2024, according to Statista.

Siri plays spoilsport, leaks the big date for Apple's next major event

According to a lot of people, Siri is telling them that then next Apple event is on the April 20.

You won't be able to set default music service in Apple iOS 14.5

Apple does not allow you to set a default music service for iOS 14.5

Samsung launches Galaxy S8 and dreams of recovery from Note 7

Two versions of the Galaxy S8, code-named Dream internally, were launched at a media event in New York on Wednesday, with 6.2-inch (15.75 cm) and 5.8-inch curved screens - the largest to date for Samsung's premium smartphones.

Look-back: These gadgets swept us off our feet in 2016

Be it television sets, mobile phones or even air purifiers, consumer technology firms raised their game and ensured their offerings came to India within a few days of global launches. Here‘s a low-down on the top gadgets that managed to grab eyeballs in 2016.

Ola adds Siri & Maps integration for iPhone, iPad users

Transportation app Ola has rolled out its latest update for iOS 10 users that will now allow iPhone and iPad users to ask Siri, Apple's virtual assistant, to book cabs for them.

Apple reveals new iPhone OS, faster Watch, TV functions, Music

At the annual conference, the company showed off updates to Siri, a rebooted Apple Music, iOS 10 for iPhones and iPads, a new Mac operating system and more.

Why US tech giants are buying British AI start-ups

Microsoft announced that it had acquired London-based Swiftkey, an AI start-up that makes a predictive keyboard for smartphones, on Wednesday for USD 250 million, sources close to the deal told CNBC.

India will have to wait for Microsoft's Cortana

Microsoft, which unveiled its much-awaited Windows 10 operating system globally and in-built Cortana on Wednesday, has held back from launching the Siri's (Apple) rival in India.

Microsoft to offer biometric sign-in for Windows 10

The feature, called Windows Hello, means users will be able to scan their face, iris or fingerprint to verify identity and access Windows phones, laptops and personal computers.

Yahoo! reportedly in talks with Apple for deeper iOS integration

Yahoo! has reportedly commenced talks with Apple over deeper integration of the companys apps and services in iOS devices. The companies are discussing.

Chinese court denies Apple‘s appeal to drop Siri patent lawsuit; trial set for July

Apple is in Chinese courts once again defending one of the vital pieces of the iOS ecosystem. Despite attempts to get a patent lawsuit dropped, the company...

Half-truths and hot air: Reading between the lines on Apple‘s new ‘Why iPhone‘ page

Apple's Why iPhone page describes at length the many perceived improvements that an iPhone gives users. It calls out rivals for things their phones lack and also bandies about the awards received by the iPhone over the years to say how Apples smartphone is the smartest of them all.

iOS gets personal, news-reading butler app, Winston

What would you get if you tried making iPhones favourite voice assistant Siri read out the news to you every morning? It would be this little app called

iOS 6.1 update brings LTE support to more countries, skips India

Apple has updated iOS to version 6.1, which adds LTE capabilities to the iPhone 5 across 36 additional carriers. Users of the new iPad can also...