Posted by unlocker under News on Thursday May 3, 2012
It is recently discovered that one can create and update notes through Siri.
When Apple unveiled iPhone 4S’ personal voice assistant Siri, the company mentioned that it works with Notes app. However, little that people know is that Siri can be used to create and update notes.
One can tell Siri to “Make a new note” and gives a title to the note by simply saying, “Make a new note packing list.” Updating a note is also a breeze by simply ordering Siri to update your note and enumerating the contents. For example, “Update my note toothbrush, deodorant, book, tickets, camera.” If you have many notes, Siri will ask which note to update and will provide you with a list. The user can either tap the note to update or simply say the first line. The user can also view or check the notes by simply asking Siri to list the notes.
However, Siri cannot delete the note and share it via email. The user has to do those manually. However, it is always good to know that Siri can do more things with the assumption that it can understand what you are saying.
Posted by unlocker under News on Saturday Jan 28, 2012
The chief executive of music app Spotify Daniel Ek showed off the hack that allows him to control the app using Siri.
The new voice activation feature of Apple Siri has given rise to various noted and impressive tweaks and hacks. In a recent interview with Forbes magazine, “The Most Important Man in Music” showed off that hack in controlling the Spotify app in his iPhone 4S.
According to the report of Forbes, “He takes out his iPhone. Using its Siri voice software, he asks it when tomorrow’s first appointment begins. After a few seconds the computerized voice says 11 a.m. “Imagine if this was three times as fast or truly understood my intent,” Ek says. “It’s probably the biggest threat to Google; it’s a whole new way of interacting.”
“Does he plan on building a voice activated Spotify interface? He flashes a mischievous smile. “Play me some Coldplay,” he tells the phone. Its small speakers ring out with the opening piano chords of the band’s hit “The Scientist.” “We hacked into it a few weeks ago,” Ek says, with a satisfied nod. “I’m not an inventor. I just want to make things better.”
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek is currently hailed as “The Most Important Man in Music” as he managed to make his small business grew and transforming it into a social media elite. Based from the correspondence of Daniel Ek, the company will probe into how Spotify can invade the iOS device’s feature.
Wikipedia, Yelp and Wolfram Alpha are currently working as third parties. It is still unclear as to when Apple will release an API for Siri that will allow companies to easily integrate their apps with the voice activation feature. However, the current job postings of the Cupertino-based company showed that they are currently working on it.