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Apple TV gains access to Disney Channel, Disney XD and Watch ABC

Not that additional Apple TV channels are a bad thing. Apple quietly added several new channels and cable internet services onto the new Apple TV universal search and Siri search on Monday, following the addition of Fox and National Geographic earlier in the month. The new options bring Watch ABC, Disney Channel, Disney Jr and […]

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Apple Universal Search function now covers Fox Now, National Geographic, other apps

Apple has boosted its Universal Search option on the fourth-gem Apple TV a bit. The Universal Search feature allows users to find content across multiple apps and services using text or Siri voice search. At launch, universal search worked with iTunes, Netflix, Hulu, HBO, and Showtime, but Apple promised to expand the feature to include […]

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Software update allows Ford Sync users to use Siri Eyes-Free, adds feature to over five million vehicles

It’s pretty cool what a firmware update can do. Owners of the Ford Sync can now download an update that will allow the Sync to tap into Siri to perform a variety of tasks while keeping their eyes on the road. Ford on Thursday announced the Siri Eyes-Free update, noting that the software is available […]

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Apple programs Siri with quips for “Back to the Future” Day

It’s officially “Back to the Future” Day. And Siri has something to say about it. Today, October 21st, 2015, is the date Marty McFly and Doc Brown traveled to in “Back to the Future Part II”, the movie depicting the future as featuring holograms, weather control, hover boards, flying cars and movie signs that would […]

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Apple purchases VocalIQ, may use APIs to boost Siri, rumored car project

Add this to the other cool things Apple has bought over the years and may or may not do something with. Apple has apparently purchased VocalIQ, a startup located in the UK that has “developed a self-learning dialogue API built on 10 years of natural language research, belief tracking, decision making, and message generation.” Albeit […]