WATERHILL, Tenn. – Eighteen-year-old Sam Ray says the voice recognition service on his iPhone, named Siri, called emergency dispatchers after his truck fell on him while he tried to make repairs. Ray tells media outlets that a jack collapsed, pinning him under nearly 5,000 pounds (2,270 kilograms) of metal in a location where he couldn’t […]
Sometimes, I don’t have time to physically go into the Mail app to read mail. Â So, I make Siri give me an overview of what I have. Â Here’s how: 1. Â Activate Siri as normal. 2. Â Say “Read E-Mail”. That’s it. Â Siri will read the first 5-10 emails, and then ask you if she should keep […]
iPhone users have a love-hate relationship with Siri. Â The assistant was supposed to enhance how one uses their iOS device. Â But, instead, it has gotten the brunt of user complaints, made fun of in YouTube videos, Microsoft Surface ads, and even in some trade magazines. Â All the while, Apple had that damn-ol’ Beta tag hanging […]
