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Smart calendar app Tempo speeds up your day

by Michael Rose (Feb 13th, 2013)

Not to bother you with a study from the University of the Obvious, but if you think about the history of technologically facilitated intelligent agents, the goal always seems to be to sub in for a clever, always-on human personal assistant. There's a reason that hyper-busy, well-compensated folk ...

Apple files patent application for 'intelligent automated assistant'

by Mike Schramm (Sep 28th, 2012)

Engadget caught wind of the fact that Apple has filed a patent for an "intelligent automated assistant," which sounds like the nice lady (or man) in your iPhone (or, as of iOS 6, iPad 3) called Siri. The application talks at length about a digital assistant controlled using speech (it's Siri), ...

Siri and the possibility of artificial intelligence

by Mike Schramm (Oct 17th, 2011)

Wired does a little speculating over on the Cloudline blog about whether or not Apple's redesigned Siri service actually counts as an AI. Technically, no, Siri's not a real artificial intelligence. When you ask "her" something and she comes back with a witty answer, your iPhone doesn't actually ...

Apple (re)introduces Siri as iPhone voice control assistant for iPhone 4S

by Mike Schramm (Oct 4th, 2011)

Apple picked up mobile assistant app Siri quite a while ago, but only at today's event did we finally see why. The company is relaunching the app as official, though it will keep the name Siri. To access it, all you'll have to do is hold down the home button, and then a little purple mic will ...

iPhone Assistant called a "world-changing event" by Siri co-founder

by Steven Sande (Oct 3rd, 2011)

One of the expected announcements in tomorrow's "Let's Talk iPhone" event revolves around the iPhone Assistant, a powerful voice recognition and artificial intelligence tool that will enable real-time searching and control of iPhones. The tool, based on technology acquired in Apple's 2010 ...

Daily Update for September 29, 2011

by Steven Sande (Sep 29th, 2011)

It's the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You'll get all the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes, which is perfect for a quick review of what's happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today's Apple stories by clicking the ...

Daily Update for September 26, 2011

by Steven Sande (Sep 26th, 2011)

Rumor: Next iPhone to feature powerful Assistant, 1 GB of RAM (Updated)

by Steven Sande (Sep 26th, 2011)

Last week a reliable source (who asked not to be named) approached TUAW with information about upcoming iPhone features that sounded incredible. We didn't run the post at that time, however, both out of concern for the source and because we couldn't corroborate the details. This morning, 9to5 ...

iPhoto Keyword Assistant and Manager plugins updated

by David Chartier (Mar 15th, 2007)

The two major keyword plugins for iPhoto have both been updated recently. First up is everyone's favorite free alternative, Ken Ferry's Keyword Assistant which we've covered in the past. This new 1.9.4 version adds a panel with tag keyword auto-completion, and it can also alphabetize the keyword ...

Keyword Assistant updated for iPhoto 6.0.5

by David Chartier (Sep 30th, 2006)

Apple updated their apps for Aperture 1.5's arrival, and Ken Ferry stayed right in step and updated his fantastic Keyword Assistant plugin for iPhoto, which we've mentioned before. Version 1.9.3 also brings a Russian localization to the table, meaning it now works in English, Danish, Dutch, French, ...