As rumored back in January, Apple's Siri-powered HomePod smart speaker has gone on sale in India, a 1.35 billion people market, where it's sold for below the regular US pricing.
HomePod hits India, selling for below the regular US pricing
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Pandora’s Apple Watch app now supports Siri
Pandora has supported the Apple Watch with an official app for a bit of time now, and now it supports Siri.
Siri voice in Germany gets a quality boost thanks to machine learning
Siri in Germany has finally received upgraded voices almost three years after the English voices were significantly improved when iOS 11 launched back in 2017.
LG launches the 2020 NanoCell TV lineup with AirPlay 2, HomeKit support
Early last year, Apple announced that TV manufacturers would be able to include AirPlay 2 and HomeKit support with their sets, including LG, Samsung, and Vizio. And now LG's newest models are rolling out.
Apple acquires Voysis, an AI startup that will boost Siri’s capabilities
Apparently this is the week of acquisitions for Apple, as the company has just picked up a startup focused on artificial intelligence.
Spotify’s Siri support launches on Apple Watch
Spotify's Apple Watch software was updated on the App Store earlier this morning with Siri integration that launched on the iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, HomePad, CarPlay and AirPods in October of last year, following the initial release of the iOS 13.0 software update.
AirPlay 2 and HomeKit support coming to select 2018 LG TVs by October
Korean consumer electronics maker LG confirmed today that it will be rolling out AirPlay 2 and HomeKit compatibility to some of its models manufactured in 2018 via a software update that should release by October of this year, keeping true to its earlier promise.
Apple releases iOS 13.4 and iPadOS 13.4 with mouse pointer, iPad trackpad support & more
Following weeks of beta seeds, Apple has finally released the next update for iOS and iPadOS, bringing the public version to 13.4.
Siri now responds to COVID-19 queries with coronavirus answers from the CDC and more
Asking Siri about the coronavirus COVID-19 now pulls up interactive questionnaire and answers sourced from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the United States Public Health Service, a division of the Department of Health and Human Services.
iOS 14: downloadable custom voice synthesizers to replace built-in speech voices
Apple is said to be working on a new framework in iOS 14 that would permit developers to provide custom text-to-speech synthesizers to replace iOS's default speech voice.
How to go to your iPhone or iPad Home Screen hands-free using Siri
You can ask Siri to take you back to the Home Screen hands-free by uttering a simple voice command. Follow along with our quick tutorial to learn how to use the Siri Home Screen command on your iPhone or iPad.
How to override iOS Facedown Detection to use “Hey Siri” when iPhone is face down or covered
Siri is often the easiest way to use your iPhone hands-free, but the smart assistant stops listening for the "Hey Siri" hot phrase when you lie the handset with its face down. In this tutorial, we're going to teach you how to enable Siri when iPhone is face down or covered.