Comments on: Why Apple Would Buy Siri

By: The Next Evolution in Mobile Search Will Be Built on Voice: Tech News and Analysis «

Fri, 11 Feb 2011 20:45:53 +0000

[...] on mobiles, to voice as a natural means of getting a computer to do what you want. Much like Siri, the personal assistant app that Apple purchased last year, Vlingo has decided its future rests on helping users get things done without worying about how [...]

By: Nuance Releases Mobile SDK To Speechify Apps: Tech News and Analysis «

Nuance Releases Mobile SDK To Speechify Apps: Tech News and Analysis « — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 16:38:57 +0000

[...] Dragon Dictation app or experienced Google’s Voice Search and Voice Actions or seen Siri, the mobile assistant app that Apple bought, you know the power of voice input. Speech recognition can be wonky at times, but it’s [...]

By: Microsoft Claims its Place in a Voice-Enabled World: Tech News «

Microsoft Claims its Place in a Voice-Enabled World: Tech News « — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 20:11:13 +0000

[...] company. Apple has also gotten more serious with voice control actions on the iPhone and with the purchase this year of Siri, a personal assistant app that leverages voice [...]

By: Why Apple Should Buy Nuance: Tech News «

Why Apple Should Buy Nuance: Tech News « — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 00:15:51 +0000

[...] which bought Siri in April 2010, can build similar compute-in-the-cloud experience and use it as a way to pack more punch in its [...]

By: Aro Mobile Uses the Cloud to Build Smarter Smartphone: Tech News «

Aro Mobile Uses the Cloud to Build Smarter Smartphone: Tech News « — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 05:02:26 +0000

[...] attempts to take the best of user interfaces like HTC’s Sense and combine it with personal assistant apps like Siri (which Apple bought), while layering in some of the relationship awareness of Gmail’s [...]

By: For Google, the Cloud Is Its Mobile Future

For Google, the Cloud Is Its Mobile Future — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 18:16:25 +0000

[...] an app that is Google’s answer to Siri, an artificial intelligence application maker that was acquired by Apple for a reported $200 million. It is a voice-to-mobile interface that allows you do perform [...]

By: Silicon Valley & The Scent of Money

Silicon Valley & The Scent of Money — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:36:16 +0000

[...] seen some major acquisitions: AdMob got snapped up by Google for $750 million, Apple bought SIRI and Quattro Wireless for rumored $450 million, and Disney spent close to $800 million buying two mobile and social gaming companies: Tapulous [...]

By: What Apple is buying and why ? « WK on Tech

What Apple is buying and why ? « WK on Tech — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 02:56:46 +0000

[...] various blogs have reported on Apple’s purchase of Siri. Siri aims to be a “personal assistent”. It can be viewed as a mobile search tool but [...]

By: Liz Gannes

Liz Gannes — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 16:17:05 +0000

Thanks Mary, interesting idea about providing NLP as part of the development platform.

By: MyLocator (tm)

MyLocator (tm) — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 04:43:38 +0000

Is this the first deathblow to forsquare, gowalla and loopt that we have been waiting for? iSiri-ously doubt they will keep the Siri brand. This aquisition has capacity to take over rapidly with appl innovation, user base and Re-branding behind it... exciting, very exciting. The envelope just got shoved.