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Apple's 'Assistant' Seen as Key Feature for New iPhone Hardware
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totally agree!
can you imagine a bunch of people walking around talking to their cell phones
that would be crazy
I hate to say it, but that shade of military green is going to bug me compared to the half-neon-half-pastel-green of the iMessage bubbles. 
re original article
1) i'm for perfecting the speech systems - keys is - as long as we understand eachother clearly
2) i'm for upping the ram to 1G
3) 8meg cam is alright as long as the sensor has good low light capabilities
1) i'm for perfecting the speech systems - keys is - as long as we understand eachother clearly
2) i'm for upping the ram to 1G
3) 8meg cam is alright as long as the sensor has good low light capabilities
This was my point on the first page. This isn't fact guys. This is a round-up of the rumours that 9to5 put together. Now MR has taken a part of that and has made it sound like a "report" or a preview and so now we have a bunch of people on this forum complaining and swearing.
IS THIS ALL? I WANTED MORE!!!!
But thanks for all the douche bag comments and so forth. I firmly believe that it is MR's responsibility to make it clear that this is a RUMOUR, not a preview so that people don't start frothing unnecessarily.
This is the kind of cool stuff that is very sketchy for us international users... Not sure if we will even get the feature. Maybe we will have to speak in English? If not, maybe the voice recoginition for European languages will be horrible? It's very hard to tell, and we usually don't get clarity in these matters until we hold the phones in our hands. :S
That is Apple's M.O. Every year iterate a couple hardware features (better camera, better connectivity) and a couple software features that "can't" be ran on previous gen devices. See: MMS, the original voice control, tethering, even for god's sakes wallpaper on the 3G. Jailbreaking has proven these features are perfectly functional with existing hardware.
All reminds me of the Knowledge Navigator
Hopefully they will improve the Macs speech recognition too, I still can't get the damn thing to tell me a knock knock joke!
Hopefully they will improve the Macs speech recognition too, I still can't get the damn thing to tell me a knock knock joke!
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Dual-core with 1GB of ram is standard for a smartphone now days.
I would agree when using Android, Windows, etc. As for Apple products, I think their Hardware/Software combo are far more efficient then the other devices so 1Gb and Dual-core will smoke the others on performance. Just my thoughts.
I agree. While a "cool" feature, as I wrote above, I don't think I'll use it often. Surely not to annoy my collegaues at work, or to sound like a weirdo at whichever public transit at least.
While walking down the street? Yeah, maybe if I want to get looks while giving my commands. At home, in the evening, darkness lit up by my TV screen... Speaking to my phone? That sounds a bit creepy and weird too, but one of few situations where it could be useful.
This could be big.
I might be a lone voice here - but this could be big.
Big as in - quite a major change in what people expect personal computers to do.
Big as in - replacing internet search as the first port-of-call for many actions.
Big as in - causing a sea change in data-based web services so that they integrate properly with assistants.
Big as in - Apple investing some cash to make this service better. Specifically Apple needs its own data oriented search-engine.
Looking at you Wolfram.
C.
I might be a lone voice here - but this could be big.
Big as in - quite a major change in what people expect personal computers to do.
Big as in - replacing internet search as the first port-of-call for many actions.
Big as in - causing a sea change in data-based web services so that they integrate properly with assistants.
Big as in - Apple investing some cash to make this service better. Specifically Apple needs its own data oriented search-engine.
Looking at you Wolfram.
C.
If this turns out to be true, it is a bit curious that Siri ran just fine on the iPhone 4 and below, yet will require the new processor and more RAM to execute similar functions going forward. I have a feeling that this will be one of the first things the jailbreak community will get to work on.
I, for one, look forward to this feature. I drive a lot and we have hands-free legislation so voice-control of this nature is really going to help me work while I commute.
Oh yes! When I ask my phone to call the "work office" it dials "sushi kings", even when I'm sober...
When I ask it to call "sushi kings" it dials the number to my parents, and they don't even like fish. 
More memory, faster processor and better screen is always nice. I don't think there's much in the way of physical changes now that can make a huge impact. The biggest new(er) hardware feature on the iPhone 4 was the front facing camera which for developers/apple was a game changer within the product line.
NFC would be just about the only other "major" hardware change that would open up more doors...
NFC would be just about the only other "major" hardware change that would open up more doors...
Yeah I imagine it could be huge if it works as near flawlessly as we would like to imagine. As many languages that exist, and even dialects or accents within one language, that is a monumental achievement that from everything I have read does not exist yet. I am prepared to be wowed by Apple. But if actual usage causes one to repeat self frequently or give up in frustration, than I won't count it as a feature worth upgrading specifically for.
Get over it.
I would imagine this will be the big feature/selling point for the new phone. Nothing really special, something interesting nonetheless
I am sure you're very safe when you multitask while driving. However this exact use case you illustrate is exactly why I'm more against it. There are enough issues with people not paying enough attention to the roads and causing accidents. Sometimes it's better to unitask...
I don't think you have read what I said. I didn't offer an opinion on the contents of the rumour and whether it's enough of an update.