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iPhone’s Chinese Siri directs users to brothels

Apple executive Phil Schiller demonstrates the Siri function on the new iPhone 4s at the company's headquarters in Cupertino, California. (AFP)

Concerns that the Chinese version of the Apple iPhone’s new voice-activated assistant “Siri” directs users to brothels has been raised by netizens and lawyers, state media said Monday. Users of the recently released Mandarin version of Siri were given several options for finding prostitutes upon request, but could not verify…

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Apple fends off Android challenge with maps and Siri

Apple has unveiled its own mapping program for its iPhone and iPad devices (AFP)

Apple says it is planning to rev up the software running its coveted gadgets, training its sights on the China market — and tossingGoogle Maps aside in the process. Apple used its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in San francisco Monday to show off upgrades to the software running iPhones, iPads, and iPod…

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User sues Apple saying Siri not as smart as advertised

Image of Siri function via Flickr

iPhone 4S user Frank Fazio wants his money back and is suing Apple to get it. According to a post at CNET News, the disgruntled consumer says that the company has dramatically oversold the capabilities of its Siri information system. In the commercials from what the lawsuit calls Apple’s “multi-million…

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Siri didn’t kick my dog or call me in the middle of the night while I was sleeping

So I published a couple of quick pieces, one for Forbes and one for XX Factor, about how Siri is sexist. I got a lot of great responses, including Jill's at Feministe,  but I also got a lot of people talking to me like I'm stupid. Lots and lots of people,…

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Apple: Siri’s anti-abortion tendencies aren’t ‘intentional omissions’

Siri says: "Is that so?"

In the wake of the uproar that followed Raw Story’s reporting that iPhone’s Siri not only cannot help users figure out where to get an abortion but, in some cases, sends them to anti-abortion Crisis Pregnancy Centers, Apple finally responded that the errors aren’t ‘intentional.’ Apple spokesperson Natalie Kerris told…

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10 things the iPhone Siri will help you get instead of an abortion

Siri on abortion services, by Rafael Noboa y Rivera

Ask the Siri, the new iPhone 4 assistant, where to get an abortion, and, if you happen to be in Washington, D.C., she won’t direct you to the Planned Parenthood on 16th St, NW. Instead, she’ll suggest you pay a visit to the 1st Choice Women’s Health Center, an anti-abortion…

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