Apple is working to get rid of the “Hey” in “Hey, Siri”
As much as I enjoy having a virtual assistant, I find the need to say “Hey” or “Ok” before I address Siri or Google annoying. Some Google devices have the option of being
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Apple Music’s new voice plan is live for $4.99 a month
Back in October, Apple Music announced Voice Plan, a $4.99/month streaming plan. As of this week, it’s live in 17 countries (including Canada) as long as you upgrade to iOS15.2. Apple has created
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Apple Music will soon have a voice-only Siri plan for $4.99 a month
Up until now, Apple Music was just a single-tier thing that lived on your iPhone or iPad. But change is a-comin’. Beginning later this fall, Apple Voice Music will appear. For $4.99 a
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Random music news for Tuesday, August 24, 2021
Gimme. NOW. As for music news for August 24, 2021… A UK study confirms that it’s possible to hold full-capacity concerts with miminal COVID risk. The rest of the Sex Pistols 0, Johnny
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Random music news for Monday, December 7, 2020
First, an experiment: water vs. beer. (Via Christopher) And from there, we move to music news for December 7, 2020. And here’s another segue: Slash has named his new signature guitar after the
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Random music news for Tuesday, July 2, 2019
July 2 is officially the midpoint of 2019. Thoughts on how things have gone so far? Let’s take a look at music news. Canadian music sales and streaming stats vs. where they were
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Random music news for Thursday, June 13, 2019
Off to Ottawa today for the next round of dates in my spring speaking tour. Maybe I’ll see you there. Meanwhile, here’s music news for June 13, 2019. Sarah McLachlan will perform “O
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Random music news for Friday, June 7, 2019
On this day in 1982, Graceland opened to the public. The bathroom where Elvis died was kept off-limits. On to music news for June 7, 2019. New Orleans funk legend Dr. John has
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For a while, Siri thought that Donald Trump was a penis
Gaming Wikipedia can have all sorts of interesting effects. For example, Apple’s Siri assistant often draws from Wikipedia entries when people ask questions. It stands to reason then if Wikipedia information is compromised,
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Random music news for Saturday, May 12, 2018
It’s International Nurses Day. Hug a nurse–but ask first. When it comes to music news for May 12, 2018… Here are my weekly music picks for GlobalNews.ca. People are still unpacking all the
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Smart assistants are getting smarter. But are they getting smarter fast enough?
Siri frustrates me. It seems like she gets half my requests wrong. I thought it just me, but apparently not. An American digital agency called Stone Temple tested out all the different smart
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