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Siri curses British Boy with Dirty Words

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Siri, the voice-controlled, intelligent, personal assistant that has become the most popular feature of iPhone 4S, is useful and will try to answer all your questions. But don't push it too far or else, it might hurl curses at you, as a 10-year-old British kid found out, to the dismay of his parents.
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Google Ending 2011 on High Note: Analyst

Robert W. Baird believes that Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) finished 2011 on a strong note, with healthy Search and e-commerce trends likely driving upside to consensus estimates. The brokerage reiterated its outperform rating on shares of Google, while increasing its price target to $760 from $700.
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No antitrust talks at Google meeting: EU's Almunia

The EU's antitrust chief said on Thursday he would meet Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt next week, adding he would not be discussing the regulator's investigation into the Internet search engine's business practices.
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No antitrust talks at Google meeting: EU's Almunia

The EU's antitrust chief said on Thursday he would meet Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt next week, adding he would not be discussing the regulator's investigation into the Internet search engine's business practices.
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Google+ Ad Takes Aim at Facebook [VIDEO]

Google is taking measures to prop up its fledging social networking initiative, Google+, targeting a mass audience with its first commercial on national television.
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Meet Trapit: Siri’s Sibling for Search and Discovery

Trapit, birthed out of the same program that delivered Apple's intelligent assistant Siri, officially launched its public beta Tuesday. The company hopes to revolutionize how people search and discover content on the Web.
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Is Siri Mind Control Possible? (Video)

The smart feature on the new iPhone 4S is of course the Siri voice assistant, which is a fairly intelligent feature that lets users ask questions and receive answers. The future for Siri appears to be not to have to vocalize but rather simply think those questions.
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Twitter to Track Disease Outbreaks

Public health officials could use social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook to track contagious diseases, according to research published Tuesday.
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India Develops Siri Knockoff for Android

In a matter of eight hours, India-based software company Dexetra was able to create a Siri knockoff - an early Android version of Apple's Siri voice recognition system.
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Siri: Iris 9000 Helps You Control iPhone 4S From a Distance

Dubbed the Iris 9000 voice control module, the new product is an iPhone dock that lets owners use their Siri voice control app from across the room. Since you actually have to press a button to activate Siri, the module comes with a remote that lets you activate Siri from across far away. The product works from a 50-foot distance.
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iPhone 4S Siri Goes '2001: Space Odyssey': ThinkGeek's New IRIS 9000 [VIDEO]

ThinkGeek has unveiled a new, incredibly geeky addition to the Siri app on Apple's iPhone 4S: a docking bay and speaker system called the IRIS 9000, equipped to look exactly like the HAL 9000 from 2001: A Space Odyssey. Learn what IRIS 9000 can do and watch ThinkGeek's promo video for the eerie iPhone companion, running for $59.99 and already sold out at thinkgeek.com.
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Siri Lookalikes for Android

Siri is unique, but several Android apps have some of her basic functions like creating messages and speaking.
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Does Android 'Speaktoit' Stand a Chance Against iPhone 4S' 'Siri'? (VIDEO)

Apple's Siri - an intelligent voice-activated software for the iPhone 4S - is undoubtedly taking the market by storm. The software is a good one but how does the Android OS' personal assistant work? According to various polls, Android's assistant app - Speaktoit bears positive comparisons with Siri.

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