How to use Siri to generate strong, unique passwords

How to use Siri to generate strong, unique passwords

Coming up with unique passwords all the time can be a struggle with you’re supposed to be doing a hundred and one other things. If only Siri, your in-phone digital assistant, could help. Fortunately, it can. As you may already know, Siri takes many of its answers from the Wolfram Alpha knowledge engine, and that includes generating random passwords.

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Siri now prompts you to ask questions in fewer words when they’re too long

Siri now prompts you to ask questions in fewer words when they’re too long

The next time you ask Siri a question that is too long, it may prompt you to ask the question again with fewer words along with quotes from famous people like William Strunk and Thomas Jefferson.

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How to use Google voice recognition with Siri

How to use Google voice recognition with Siri

I prefer using Google’s Search app instead of Siri for couple of reasons, Google’s voice recognition technology does a better job of translating and I also love the way the text is streamed on the fly, so I can quickly figure out if it has translated what I saying correctly.

However, one of the disadvantages of using Google Search is the lack of integration with stock iOS apps like you have with Siri.

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iOS 7 May Bring Optimized In-Car Maps And Siri Integration

iOS 7 May Bring Optimized In-Car Maps And Siri Integration

When Apple unveiled iOS 6 at the WWDC 2012, it showcased “Eyes Free” – a feature that allows users to fire up Siri using dedicated buttons on the steering wheel of a car. This would allow users to ask Siri questions without taking their eyes off the road.

9to5Mac now reports that Apple plans to make further inroads into in-car integration space.

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Google Now Finally Comes to iPhone And iPad [Updated]

Google Now Finally Comes to iPhone And iPad [Updated]

If you’ve been eagerly waiting for Google Now on the iPhone and iPad then download the update for Google Search app from the App Store.

After months of rumors and speculations about whether Apple will approve the Google Now feature, Google Search 3.0 has just hit the App Store, which brings the Siri-like feature to iPhone and iPad.

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Tip: Enter Commands For Siri Manually

Tip: Enter Commands For Siri Manually

Siri, the personal assistant feature that is available on newer iOS devices, isn’t as good as Apple would want us to think it is.

Though it works quite well for alarms, reminders, notes, calendar and the weather, its speech-to-text engine isn’t very good, especially if, like me, you’re living in a country that Siri doesn’t support officially.

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Even Siri is Surprised it Cannot Turn On/Off Settings Toggles

Even Siri is Surprised it Cannot Turn On/Off Settings Toggles

Wouldn’t it be cool if we could tell Siri to turn on or off Settings toggles?

Unfortunately, even after almost two years, Apple’s personal assistant feature, which was touted as one of the killer features of iPhone 4S can’t be used to enable or disable Settings toggles.

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Chinese Company Drags Apple To Court For Patent Infringement Over Siri

Chinese Company Drags Apple To Court For Patent Infringement Over Siri

Last year, Zhizhen Network Technology - a Chinese based voice application developer sued Apple for infringing on a patent it holds related to a “type of instant messaging chat bot system” called Xiaoi Bot.

AFP now reports that Apple appeared in a court in Shanghai earlier today as part of the pre-trial proceedings for the patent lawsuit.

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Chevrolet Airs New Ad for 2013 Sonic Showing Off Siri Eyes Free Integration

Chevrolet Airs New Ad for 2013 Sonic Showing Off Siri Eyes Free Integration

Earlier this year, Chevrolet previewed Siri Eyes Free integration in its cars, Spark and Sonic, at the Consumer Electronics Show. The integration would let drivers access certain Siri features using a dedicated button on the steering wheel, making it much easier and safer to talk to the personal assistant.

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Crescent Lets You Turn On or Off ‘Do Not Disturb’ Using Siri [Jailbreak Tweak]

Crescent Lets You Turn On or Off ‘Do Not Disturb’ Using Siri [Jailbreak Tweak]

Siri’s lack of ability to toggle system settings has been a bizarre omission since it’s one of those things that one tends to do very often on a phone. A new jailbreak tweak by the name of “Crescent” tries to address a part of this problem by letting you toggle Do Not Disturb using Siri.

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