Focusing on aesthetics over functionality slowed Siri's development at Apple, said Babak Hodjat, one of the inventors of Siri ...

Maybe you’ve noticed: Siri doesn’t quite sound like Siri anymore. It’s not the most dramatic shift. Rather, it's a different lilt to its tone or a slight tonal drift. However, it's just enough to make ...

Hello from CES in Las Vegas! In a temporary lapse of sanity, I decided to drive here — 12 hours from Northern California. During that trip, I used Siri more than I have in a long time . . . and it was ...

Have you ever noticed how all digital assistants seem to sound the same? Well, they don't have to. Alternative digital assistant voices and accents are tucked away on many devices, ready to assist you ...

In a shake-up aimed at revitalizing Apple’s aging Siri voice assistant, the iPhone giant brought in Mike Rockwell to lead a comprehensive overhaul now in progress, according to a new report. First, ...

Apple has published a document that details how developers can reassign the side button to a rival voice assistant ...

Susan Bennett, a woman living in suburban Atlanta, has come out and claimed what some consider to be the most frustrating and irritating voices on the planet: that is, she claims she is the voice of ...

We’re now in the iOS portion of Apple’s WWDC keynote, which means there’s news about Siri. Software honcho Craig Federighi announced the following features for the iOS 11 version of Apple’s voice ...