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Report: Evi Will Be Booted From App Store Because It’s Too Close to Siri

Christina Bonnington

Siri clones, watch out. True Knowledge, which develops a Siri copycat named Evi, reportedly got a call from Apple saying it was “going to pull Evi from the App Store” because the app was too similar to Apple's digital assistant.

source: www.wired.com

27 Feb 2012

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News: Verizon had Siri exclusive on Android before Apple

www.ilounge.com Phil Dzikiy 115 days ago

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Verizon had a deal to make Siri available as a default app on Android phones before Apple moved in to buy the virtual assistant, a new report has revealed. Verizon signed a deal with the development team behind Siri in fall 2009, but when Apple bought Siri, the company insisted on making Siri exclusive to its own devices, and voided the Verizon deal. Under the prior contract, Siri would have been included on all Android phones launching in 2010, and… Read similar

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Nuance Voice Ads turn your phone into a chatty salesman

www.slashgear.com Chris Davies 48 days ago

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Could Siri start selling to you? Maybe so, if Nuance has its way: the company has launched Voice Ads, a system of dynamically injecting spoken promotions into digital personal assistant services like Apple’s Siri. Aiming to make commercials more engaging – and thus increase the number of people who actually act on them – the Read The Full StoryRead similar

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Smart calendar app Tempo speeds up your day

www.tuaw.com Michael Rose 94 days ago

Not to bother you with a study from the University of the Obvious, but if you think about the history of technologically-facilitated intelligent agents the goal always seems to be to sub in for a clever, always-on human personal assistant. There's a reason that hyper-busy, well-compensated folk have such staffers on the payroll: they make things easier. Need a file for that meeting, or background on the attendees? Running late and need to tell them? Want to know which flights are delayed before you head to the airport, or where to park near the place you're having lunch? With a personal assis... Read similar

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Chevrolet Sonic and Siri integration hands-on

www.slashgear.com Vincent Nguyen 172 days ago

Chevrolet’s 2013 Sonic is a spritely little city car, and as of the new year it will have a perky digital personal assistant in the shape of Apple’s Siri. Targeted at cash-strapped but mobile-obsessed college leavers and first-car owners, the 2013 Sonic is the first in Chevrolet’s line-up to feature the MyLink Siri integration, though Read The Full StoryRead similar

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IRL: HTC 8X, Google Now and the iPod shuffle

www.engadget.com Engadget staff 111 days ago

Welcome to IRL, an ongoing feature where we talk about the gadgets, apps and toys we're using in real life and take a second look at products that already got the formal review treatment. We swear we didn't plan it this way, but it looks like we've got a little trifecta this week, with write-ups pertaining to Apple, Google and, last but not least, Microsoft. On the pessimistic end of the spectrum, Dana would rather have the third-generation iPod shuffle than the model she's using. Terrence is hooked on Google Now and Jon likes the HTC 8X -- just not as much as the Lumia 920. HTC 8X What's th... Read similar

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Why Siri makes sense for OS X

www.tuaw.com Erica Sadun 178 days ago

Recently, Google added voice-enhanced search to its iOS search app. At that time, a lot of people started comparing Siri search results with Google, missing a major point about what Siri is and what it does. There's a reason Apple calls Siri a "virtual assistant". It helps you add reminders, create appointments, and book tables as well as searching for movie reviews and look up sports scores. The people who know and love Siri on iOS use it as a digital concierge. "Wake me at 7:15 tomorrow" and "Remind me to buy milk when I get to Albertsons" are features that go way beyond simple sear... Read similar

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Siri Like News Assistant ‘Winston 2.0′ Hits The App Store [VIDEO]

www.iphoneincanada.ca Usman 95 days ago

Winston for iPhone, a completely re-designed speech-enabled personal assistant that narrates you the news from your social streams and favorite news sites, is now available on the App Store for free. Unlike Siri, Winston is a personable British butler that focuses on news instead of sending messages, bringing you an audiovisual newscast that you can enjoy on your...Siri Like News Assistant ‘Winston 2.0′ Hits The App Store [VIDEO] is a post from: iPhone in Canada Blog - Canada's #1 iPhone Resource Read similar

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Apple Keeps Anonymized Siri Data for Up to Two Years

www.iphoneincanada.ca István Fekete 29 days ago

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The American Civil Liberties Union appealed to Wired yesterday to express their concern over how long Siri, Apple’s voice-controlled digital assistant, remembers what you tell or ask her. From their perspective, Siri’s Privacy Agreement is vague, as there is no clear information on when data is deleted – for instance when you turn Siri off,...Apple Keeps Anonymized Siri Data for Up to Two Years is a post from: iPhone in Canada Blog - Canada's #1 iPhone Resource Read similar

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Amazon has reportedly acquired Evi for voice-guided search

www.engadget.com Jon Fingas 31 days ago

Amazon isn't shy about wanting to own as much of the Kindle Fire's software experience as it can, which creates a challenge when implementing voice search -- the company can't just re-skin Google Now and call it a day. The next-quickest alternative is to buy a company wholesale, and TechCrunch has evidence that Amazon may have gone that route through a very stealthy acquisition of Evi, best known for its eponymous personal assistant app. While neither side has publicly commented on the deal, our colleagues have noticed that all of Evi's directors and its company secretary have been replaced ... Read similar

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Apple's Eddy Cue reportedly fires Richard Williamson, who oversaw the iOS 6 Maps team

www.engadget.com Darren Murph 172 days ago

We aren't apt to ever hear this in official fashion, but Bloomberg has it on good authority that Apple's newly-promoted Eddy Cue has just fired the guy who was unfortunately leading the Maps team at the time of iOS 6's release. If you'll recall, Cue was placed in charge of both Siri and Maps during an executive shakeup back in October, and it seems that he's clearing the runway in order to make things better in the months to come. The report also mentions that Cue is "seeking advice from outside mapping-technology experts and prodding digital maps provider TomTom to fix landmark and navigati... Read similar

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Amazon Said to Acquire Siri Competitor Evi for $26M

www.iphoneincanada.ca István Fekete 31 days ago

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Techcrunch’s sources say Amazon has acquired True Knowledge, the British company behind a natural language search engine called Evi, which is available for both iPhone and Android. “TechCrunch understands from sources that the company has been sold to Amazon for $26 million. However, calls to Amazon PR, backers Octopus Ventures and the founders of Evi...Amazon Said to Acquire Siri Competitor Evi for $26M is a post from: iPhone in Canada Blog - Canada's #1 iPhone Resource Read similar

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Amazon reportedly buys Siri-like voice control app

arstechnica.com Casey Johnston 31 days ago

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Evi, a voice control app, may now be under Amazon's aegis.Read similar

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She’s Not Talking About It, But Siri Is Plotting World Domination

www.wired.com Christina Bonnington 59 days ago

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Apple wants to give Siri a distinct personality and AI to make interacting with her more natural, and it is capitalizing on our tendency to anthropomorphize things to remake its digital assistant. If it succeeds, Apple will revolutionize how we ...Read similar

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Siri-like voice app (and creator) reportedly purchased by Amazon for $26M

www.androidguys.com Stephanie Lanier 30 days ago

Watch out Siri, Evi may be taking over! Amazon has reportedly bought a voice recognition app called Evi, as well as the company that created it, for $26 million according to TechCrunch sources. Evi, the Siri-like app that runs on both Android and iPhone, looks to possibly join Amazon’s portfolio with another voice recognition company that was purchased back in ...The post Siri-like voice app (and creator) reportedly purchased by Amazon for $26M appeared first on AndroidGuys.Read similar

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Sources Say Amazon Acquired Siri-Like Evi App For $26M – Is A Smartphone Coming?

techcrunch.com Mike Butcher 31 days ago

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When Siri arrived on the iPhone 4S it seemed like a magic piece of software. The future had arrived. But it wasn't alone. True Knowledge, a British startup with a natural language search engine developed in university labs had been working out what to do next. Siri was the 'boom' moment. They licensed Nuance’s voice recognition technology and created an app based on the True Knowledge engine, called Evi, which worked on any iPhone and Android. That clever move looks like it paid off. TechCrunch understands from sources that the company has been sold to Amazon for $26 million. However, calls to... Read similar

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Smart Calendar Tempo Launches iOS App to Users in Canada

www.iphoneincanada.ca Gary Ng 44 days ago

Tempo is a smart calendar that just launched to users in Canada, with a wait list system similar to what we have previously seen from Mailbox. What is Tempo? It’s based on SRI (the birthplace of Siri): Tempo is like having your own personal assistant prepare you for what’s next. It’s the only mobile calendar...Smart Calendar Tempo Launches iOS App to Users in Canada is a post from: iPhone in Canada Blog - Canada's #1 iPhone Resource Read similar

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Dragon Mobile app update brings new features including support for Android 2.3

androidcommunity.com Robert Nelson 149 days ago

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Dragon Mobile Assistant launched back in October and at that time, served to replace the Dragon Go! app. Both of these apps were similar, however Dragon Mobile Assistant added new features to bring it more on the level of Google Now and Siri. In fact, the Dragon Mobile app looked rather appealing, but it had …Read similar

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Amazon reportedly buys Siri-like voice control app

arstechnica.com Casey Johnston 31 days ago

voice control

amazon

Evi, a voice control app, may now be under Amazon's aegis.Read similar

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Verizon Wireless almost launched Siri on Android smartphones

androidcommunity.com Robert Nelson 115 days ago

apple users

Apple users have Siri and Android users have Google Now. That is just the way it goes now, however once upon a time, it looked as if Siri was going to be the assistant app for some Android users. Not to mention, some may not even be aware, but before Apple launched Siri as a …Read similar

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Amazon reportedly acquires Evi voice-control app to take on Siri

www.slashgear.com Craig Lloyd 31 days ago

It’s been rumored for quite a while that Amazon would be manufacturing their own smartphone, especially considering that they have their own tablets. While still have yet to see anything official come out from that front, we’ve been treated with a report saying that the e-tailer giant has acquired Evi, which is a Siri-like voice Read The Full StoryRead similar

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