Apple brings Siri voice control to the iPhone

You've heard the rumors, and Apple has now confirmed that it will be bringing Siri voice control to the iPhone -- and, yes, it will still be called Siri. That will let you use natural language to perform tasks like asking for a weather forecast or getting directions, setting an alarm or making a calendar appointment, and searching Wikipedia and Wolfram Alpha for information. Described as a "humble personal assistant," Siri will work with English (including UK and Australia), French and German initially, and it'll work with all built-in apps and over both 3G and WiFi. It'll also be a beta to start with, and Apple promises that it "gets better" as it learns your voice. It's not yet clear if it will be available for all iPhones or just the iPhone 4S, though -- we'll bring you more as we get it.

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