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Apple buys mobile assistant service Siri

MarkWednesday, April 28, 2010

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It's reported that Apple is buying Siri, a young US-based company that had created a 'mobile assistant' application for the Apple iPhone. Siri combines personalised recommendations with online searches… which suggests that Apple is continuing its move into the same online territory as Google.

[Source: Scobleizer.com]

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