iPhone 5 Release Date: iPhone 4S Siri Demands Faithfulness (VIDEO)
As Apple enthusiasts anticipate the release of the iPhone 4S, developers are giving rave reviews to what is being called the smartphone's best feature, the virtual personal assistant, Siri.
The iPhone 4S was unveiled at Apple's "Let's Talk iPhone" media event on Oct. 4.
The phone was not received well initially as Apple enthusiasts had been hoping and speculating about an iPhone 5 for several months preceding the launch.
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However, interest in the iPhone 4S has peaked as the latest Apple smartphone quickly sold out of pre-orders, selling over 1 million pre-orders in 24-hours beginning on Oct. 7.
The voice controlled virtual personal assistant, Siri is the main feature that Apple fans are interested in testing out.
Developers detail in their various review videos that pressing Siri's microphone icon and speaking whatever command the user wants prompts the personal assistant into action.
Goran from the YouTube channel applemastertouch claims to have uploaded the first iPhone 4S and Siri review.
To test, he asked Siri some basic questions like, "What time is it in New York?" and "Where is New York?" Siri quickly responded with 10:52 a.m. as the time and pulled up a map of New York in response.
Goran notes that users can interact with Siri by asking more personal questions like, "What is your name," to which Siri responded, "My name is Siri, but you already knew that."
When asked, "How old are you," Siri humorously keeps Apple's trade secrets by responding with, "I am not allowed to answer that question."
Goran also said to Siri, "I Love You."
"I hope you don't say that to those other mobile phones," Siri said.
British tech website Stuff.tv was also among the many developers that did a hands on demonstration of Siri, asking such questions as, "What are British pounds in U.S. dollars?" and "What is the distance to the moon?"
Stuff's review also detailed that Siri can vary from male to female voices and can also use different accents.
The iPhone 4S will be available for shipping and purchase on Oct. 14.
