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Should I upgrade to the iPhone 4S for Siri?

Apple’s voice-activated, personal assistant, Siri, is a cool app to show off at parties, but is it useful enough for me to upgrade to the iPhone 4S? And how can I make sure that I don’t get socked with a surprise $1,000 bill when I return from my winter vacation in the Caribbean Islands?

These are the questions Ask Maggie tackles in this edition.

Should I upgrade to the iPhone 4S for Siri?

Dear Maggie,
I’ve had the iPhone 3G for a couple of years. But recently, I’ve really gotten tired of the slow download speeds for emails and Web surfing. Would the iPhone 4S be better? Also the Siri app looks really interesting, and I can’t get it on my iPhone 3G. Is it worth it for me to upgrade to the iPhone 4S for this app?

I’m going to be buying a new phone in the next couple of weeks, and I am curious as to whether or not you think it is worth the money to get the iPhone 4S, or if I should consider something else. Now that I’ve been retired for almost five years, I’ve lost touch with the latest technology so your advice is much appreciated.

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iPhone 4S Vocal app can be used to control your Mac

The understated course of action whenever article writing with regards to any kind of software that is able to handle converting your spoken communication directly into text is to try to implement it by using that software. I may seem nothing if not trite, so that is just what I’m planning to accomplish at this point, with Vocal.

Vocalcan be described as brand new application from programmer Matthew Roberts which utilizes the effectiveness of voice transcription with your iPhone 4S to manage your Mac. Vocal takes dictation and move the transcription on your Mac, and in addition conduct a assortment of various other actions according to your audio commands.

To get Vocal to function its magic, you must install a free of charge companion app onto your Mac. Then, of course, in addition you must pick up the $2 app in the App Store. Run the Mac app, after which start up the Vocal app on your iPhone. The iPhone is required to operate on exactly the same Wi-Fi network that your particular Mac uses. In principle, the app really should list the name of your connected Mac; the app and Mac find the other via Bonjour. During my personal testing, nonetheless, I needed to force restart Vocal on the iPhone by stopping the app, double touching the Home control key to bring up the multitasking bar, pressing down on the app’s icon there, along with tapping the minus sign. Restarting the application soon after completing this task made it possible for my Mac together with the app to recognise each other.

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