With the high smartphone penetration rate in Singapore, it won’t be surprising if we have been bumped up to the first wave of countries that would be receiving Apple’s updated iPhone.Īnd guess what? We maybe right. The question is, when will it be available here in Singapore? Our sources did state that the likely date is somewhere around 28th October. If your device isn’t listed above, perhaps it’s time to consider the new iPhone 4S when it goes on sale.

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And while you're at it, check for an update to iTunes too an updated version (iTunes 10.5) is required for some of the new features in iOS 5, such as iTunes Wi-Fi syncing. Existing iPhone, iPod and iPad users will also be receiving the iOS 5 update on 13th October (Singapore time). The new iPhone 4S isn’t the only device enjoying the iOS 5 update. We've reached out to Apple Singapore to confirm its availability and await their reply before we update this space. Will Siri be available for the Singapore market? We did notice that the Apple Singapore site doesn't have the feature being highlighted on its iPhone 4S page, while the US site makes a big showing of the voice assistant feature. The voice assistant is probably the one feature that could make a difference when consumers consider an iPhone 4S upgrade, since iOS 5 will be available to a wide variety of previous generation iPhones, iPads and iPod Touches. Only iPhone 4S users will enjoy the Siri feature. If you're a current iPhone user and are interested to get Siri, here's a point to note: it's won't be available when you update your device to iOS 5 next week. However, from what was presented at the Apple event, Siri seems to take on a more refined approach to your voice commands, with the ability to learn and understand your queries, no matter how varied it is. Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 is one such example, performing much of the basics that Siri does in voice commands and recognition.

The concept of a voice assistant to read your messages and compose a reply based on your voice input isn't new, but having it integrated deeply within the operating system is quite rare. Who's Siri? No, the question is, what's Siri? Think of Siri as a more advanced Voice Control on your current iPhones.ĭrivers will particularly favor what Siri brings to the table. Siri and Upgradeable Devices Hi Sir, Meet Siri

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