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Apple’s Siri “Intelligent Assistant†Comes to Chevrolet Spark and Sonic LTZ / RS from 2013
The late Jim Morrison sang, “keep your eyes on the road, your hands upon the wheelâ€. These lyrics from The Doors’ “Roadhouse Blues†would make a perfect match for Apple’s new Siri app that, from early next year, will be available in two of Chevrolet’s city cars. More specifically, the company announced today that the Spark and Sonic LTZ and RS owners will be able to pair their cars’ standard MyLink infotainment system to Siri, provided, of course, they have an iPhone running Apple’s iOS 6.
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Bmw Connected Drive Ad Angers Mental Health Activists
The video ad you see below promotes BMW’s inclusion of Siri into the car’s systems as an integral part of how you interact with it. However, the way they chose to promote it was deemed offensive by Linda Rosenberg, the CEO of the National...
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Microsoft Previews Its Own Apple Carplay Alternative
Apple’s CarPlay in-car infotainment system has been the talk of the tech/car scene since it was announced, and it seems to have caused such a big stir that one of the other industry giants, Microsoft, has decided to place itself in the same pie...
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Leaked Video Shows Apple’s Car-friendly Versions Of Ios Running On Infotainment Screen
Despite the fact that previous generations of Apple’s maps and directions system had the habit of sending people into the middle of the desert (at least in Australia it did so), the tech giant is not giving up and wants complete integration with...
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Apple's Siri Coming To European Chevrolet Aveo, Cruze And Trax With Mylink
Good news for European current or future owners of Chevrolet Aveo, Cruze and Trax models fitted with the brand's MyLink technology, who ponder about things like whether Siri is married and what the virtual personal assistant thinks about their spouses,...
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Two “iâ€s Can’t Make A Wrong: Bmw And Apple Join Forces To Launch Iad In Europe
Looking for new ways to market its new “i†sub-brand, BMW has chosen to launch three new digital channels through foursquare, Mashable.com and iAd. The latter is Apple’s mobile advertising platform used by third-party developers to...
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