After nearly five years, Apple will finally give developers access to Siri, its iOS (and now macOS) virtual assistant, thus potentially expanding the number and type of functions the disembodied female voice can accomplish, the company said...
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Microsoft will finally let you unlock your phone with your fingerprint this summer
One of the marquee features of Windows 10 was the...
Why Microsoft is finally pushing for cross-platform online gaming
With this year's Game Developer's Conference barely started, Microsoft has already rolled out a major announcement that has the potential to significantly change the console gaming landscape. By allowing for cross-network play on Xbox Live, Microsoft has signaled it's willing to open the doors...
Sony finally sends PSN hacking victims their free games
Nearly five years after the PlayStation Network was subject to a massive breach that exposed the personal data of tens of millions of users, Sony is finally sending downloadable game codes for PS3 and PSP games to those affected, as required by an earlier...
No Man’s Sky finally charts its star path with major gameplay reveal
Microsoft finally has a proper way to opt out of Windows 7/8 to Windows 10 upgrades
Microsoft has announced its intent to make the Windows 10 upgrade for existing Windows 7 and 8.1 users more widely available. In tandem with this, the company has also, at last, offered a good way of rejecting the upgrade and making the notifications about it go away forever.
The free upgrade is available to anyone not running an Enterprise version of Windows 7 or 8.1....
Chicago police must finally produce stingray records, judge orders
A local activist has won an important intermediary step in his legal quest to force the Chicago Police Department (CPD) to produce documents that fully explain the department's use of cell-site simulators, also known as IMSI catchers.
In a Monday opinion in Martinez v. Chicago Police Department, Cook County Circuit Judge Kathleen Kennedy denied the city’s...
GeekWire Radio: CES, Kevin Spacey, VR finally arrives, and which shows to watch in 2016
This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast, we hear about the top technology at the Consumer Electronics Show with John Cook, straight from the show floor at the giant tech show in Las Vegas. Then, we play highlights from “House of Cards” star Kevin...
Talk about a revolution: The Beatles, finally, are streaming on Christmas Eve
Streaming may have loved you yeah, yeah, yeah, but the Beatles catalog sure never did love it. Until now. For the first time ever, music lovers can stream the Beatles on Christmas Eve through many services, including Apple Music,...
Kim Dotcom to be finally extradited to the US, New Zealand judge rules
On Tuesday afternoon (Wednesday, Auckland time) a New Zealand judge ordered that founder Kim Dotcom and his co-defendants are eligible to be extradited to the United States to face criminal charges over alleged massive copyright infringement on...