Apple didn't buy Nuance, they just partnered with them. Shawn Sent From My White MacBook Facebook Username: Shawn Krasniuk Twitter Handle: shawnk_aka_bbs Skype username: bbstheblindrapper Facetime: [email protected]
> On Oct 23, 2015, at 7:30 AM, Scott Granados <[email protected]> wrote: > > Apple bought Nuance, really? When did this happen? I almost worked for them > a year ago out of the Boston area and they made no mention of Apple. Lots of > medical stuff and healthcare applications but no mention of Apple ownership. > >> On Oct 23, 2015, at 7:28 AM, Anders Holmberg <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi! >> Well apple has bought nuance from what i know. >> So they can be blamed. >> /A >>> 22 okt. 2015 kl. 23:43 skrev Devin Prater <[email protected]>: >>> >>> Well, about Samantha, Apple can't be blamed. It is a Neuance problem. >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>> On Oct 22, 2015, at 4:30 PM, M. Taylor <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hello Everyone, >>>> >>>> Well, last night, I finally installed iOS 9.1 on my 6 Plus. >>>> >>>> For me, there are no proverbial show-stoppers. >>>> >>>> 1. >>>> However, given that I have been in an ongoing dialog with Apple engineers, >>>> I >>>> am a little disappointed that the camera app zoom VoiceOver bug still >>>> persist. However, on a positive note, at least, enabling VoiceOver, after >>>> zooming in on an image, no longer cancels the zoom. Baby steps, eh? >>>> (smile). >>>> >>>> 2. >>>> I am surprised at how much I miss having the time announced when waking the >>>> phone. >>>> >>>> 3. >>>> Perhaps it's just me but I swear the quality of Samantha has been greatly >>>> degraded in this version. I just don't understand why, with every major >>>> release since iOS 6.x, the quality of Samantha has been steadily declining. >>>> Of course, this is just my opinion. What I do find interesting is that >>>> Samantha's pronunciation of words that were absolutely correct in iOS 8, >>>> has >>>> been changed and are now incorrect in iOS 9.1. >>>> >>>> In iOS 8.x, I found the high quality version of the Samantha voice somewhat >>>> pleasant, in iOS 9.x, I find it unsettling, to say the least. I cannot >>>> imagine having the current Samantha voice reading long stretches of texts, >>>> whereas in the previous iOS, this would not have even been at issue. Is >>>> Apple trying to force everyone to Alex? (Yes, a conspiracy theory). >>>> (Smile). >>>> >>>> 4. >>>> Also, the SMS Reply To dictation feedback problem is very, very annoying. >>>> >>>> For those who disagree, let me say that I respect your opinion. Also, the >>>> feedback is not much of a problem if one dictates using either a Bluetooth >>>> or wired headset. I suppose it is not much of an issue if one only >>>> dictates >>>> 1 or 2 words. However, if one attempts to dictate a full sentence, then >>>> the >>>> feedback becomes problematic as a kind of feedback loop ensues causing a >>>> great deal of random text to be inserted as Siri, hearing VoiceOver, begins >>>> to dictate to itself. >>>> >>>> 5. >>>> I know this comes up every time a new OS is released but it seems to me as >>>> though my battery drains faster since updating from 8.x to 9.1. I just >>>> turned off a lot of items that were active in the background app refresh >>>> area so I'll see how it goes. However, I can tell you that I updated a >>>> total of three 6 plus phones, yesterday, two from iOS 9.0.2. Now, even >>>> though both of those two phones that were already running 9.x, were plugged >>>> into an outlet at the time of the update, via OTA, both had less charge >>>> after updating than they did, before the update began. I've never seen >>>> such >>>> a thing before. >>>> >>>> 6. >>>> As always, I have sent my findings to Apple. >>>> >>>> 7. >>>> Finally, and I want to be clear on this: Updating the OS OTA >>>> (over-the-air) >>>> is in no way the same as installing it from iTunes via a USB cable. For >>>> whatever reason, there does seem to be a pattern of more problems when >>>> going >>>> from iOS 8.x to 9.x via OTA. >>>> >>>> What is the difference between the OTA method and the iTunes method? In >>>> short, updating OTA does not rewrite the file allocation table and file >>>> structures, just for starters. When you update via iTunes, it is as if you >>>> are doing a fresh install as all of the file tables and data clusters are >>>> actually rewritten to the disk.. >>>> >>>> Want proof of this? No problem, here's how to verify the difference. When >>>> you use the OTA method, you will notice that any custom keyboard shortcuts >>>> you may have added remain, after the update. However, when you update via >>>> iTunes, you will discover that only default keyboard shortcuts exist, >>>> meaning you will have to rewrite your custom keyboard shortcuts. >>>> >>>> I wish I could lay claim to having learned about the difference between the >>>> two methods, independently but I was told of the difference by a senior >>>> Apple iOS design engineer. >>>> >>>> I'll be honest, I have not used the iTunes method since the OTA option >>>> became available but now that I have had several of my recent syncing >>>> problems resolved after having used the iTunes method, I'll probably use it >>>> from now on, when possible. >>>> >>>> Mark >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> email to [email protected]. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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