Ok, that makes more sense. Nuance is in to all sorts of voice type things not just Siri or Apple. They do a huge amount in the medical space like voice control for surgical robots and that sort of thing.
> On Oct 23, 2015, at 2:33 PM, Shawn Krasniuk <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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. > 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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