Siri, Why Aren't You Smarter?; August 2012; Scientific American Magazine; by David Pogue; 1 Page(s)

When Apple unveiled the iPhone 4S last year, the new phone looked just like the previous one. It had a better camera and a faster chip, but it could do only one new thing: Siri.

Siri, as everyone knows by now, is a software assistant that takes spoken orders. No training necessary: just hold down the Home button and speak casually.