New Apple iOS update: Siri now understands Indian English
The update also provides Wi-Fi and Bluetooth fixes like issue related with some devices disconnecting intermittently from Wi-Fi networks, among others.
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NEW YORK: The latest update for Apple's iOS operating system from iPhones and iPads now provides Indian English support to its digital personal assistant Siri marking the country's growing importance as a market for the firm.
The US-based tech giant released the latest update late yesterday night, which among other upgrades included improved performance, bug fixes and a redesigned emoji keyboard.
Releasing the iOS 8.3 update, the firm said: "Additional language and country support for Siri: English (India, New Zealand), Danish (Denmark), Dutch (Netherlands), Portuguese (Brazil), Russian (Russia), Swedish (Sweden), Thai (Thailand), Turkish (Turkey)."
It also provides improved performance for messages, Wi-Fi, control centre, Safari, third-party keyboards.
The update also provides Wi-Fi and Bluetooth fixes like issue related with some devices disconnecting intermittently from Wi-Fi networks, among others.
Apple is aggressive planing to grow its iPhone and iPad business in India, one of the world's fastest growing market for smart devices, and the company is re-looking at its distribution landscape and redefining its customer segments.
According to CyberMedia Research, the iPhone maker has emerged as the largest 4G LTE device vendor in India with a market share of 45 per cent in October-December 2014.
The research firm said over a million LTE devices -- including smartphones, tablets and data cards -- were shipped to the Indian market in the fourth quarter of 2014, marking the "coming of age" of the 4G devices.
Company's latest large-screen iPhone 6 and 6 Plus are also among the top sold premium handsets in India.
In January this year, Apple reported a "historic quarter" saying that the firm sold 74.5 million iPhones for the three months that ended December 27, 2014.
The US-based tech giant released the latest update late yesterday night, which among other upgrades included improved performance, bug fixes and a redesigned emoji keyboard.
Releasing the iOS 8.3 update, the firm said: "Additional language and country support for Siri: English (India, New Zealand), Danish (Denmark), Dutch (Netherlands), Portuguese (Brazil), Russian (Russia), Swedish (Sweden), Thai (Thailand), Turkish (Turkey)."
It also provides improved performance for messages, Wi-Fi, control centre, Safari, third-party keyboards.
The update also provides Wi-Fi and Bluetooth fixes like issue related with some devices disconnecting intermittently from Wi-Fi networks, among others.
Apple is aggressive planing to grow its iPhone and iPad business in India, one of the world's fastest growing market for smart devices, and the company is re-looking at its distribution landscape and redefining its customer segments.
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According to CyberMedia Research, the iPhone maker has emerged as the largest 4G LTE device vendor in India with a market share of 45 per cent in October-December 2014.
The research firm said over a million LTE devices -- including smartphones, tablets and data cards -- were shipped to the Indian market in the fourth quarter of 2014, marking the "coming of age" of the 4G devices.
Company's latest large-screen iPhone 6 and 6 Plus are also among the top sold premium handsets in India.
In January this year, Apple reported a "historic quarter" saying that the firm sold 74.5 million iPhones for the three months that ended December 27, 2014.
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The best part about Apple's blowout earnings report was how the iPhone business continues to counteract every theory Apple doubters have had over the years.
At first, those doubters said Apple was doomed because it refused to make a "cheap" iPhone to compete with all those budget-friendly Android phones that eventually helped Google snap up a good 80% or more of the global smartphone market.
The theory went that unless Apple made a cheaper phone, Google would take over the world and developers would flock to the platform and start making the best apps for Android instead of iPhone.
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