What could be on tap at Apple's Sept. 12 press event

04.09.2012

: Siris ears must be burning, because the virtual assistant got quite a bit of attention during Apples WWDC keynote. We already know that Siri will gain additional features like the ability to answer questions about sports and movies, but as one of the most prominent features of the iPhone (and, with iOS 6s release, the iPad), its entirely possible that Apple has more to reveal about its now iconic virtual assistant.

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: Apple recently spun off podcasts , rather than packing them in with the rest of your audio media; despite the relative merits () of the Podcasts app, its possible that the company might choose to do the same with audiobooks. Theyve often gotten short shrift within the Music app, so it doesnt seem out of the question that Apple might decide to create a place that fans of spoken content can call their own. After all, like podcasts, audiobooks are often listened to in a different manner from musicyou want to pick up where you left off, speed or slow the playback rate, and navigate between chapters. While many of these capabilities are available within the Podcasts app, Apple has lately been taking the different apps for different jobs route, so its possible there might be some news about audiobooks next week.

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