As a startup, when coming up with Siri's name, we wanted something that was easy to remember, short to type, comfortable to pronounce, and a not-too-common human name. And we wanted to be able to ...

Most of us barely think twice before summoning Siri, whether it's to set an alarm, send a text, or settle an argument with a quick fact check. The name has become so familiar, so tightly woven ...

This year, in Siri, we have the rise of the virtual name. Even before the October debut of the new Siri-enabled iPhone, it was shaping up to be a strangely tech-dominated year for names, a year of ...

To school Siri, choose the Phonetic name you wish to correct (or all three names, if Siri is seriously mangling a moniker). You can even tell Siri it has pronounced a name wrong, and it will lead ...

Apple went on to purchase Siri for $200 million in April 2010, ending plans to make it available for rival operating systems. There was one problem, however — Jobs wasn't fond of the name.

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In Swahili, "siri" means "secret," so it was a playful nod to their early stealth phase, when they operated anonymously under stealth-company.com. And of course, the name Siri bore a resemblance ...