Barbra Streisand to Tim Cook: “Siri pronounce my last name wrong.” Then reveals the iOS release date 10 – BBC

If you do not like how Siri pronounce some words there not much you can do. Unless you do not call Barbra Streisand. The American actress has contacted Apple CEO Tim Cook with a request at least curious: making sure that the voice assistant of the iPhone and iPad scanning through her last name correctly. Later, however, he also inadvertently revealed the iOS release date 10. But, going in order, the problem that caused the revelation is that digital voice mobile devices Apple has a problem with the word “Streisand” and especially with his second one. In the imposition of Siri, a letter is lengthened to make it appear a zeta and the result is something like “Streizand”. Another surname short, and Hollywood star ran for cover.

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They sweet

the actress herself explains the problem in a poetic way. “Siri pronounce my name so wrong,” he says, “Streisand, American radio broadcaster NPR has a soft they like the sand of the beach (sand in English we say” sand “and the sweet they, in fact). I’ve been saying for my whole career. ” In short, the poor Siri has reopened a cauldron that has long bubbles. All bothers to hear your last name pronounced incorrectly, let alone to an artist who as a career start was the target of all sorts of joke.

Call at the top

Many would have given up on this little mistake or would surrender to the evidence. But Streisand no and picks up the phone to talk directly to the boss. “What did I do?”, He says the artist on the radio, “I called the head of Apple, Tim Cook [name of the woman pronounce radio with a perfection almost pedantic] and he delightfully agreed to change the pronunciation of my name Siri in the next update of September 30 “.

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Revelation

In short, all right? No, because here’s the juicy part of the story. Barbra fact has inadvertently revealed the release date of the new operating system for iPhone and iPad, iOS 10. Would this fact the ” update “mentioned in the interview. It must be said that many innovations were already revealed: we talked about the curious change dell’emoji gun and compared the operating system with competing Android Nougat but still there was a precise launch date. Citing the September 30, the actress has said one of Apple’s top secret information – the launch of a new day – and, unless it is wrong, he broke the eggs in the basket to Cook, one of blurting rumor most anticipated worldwide. What can I say, well done Barbra.

August 22, 2016 (modified August 22, 2016 | 13:55)

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