“Early builds in testing of the next-generation Mac operating system, OS X 10.9, point to Siri and Maps integration coming to Mac computers next year, according to our reliable sources,” Mark Gurman reports for 9to5 Mac. “These sources say that early builds of OS X 10.9 integrate Apple’s Siri voice command software much like Apple’s newest iPad models running iOS 6.”
“With this MapKit framework, as developers refer to it for iOS, in OS X 10.9, it is also possible that Apple will extend its own work on mapping on the Mac besides integration for developers,” Gurman reports. “It is possible that Apple will want its own full-fledged Maps app on the Mac, but we have not been able to confirm that as of yet.”
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Nice!
Siri should be on all Apple platforms as standard.
Been after this for ages. All we need is a Siri guesture for the magic mouse so we can activate siri without touching the keyboard.
Why have a gesture for something voice activative?
Obviously you’ve never used Siri.
To activate Siri you have to press a button.
A gesture on the mouse is better than holding down a button on a keyboard for 2 seconds. Its more immediate.
Obviously, once Apple gets the quality where it should be, they will want as many people as possible using their services.
Maps on OS X is a logical evolution.
Exactly the reverse, IMHO. Get a Maps beta on Mac out ASAP so we can report issues with greater detail than we can on iOS.
Messages was released as a downloadable beta on Lion, no reason they can’t do the same for Maps on Mountain Lion.
Re-reading what TheConfuzed1 wrote, I’m not sure we’re actually disagreeing–the beta itself needs to be of sufficient quality. My take is simply to say Apple shouldn’t release the first public version of Mac Maps that’s “final”
Good. The more fucking Google shit I get off my computer, the better,
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I used to Love google earth until it started hanging all the times and had no updates since. I can’t wait for a reasonable alternative.
Very practical. Instead of searching for Goole or another mapping service, you could simply click on an address request icon.
Sweet.
Two turkeys don’t make an eagle.
Apple maps = fail.
Siri = fail.
Apple needs to get some real cartographers, professional ones, not those trained using monochromatic green crayons to draw their maps.
As for Siri, I think a stick up her ass to make her understand natural speech will be a good thing.
So your complaint boil down to the colors used in maps and Siri’s inability to understand you? Yea – that makes them insta-fails alright.
PS – ML’s dictation uses the same engine as Siri, which I find to be consistently good. I’m sure you’re still sticking with good ‘ol SL being the iconoclast you are. You should try out “MDN’s wing nut” as an avatar. I think it suits you better.
Siri probably just ignores BLN like most of us here do. If he curses when speaking to Siri as much as he does here, she probably just doesn’t want to deal with him.
BLN=FAIL, your comments are useless.
Maps and Siri work just great and can’t wait for both of them on the next OS. BTW, the cartography work on Apple maps is far superior than that of Google. Using maps has to be visually appealing and easy to read. Apple Maps accomplishes this superbly.
Maps work ok for me, and I use it everyday going to locations ive never been before and I never get lost.
Keeps getting better and better. My only concern is with the rapid push of an os every year my 2011 iMac will be left behind in a few years. It has an ssd in it and should last for the next 5 to 8 years as far as I am concerned.
Apple does need to stabilize siri and their other services before going forward or it will all collapse on them.
TRANSLATION: AAPL is getting hammered. Give some good news. I don’t care what it is. Get people excited. That is all.
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This will be great – Google will not be happy. I don’t have a real need for Apple Maps, but Siri will be huge on OS X.
So speaketh the fanboi asshole to the max. I’m surprised you’re not on your hands & knees venerating Apple.
Sad. Names himself after a baboon’s testicle and posts one worthless post after another.
Sad, sad little man.
Say, whatever happened to the right nut? Crushed in an industrial accident? Violently excised during an unfortunate auto-erotic misadventure?
Waaadup, BLN?
Um, I just said that I don’t use Apple Maps, and have stated so multiple times. I don’t even like it. That makes me a fanboy (or “boi” as you so eloquently spell it)?
Siri works great for me, and most other people. Maybe if you got the crap out of your mouth (I’m actually surprised there’s any left in there since you spew so much of it regularly) then Siri would be able to understand you.
If Apple is making a concerted effort to rid itself of invasive Google crapware, I wish it would to us all a favor and exterminate Farcebook and Twit-whore too.
No operating system needs this marketing rubbish.
Great, now your Mac will be able to get you lost or be out of service (Siri is cloud based).
No thanks, I’ll stick to Dragon SW and Google.
Please Apple, give us an Apple map integration app on my mac that works with my iPhone. I would be very happy and use that app, A LOT!!!!!!