Software : Siri is not anti-abortion, says Apple

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Siri is not anti-abortion, says Apple Posted: Apple has released a statement defending its Siri personal assistant app, after pro-choice activists claimed the service was deliberately anti-abortion. The bizarre claims came after some iPhone 4S users asked Siri how they could find the nearest abortion clinic. The service replied that it did not know of any clinics and often offered directions to pregnancy advice centres as an alternative. That prompted a predictable outrage from women's rights groups and bloggers in the US who accused Apple of being anti-abortion before demanding that the tech giant update Siri. Unintentional omission Apple spokesperson Natalie Kerris said that the omission was not intentional and Siri will continue to learn as it moves from Beta to final product. "Our customers want to use Siri to find out all types of information, and while it can find a lot, it doesn't always find what you want," she said. "These are not intentional omissions meant to offend anyone, it simply means that as we bring Siri from beta to a final product, we find places where we can do better and we will in the coming weeks." Abortion might be a big political issue across the pond, but come on, guys? Seriously?

BBC Global iPlayer app comes to Canada Posted: British ex-pats in maple leaf country rejoice! BBC Worldwide has continued the global roll-out of the iPlayer by making it available to iPad users in Canada. The monthly subscription service for Apple's tablet brings a host of new and classic programming for a monthly fee of $8.99 (CAD). The app, which was pushed out to Europe in July this year, allows viewers to watch shows like Top Gear, Dr Who and EastEnders over Wi-Fi and 3G and download content to watch offline. The service differs from the UK offering, which brings you virtually everything shown on TV and Radio, acting more like a best of the Beeb with next content added into the mix. Next stop America? With Europeans, Canadians and Aussies all covered for their weekly fix of Panorama, next in-line for the roll-out is likely to be the United States. The Global iPlayer roll-out is part of a 12-month trial of the service as BBC looks to monetise its prized content on foreign soil. Auntie has decided to exclusively offer the service through an Apple iPad app, rather than offer the traditional desktop client, in the various territories.

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