2. Asking Siri for Information

Siri exists to serve you. It wants nothing more than to give you information about just about anything in the universe. Siri provides you with answers to questions about everything from the weather to stock prices through integration with the apps that come with your iPhone 4S.

Questions outside the realm of the built-in apps on the iPhone are no problem for Siri. It knows how to work with Wikipedia and Wolfram Alpha, and searches the Web for the best possible answers to whatever you ask. In this chapter, you learn how to phrase your conversation with Siri in such a way to maximize the probability of getting an accurate and detailed answer.

Weather

Siri keeps on top of the weather forecast for you. When you ask, ...

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