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Apple is bringing Siri to Mac & third-party apps, says WSJ Tech giant  Apple  is likely to bring Siri, its computer programme that works as an intelligent personal assistant and knowledge navigator, to the Mac. The company will also give developers access to  Siri  so that they can incorporate it into their apps. The announcement is likely to be made during the week-long Worldwide Developers Conference, which kicks off Monday, the  Verge  quoted the  Wall Street Journal  as saying. Apple introduced Siri as an  iPhone  feature in 2011, creating a way to find information or complete tasks by speaking to the phone instead of typing or tapping. Siri uses a natural language user interface to answer questions, make recommendations and perform actions by delegating requests to a set of Web services. The software, both in its original version and as an  iOS  feature, adapts to the user's individual language usage and ...

Facebook launches WhatsApp desktop app for Windows, Mac Social media giant Facebook has made available its   WhatsApp   instant messaging smartphone service on Macand Windows desktops, media reports said on Wednesday. "The new desktop app mirrors your mobile device, allowing you to message friends and family while your phone is in your pocket," Product reviews, how-tos, deals and the latest tech news quoted WhatsApp as saying. Because it runs natively on your desktop as opposed to through an app on your browser, the app allows for native notifications and better keyboard shortcuts, WhatsApp said in a post. The app runs on Windows 8 and above and Mac OS 10.9 and above. To sync the newly-launched Facebook-owned desktop app with smartphone, open the app and scan the QR code with your phone. After several months of beta testing, Facebook recently rolled out Facebook and Messenger apps on Windows 10. The company also updated photo-sharing Instagram app for Windows 10...