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How Siri and Google Now respond to 5 questions

With Google’s voice assistant now available on iPhones and iPads, The Associated Press used an iPad Mini to throw five test questions at Google Now and Siri on Monday afternoon in New York. Here’s what the two digital assistants had to say for themselves:

2013/04/29

iTunes celebrates a decade, faces new challenges

NEW YORK (AP) — When Apple launched its iTunes music store a decade ago amid the ashes of Napster, the music industry — reeling from the effects of online piracy — was anxious to see how the new music service would shake out.

2013/04/24

Tuning in: Twitter launches music feature

NEW YORK (AP) — Twitter has launched a service for people to find music they like and tweet songs from iTunes, Spotify and Rdio. Twitter said in a blog post that an app will be available for download from Apple’s online store Thursday.

2013/04/18

BBC will air only part of song used as anti-Thatcher taunt

LONDON (AP) — The BBC is in a bind after opponents of Margaret Thatcher pushed the song “Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead” up the British charts in a posthumous protest over her policies.

2013/04/12

Analyst: 60-inch Apple iTV to launch this year

(AP) — It’s no secret that Apple wants to get into the living room by making its own TV set, and there have been plenty of rumors and reports about how and when it’s going to happen. Now, an analyst says he’s learned that the set will go on sale late this year.

2013/04/03