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Apple confirms 9 September press event to launch iPhone 6S

So we can expect to hear plenty about Apple’s digital assistant, and indeed this is thought to be a reference to the fact that Siri will come integrated with the new Apple TV box, possibly with a microphone in the remote control allowing for voice searches and commands.

The Apple TV hasn’t been doing so well lately, and according to the latest figures from Parks Associates, it has slipped into fourth position in terms of streaming media box sales over in the US, behind Roku, Google and Amazon’s Fire TV. So this refresh seems a timely one…

From the article "Apple confirms 9 September press event to launch iPhone 6S" by Darren Allan.

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