With the news that Apple’s already addressed summer developer conference as a software-related show focused on Mac OS X Lion and iOS 5, TechCrunch chimed in with new purported details regarding the next major version of Apple’s mobile operating system. Author MG Siegler claims that WWDC will only see a preview of iOS 5 come June 6, with the final code slated for a Fall launch. Then he added:
A year ago, Apple bought Siri, a virtual personal assistant startup that had released a very cool iPhone app. The Siri team and technology are now said to be a big part of iOS 5. The use of Siri’s artificial intelligence and assistance technology is said to be deeply integrated into the OS for all the different services offered. And the team is now putting the finishing touches on the elements that will be demoed at WWDC, we hear. This tech may also be opened to developers for use in third-party apps — though that information isn’t quite as concrete.
