iPhone sex: Google application baffled by British accents

November 19, 2008 A man shows the Apple iPhone

A man shows the Apple iPhone. A new voice-recognition search tool for the iPhone has problems understanding British accents, leading to some bizarre answers to spoken queries.

A new voice-recognition search tool for the iPhone has problems understanding British accents, leading to some bizarre answers to spoken queries, a newspaper report and users said Wednesday.

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robbycoats - Nov 19, 2008
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hilarious pip pip spit spot cheerio!
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Arikin - Nov 19, 2008
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Well here is the chance for a GB developer to either contribute to this app's development or make their own.
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cappie - Nov 27, 2008
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Hehehe.. hilarious article :)
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tedruxpin - Dec 17, 2008
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Weirdness. I bet it brought him to http://iphone-porn.us This site sounds just like if you said iPhone in British it would definitely take you to something like that. Pretty hilarious!
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