of singtel develops def!nd, a localised siri-like app to understand 'singlish'

Apple's tongue-tied Siri faces 'Singlish' rival: SingTel has developed DeF!ND, a localised Siri-like application to understand "Singlish".

there have been numerous reports of Siri either responding with a completely irrelevant answer or simply saying it does not understand. YouTube videos of Siri misinterpreting the heavily accented words of iPhone 4S users in Japan -- the first Asian country to get the device on October 14 -- have been widely circulated on the Internet.

Singapore Telecom (SingTel) says its new app, DeF!ND, will help Singaporeans who use "Singlish" -- a localised form of English with words borrowed from Asian languages -- avoid such problems. SingTel said DeF!ND is a localised Siri-like application that is able to decipher uniquely Singaporean accents, names and locations.

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deF!nd will be available for free on the Android platform and Apple's iTunes soon.

In the meantime, we have to make do with mrbrown's SIMI.