New Delhi, Sept. 23 -- On 9 September, Apple officially showcased the 'new' Siri to the world, outside of its beta programme. The Siri overhaul had been a long time coming-Apple had first spoken of it back in June 2024. Siri AI, as it is called now, comes after its closest rival, Google's Gemini on its Pixel 11 series smartphones, has already delivered a set of features that make an actual difference in real world use.

Taking the two out for a spin brings the age-old, Apple versus Google debate back to the surface, with one fundamental question-which trumps the other? Siri, to be sure, is older-having been first launched as an independent app in 2010 before Apple acquired its maker. Google, on that note, somewhat tanked with its first in...