Apple's new Siri virtual assistant in action

Apple’s new Siri virtual assistant will let iPhone 4S owners request songs by voice, and music app developers will be able to let Siri control their apps, too.

Never mind the haters; Apple’s iPhone 4S offers plenty of new stuff, including a much faster processor called A5 and a virtual assistant named Siri.

Her processing demands are such that Siri will only be found on the iPhone 4S, which has that faster processor, and not the new iPod Touch. (We’re waiting for Apple’s confirmation but its description backs that up.) This looks to be a massive step...