Apple plans to hire new employees related to voice control and syncing for the iPhone, “suggesting further enhancements in both categories for future handsets,” reports “AppleInsider” (http://www.appleinsider.com).

The web site’s staff found job openings for “iOS Speech Operations Engineers” and an “IOS Server Speech Engineer” that will work as part of the iOS Application Frameworks team at Apple’s Cupertino, CA, headquarters. Another three job listings pertain to iPhone and iOS sync technology. Two are for an “iPhone Sync Development Engineer” and one is for an “iPhone Sync QA Engineer.”