Lenovo debuts Amazon Alexa-powered smart speaker at CES
Like Microsoft is doing with Cortana, Amazon is making Alexa available to third-party developers and hardware makers to voice-enable...
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Google Home’s arrival ushers in the era of the virtual assistant
Google Home is a powerful new search and discovery device. I like it, though I didn’t find it in normal usage to be dramatically better...
Say hello to the newest intelligent agent, Ozlo
Comparative searches on Ozlo and Google Assistant The society of intelligent agents now has a new member. His name is Ozlo, from the Palo...
Report: Apple may be six months from launching an Echo-like Siri assistant
A second report, from Bloomberg, says that Apple is developing an Amazon Echo-like stand alone virtual assistant based on Siri. That...
Siri goes viral: Apple opens up the virtual assistant to third-party developers
Among the many iOS-related announcements today at Apple’s developer conference, there was the anticipated news that Siri would be opened...
AppWords Concierge: a new in-app assistant that “preempts search”
Mobile deep-linking platform Deeplink has introduced what it’s calling AppWords Concierge. It operates like a chatbot, designed to engage...
Is your brand prepared for voice search? 3 steps to get the conversation started
Alexander Supertramp / Shutterstock.com Whether you work in SEO or PPC, you’ve likely noticed a new trend emerging in your search...
Google Voice Access beta enlarges role for voice, conversational device interaction
Alexander Supertramp / Shutterstock.com As part of its effort to make Android devices more accessible to people with disabilities, Google...
Gilt Shows How Apps And Online Shopping Are Coming To Apple TV
The new Apple TV is all about apps (more on that below), with the new Apple TV App Store, and that includes apps that will let us shop...
Apple Event: iPhone 6s, iPad Pro, Apple TV And Ad Blocking Expected Today
Later this morning (at 10 a.m. Pacific) in San Francisco, Apple is expected to introduce its widely anticipated interim-generation...
Cortana For Android, iOS Coming Very Soon, Windows 10 To Sync With iPhones, Android
Microsoft is making Windows 10 cross-device friendly. To that end the new operating system will work with Android and the iPhone to sync...
The Big News From Apple’s Event Today: TV, MacBook And Watches Aplenty
All over Techmeme are dozens of articles detailing Apple’s product announcements today. While there were many little announcements, the...
Stephen Colbert Demands Google Apology For Getting His Height Wrong
Increasingly, Google has been trying to provide people with direct answers to questions rather than sending them to web sites. That got...
AAA Study Finds Siri — And Potentially Any Smartphone Assistant — Hugely Distracting To
Bad news for the folks who think using Siri can make you more productive while driving. A new study by the AAA automobile group has found...
Apple’s iWatch Could Usher In Wearables Era
If Apple doesn’t announce its smartwatch tomorrow observers will be shocked. Details remain scarce though there’s plenty of rumor and...
As “Cortana” Approaches, Remembering Microsoft’s Other Digital Assistant: Ms. Dewe
Microsoft is apparently readying its own digital assistant called “Cortana,” to take on Apple’s Siri and Google Now. Hopefully, Cortana...
Apple Formally Introduces In-Car iOS Integration: CarPlay
formally announced “CarPlay.” The service was previewed last year and is being rolled out in vehicles from Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz and...
Would The Real Siri Please Stand Up: Susan Bennett Identified As Woman Behind Iconic iPhone Voice
voice behind iPhone’s Siri as professional voiceover actor Susan Bennett. CNN reporter Jessica Ravitz said Bennett decided to come out of...
Morning After iDay: iPhone 5C, Touch ID And iWork
However almost everything else about yesterday’s iPhone event was predicted and endlessly discussed prior to the appearance of Tim Cook &...
New Google Now Cards: Live TV, Music And Offers
an update to its Android search app (not yet for iOS). They extend to live TV, music and location-sensitive offers. Google announced the...
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