Google Now was the better phone assistant, no AI or LLMs needed
The other day I was manually entering upcoming events that were listed on a website into Google Calendar. Several years…
The other day I was manually entering upcoming events that were listed on a website into Google Calendar. Several years…
Tomorrow will hopefully mark the beginning of the Apple Watch getting a serious competitor in the form of Samsung hardware…
To the left of most Android homescreens is a feed that “actively tunes itself to a user’s interests and displays…
Now on Tap has received a number of new features in the past year, but the contextual assistant has yet to really…
We’ve recently argued that the Galaxy S7 edge may represent the culmination of the “Smartphone 1.0 era”. It won’t please everyone…
Popular Bluetooth speaker company Ultimate Ears announced today that it is adding Siri and Google Now integration to its lineup…
Google Assistant is available on (or rolling out to) almost any Android smartphone at this point, and despite Google’s efforts to…
Late last week, Microsoft made its Cortana digital assistant available as a beta for Android, and we’ve been putting it…
During its Google I/O keynote earlier this month, Google announced that it would be bringing conversational, Google-Now like voice search…
Google just announced that the XE8 update is rolling out to Google Glass users and with it comes a new…
In an interview in Engadget, Motorola’s SVP of Software Seang Chau spoke briefly about the focus the company had chosen for the development…
From adding regional accents to multiple male and female voices, Google has made great strides in making computers sound more natural….
Have you ever wondered to yourself, “Am I taking full advantage of Google Now’s voice search?” The point of Now…
We first gave Cortana beta for Android a try a few weeks ago, and I just wasn’t impressed. Our own…
We told you earlier this week about a new voice assistant called Hound, and if you take SoundHound’s internal demo…
SoundHound’s first app is known as one of the best offerings when it comes to recognizing sounds. You could hum a…
Cortana, Microsoft’s cross-platform voice assistant not dissimilar from Google Now, is today becoming available as an official public beta through Google Play.
Quietly, Google introduced some new location-aware search functions in voice search over the last couple of weeks. The feature lets…
As is often the case with tragic events such as these, Google is now providing free calls via Hangouts, Hangouts…
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWJaGrv5zy4] Google appears to be testing new voice command controls for media playback. Available to some, this new feature adds commands…
If you’ve ever been using any form of Google voice recognition and gotten frustrated that the friendly female on the…
Setting a voice reminder in Android just got easier. In the past you’d speak your piece and tap a button…
Over the past few weeks we’ve seen rumor after rumor regarding new features for Android, as well as interface tweaks….
Wouldn’t it be cool if you could tell your watch to change the temperature, turn on/off lights, or perform various…