Amazon and Google are putting their rival voice assistants on the same devices for the first time, allowing users to alternate between Alexa and Google Assistant depending on their preference… Read More
Amazon is adding hands-free activation to its Alexa apps for iOS and Android, giving users the option to say “Alexa” aloud rather than pressing the button inside the app before… Read More
One of Google’s main advantages over rivals like Amazon in the digital assistant race is its command of the popular Android operating system and the opportunity to embed the Google… Read More
The Google Assistant is coming to Xbox, the latest example of Microsoft adding more voice control to its flagship gaming console outside of its digital assistant Cortana. Microsoft is kicking… Read More
Siri won’t be so sneaky about snooping anymore. That’s the gist of a new policy announcement and accompanying apology from Apple this morning. It’s a move that could pressure its… Read More
If only we could do this with certain people in our lives! Alexa will speak up to two times slower or four times faster than normal with a new capability… Read More
Amazon became the latest tech giant to let users of its voice assistant opt out of human review of their voice recordings, after similar announcements from Apple and Google. The… Read More
Peek into a random hospital room in the U.S. today, and you might see something that makes you cynical about technology. The classic scene is of a provider talking with… Read More
The Google I/O 2019 keynote took place this week, and I bring you a recap of the news, including my thoughts on the newly announced Google Pixel 3a and Pixel… Read More
There’s been some buzz about Google’s smart speakers catching up to Amazon’s market-leading offerings in recent months, but a new survey estimates that the Seattle tech giant’s Alexa-powered devices continue… Read More
Microsoft no longer views Cortana as a competitor to the Google Assistant or Amazon’s Alexa, and the priority has changed to make it a skill that works within other digital… Read More
LAS VEGAS — Sin City has served as the backdrop to some of the most famous bouts and rematches in fighting history, and last week it was home to another.… Read More
LAS VEGAS — The Google Assistant now lives in more than 1 billion devices, but the company wants to put it in a whole lot more. As part of a… Read More
LAS VEGAS — What the heck just happened? I just got off the “Google Assistant Ride” a 4-minute rollercoaster tour of all things Google Assistant, featuring several half-cute, half-creepy scenarios… Read More
LAS VEGAS — A guest shows up at a hotel but doesn’t speak English. What ensues is a long and complicated process that requires chasing down an employee who speaks… Read More
Details of Google Podcasts, the search giant’s new Android app for listening to audio shows, leaked overnight in advance of its official release, and one feature is especially noteworthy for… Read More
Cortana is getting serious traction in the enterprise world, according to a new study that predicts Microsoft’s digital assistant will be neck-and-neck with counterparts from Google and Amazon. A new… Read More
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Alexa is moving even deeper into Microsoft territory. Amazon’s digital brain and the Google Assistant appear bound for Xbox to control the console via voice commands. Windows Central reports that… Read More
Google has kicked off a new investment program to back early-stage startups building capabilities and devices using the tech giant’s digital assistant, and a Seattle company is among the first… Read More
Google continues to focus on ways it can use its artificial intelligence research to court cloud customers, announcing Tuesday that it will make the text-to-speech technology inside some of its… Read More
Microsoft doesn’t want its users to have to waste any time in getting the attention of its digital assistant Cortana. Microsoft dropped the word “hey” from the voice command that… Read More
Amazon may have made a splash during last month’s Super Bowl with an Alexa ad that dominated water cooler conversations, but Google came roaring back this weekend with a whole… Read More
Google is doubling down on its digital assistant, adding more languages and working with phone makers to build deeper integrations into their devices, as it battles Amazon’s Alexa. Ahead of… Read More
Google’s push to compete with Amazon Echo in the home is starting to pay off with increased market share, according to a new study released this morning by Consumer Intelligence… Read More
LAS VEGAS — Lost in the shuffle of Amazon and Google’s digital assistant showdown this week at CES is another tech giant’s virtual brain: Microsoft’s Cortana. Unlike fellow tech heavyweights… Read More
It’s that time of the year: This week is the Consumer Electronics Show, the biggest tech expo in the U.S. Almost two hundred thousand people have descended on a surprisingly… Read More
LAS VEGAS — Google has its answer to the touchscreen-powered Amazon Echo Show. Google announced today that it will bring its digital assistant to a variety of smart screen display… Read More
LAS VEGAS — If CES 2017 was the year of Alexa everywhere, the theme of 2018 may ultimately be Google gone wild. The search giant unleashed a slew of new… Read More
LAS VEGAS — An overriding theme of CES this year is Amazon’s Alexa versus the Google Assistant, but Panasonic isn’t picking a side. Today the electronics giant announced with Amazon… Read More