Google has started the rollout of a new feature to its Google Assistant that allows it to read out aloud entire webpages on Android devices. The feature previewed earlier at CES 2020 in January is now available globally. Last week, Google announced in a blog post this new technology for its virtual ... Read More »
Google Assistant is now receiving the Pretty Please feature that was announced back at I/O 2018. The feature is designed to provide positive reinforcement to users, especially kids, to use polite behaviour while communicating with machines. It enables the voice assistant to reward the usage of “please” and “thank you” ... Read More »
Microsoft called Cortana the world’s most personal digital assistant in 2014. Unique features like person-based reminders and a notebook function patterned after real assistants gave fans high hopes for the assistant. These features, along with references to her highly advanced counterpart from the Halo video game franchise, added to fans’ anticipation of what Cortana ... Read More »
Google Assistant Go lets users make phone calls, play music, navigate places, ask general questions, etc HIGHLIGHTS Google Assistant Go is available for download on Play Store Google Assistant Go is designed for Android Oreo (Go edition) devices The app comes in multiple international languages While Android 8.1 Oreo (Go edition) smartphones ... Read More »
One of Google Home’s most interesting features is coming to Amazon’s family of Echo speakers. Amazon says Echo speakers will now be able to tell who is speaking and offer relevant information. The announcement comes as Amazon continues to work on its software features as it widens its lead in the ... Read More »
China’s Alibaba Group Holding launched on Wednesday a cut-price voice assistant speaker, similar to Amazon’s Echo, its first foray into artificially intelligent home devices. The Tmall Genie, named after the company’s e-commerce platform Tmall, costs CNY 499 ($73.42 or roughly Rs. 4,700), significantly less than western counterparts by Amazon and Alphabet Inc’s Google, which range from ... Read More »
In a new development, Google Assistant is reportedly coming to iOS soon. The tech giant may announce the arrival of the app on the App Store as soon as this week. Google will reportedly take the centre stage at its three-day I/O developers conference – which kicks off with the ... Read More »
Google has announced the availability of the Google Assistant SDK which will mean that developers can now build the Assistant into their projects. The search giant says that the Google Assistant SDK includes a gRPC API, which is a Python open source client that can handle authentication and access to ... Read More »
Personal Assistant apps have been around for a while. However, it wasn’t until Siri that they became a really big deal. We now have tons of options in the space, including offerings from Google, Microsoft, and SoundHound, among others. It’s an interesting space to be in right now. You can ... Read More »
Siri’s great, no doubt, but she’s not for everyone. Maybe you’re looking for a particular feature Siri doesn’t offer, or you’re just looking for something different in general. Regardless, iPhone and iPad users have many smart personal assistant apps to choose from, some designed with a particular slant, others offering ... Read More »
