Because of the introduction of devices like Amazon Echo and Google Home, what would be Microsoft’s response to them? Would they develop a stand-alone digital assistant device like their competitors? Well, Microsoft did debut their product, but not in the way many would think. They embraced a third-party SDK approach. What does this mean? Basically, this […]
It’s a bit of a surprising that Amazon has found such success with their Alexa devices. In response to it, Google decided to develop Google Home to compete with Alexa. rumors about a stand-alone Apple Siri device have been thrown around as well. Will Microsoft respond in kind? Looks like there already is one. This is […]
It was announced by Microsoft earlier this week that they’d be cutting 1,850 more jobs, as well as take on a $950 million chare that is related to its disappearing mobile phone business. The company has also aid that they’ll be selling off its non-smartphone “feature phone” business – still about 20 percent of the US […]
If you’ve been keeping up with tech news, you’ll have undoubtedly heard about the success of Amazon’s Echo, as well as the introduction of Google’s Home. According to a report by The Information, Apple is preparing a stand-alone virtual assistant device, which will be powered by Siri. In the report, it was stated that Apple will open […]
Microsoft’s Cortana Android App has received an update recently that removes the hands-free “Hey Cortana” activation feature. The new version of the app was released on December 20th, coming with three new features: Improved app stability. Enhanced call and text features. Removed “Hey Cortana” feature for US market. The reported reason for the removal of “Hey Cortana” was because the […]
Do you have an Android device or an iPhone, but you’ve always wanted to check out Cortana on a mobile device? Now, you’ve got your chance to do it! Today, Microsoft shared the news on its blog that Cortana has been released for both Android and iOS. You’ll find the iOS version here; the Android version here. Currently, these […]
There are those who will say that, as far as virtual assistants go, Siri is lagging behind other virtual assistants, such as Cortana and Google Now. But it seems that, according to a hands-on user study conducted y Expert Exchange, this isn’t the case. Due to contrary belief, Siri isn’t lagging behind, but rather, is in […]
With Halloween coming up fast and hard this weekend, Bing is launching Halloween-related Cortana searches and a spooky Bing map that gives users the locations for haunted houses throughout the US. UK and Canada. Are you interested in getting dressed up, but don’t have your costume yet? Bing’s got your back, as they recommend asking Cortana, “What […]
There has been a recent upgrade to Baidu’s mobile virtual assistant that adds voice-enable local transitions, which is powered by an AI, known as “Duer.” This translates as “Du Secretary.” A possible translation of of “du” is “to study, to learn.” As Greg Sterling said himself, when you pronounce the word, it sounds like the English word, “do,” which […]
Microsoft wants their Windows 10 to be as friendly as possible, including even being cross-device friendly. This means that the new operating system is going to work with Android and the iPhone to sync and make content available across all devices simultaneously. This particular strategy is pretty smart of Microsoft on their part. It was […]