Last week we talked about smart TVs—and how that built-in Internet connection can allow manufacturers, streaming services, and even hackers an open door into your home….
Tag: digital assistants
Apple marks Global Accessibility Awareness Day with featured apps, new Siri Shortcuts
With last fall’s release of iOS 12, Apple introduced Siri Shortcuts…
Are we headed for a Mac automation schism?
The Mac is currently at the start of a pretty dramatic transition…
Apple acquires Laserlike machine learning startup
Apple has acquired Laserlike, a small Silicon Valley-based machine learning startup…
Check out these 150 custom shortcuts for Apple’s Shortcuts App
After several months of work, I’m pleased to announce the MacStories Shortcuts Archive…
Apple’s Siri Shortcuts may just be misunderstood
Siri is paying attention to your habits and busily creating shortcuts in the background…
Apple uses Siri Shortcuts to catch up to Alexa, Google Assistant
While Amazon’s Alexa and Google Assistant got busy over the past few years creating oodles of new skills and capabilities, Apple’s Siri seemed to be asleep…
Apple’s HomePod sold 1.6 million units last holiday quarter
Apple’s HomePod smart speaker experienced 45 percent growth in the holiday quarter…
Head of Apple’s Siri team apparently has been reassigned
Bill Stasior, who was lured from Amazon in 2012 to lead Siri is no longer heading the voice assistant group…
The voice assistant war: What if nobody wins?
One of the clearest developments that came out of 2018, and prominently on display last week….
More than 1 in 10 consumers want voice commands for their toilet
Amazon’s recent launch of Echo Show and Fire TV Cube, is in clear response…
Apple, where’s the smarter Siri in iOS 12?
Apple this week had every opportunity to show off new voice skills for Siri…
