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Tag: Siri knockoffs

Microsoft’s Cortana will no longer be a Siri or Alexa competitor

Friday, July 31, 2020 3:54 pm6 Comments

Microsoft in early 2021 will stop supporting the Cortana app for mobile (iOS and Android). Cortana service will be pulled from the Harman Kardon Invoke…

Over 500 million people use Google Assistant monthly

Tuesday, January 7, 2020 4:11 pmWednesday, January 8, 20201 Comment

Google said its digital assistant is used by more than 500 million people every month…

U.N. report on gendered technology calls Apple’s Siri sexist

Thursday, May 23, 2019 8:47 am27 Comments

Popular digital assistants that reply in a woman’s voice and are styled as female helpers are reinforcing sexist stereotypes…

Apple, where’s the smarter Siri in iOS 12?

Wednesday, June 6, 2018 10:29 amWednesday, June 6, 201820 Comments

Apple this week had every opportunity to show off new voice skills for Siri…

Samsung’s Bixby assistant delayed again because it’s too stupid to learn English

Wednesday, July 5, 2017 5:27 pmWednesday, July 5, 20176 Comments

The launch date for Samsung’s Bixby has been pushed back yet again…

In attempt to tamp down iPhone 8 sales in South Korea, Samsung to flood market with refurb Galaxy Note 7 units

Friday, June 2, 2017 5:45 pm13 Comments

Samsung’s President of Mobile Communications, D.J. Koh, announced during a special presentation…

Apple still ‘major player’ in the voice assistant race, says Siri co-creator who’s now working for Samsung

Friday, June 2, 2017 10:26 amFriday, June 2, 20176 Comments

Apple is still a ‘major player’ in the voice assistant space with Siri…

Bixby: Samsung’s Apple’s Siri knockoff delayed again in U.S. as it’s struggling to comprehend English syntax and grammar

Thursday, June 1, 2017 1:02 pmThursday, June 1, 201712 Comments

The English-language version of Samsung Electronics Co.’s new voice-activated virtual assistant won’t likely debut in the U.S…

Why Google Assistant can’t beat Apple’s Siri for iPhone users

Friday, May 19, 2017 6:55 pm7 Comments

Some people think Google’s virtual assistant beats Siri in reliability and capability…

Google Assistant features that Apple’s Siri can’t currently match

Friday, May 19, 2017 3:25 pmFriday, May 19, 20179 Comments

Earlier this week, Google finally put the Google Assistant onto iPhones..

Alphabet to push Google Assistant to iPhone as standalone app via Apple’s App Store

Tuesday, May 16, 2017 9:30 amTuesday, May 16, 201710 Comments

Google is set to announce a version of its AI-powered assistant for Apple Inc.’s iPhone as soon as Wednesday…

Samsung’s Siri knockoff ‘Bixby’ not ready for Galaxy 8 global launch

Wednesday, April 12, 2017 9:35 am8 Comments

Samsung has gone to great lengths to position its new Bixby assistant as the automated centerpiece…

Samsung officially unveils its Siri knockoff ‘Bixby’

Monday, March 20, 2017 1:55 pmMonday, March 20, 201719 Comments

Apple gave us Siri, Microsoft gave us Cortana, Amazon gave us Alexa, Google gave us, um, Google, and now Samsung…

Siri learns Shanghainese as Apple’s voice assistant’s language lead widens

Thursday, March 9, 2017 9:59 amThursday, March 9, 20175 Comments

With the broad release of Google Assistant last week, the voice-assistant wars are in full swing…

Tech’s latest innovations struggle to live up to hype

Tuesday, January 3, 2017 12:55 pmTuesday, January 3, 20177 Comments

The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas attracts thousands of exhibitors and attendees searching…

How Apple, Amazon, Facebook and Google could use technology to control the world

Thursday, December 1, 2016 3:27 pmThursday, December 1, 20164 Comments

But technology is a two-edged sword. And I’m not referring to its power to destroy…

Five years on, why doesn’t Apple’s Siri work better than it does?

Friday, October 14, 2016 4:28 pmFriday, October 14, 201629 Comments

There are some fundamental differences between Apple and Google when it comes to privacy…

Mossberg: Why does Apple’s Siri seem so dumb?

Wednesday, October 12, 2016 1:56 pm57 Comments

In addition to the iPhone, Siri is now on the iPad, and was recently added to the Mac…

Apple’s response to Amazon Echo: AirPods

Tuesday, September 20, 2016 4:50 pmTuesday, September 20, 201620 Comments

The Amazon Echo has captured the imagination of millions of consumers with its novelty…

Tim Bajarin: Siri is crucial to the Apple’s future

Tuesday, July 5, 2016 10:28 amTuesday, July 5, 20165 Comments

Apple has been working on speech and voice AI solutions for decades…

Apple’s Siri and her many knockoffs: Sassy personality or bland impersonal machines?

Tuesday, November 24, 2015 9:02 am10 Comments

When users ask Siri, Apple’s digital assistant, what she likes to drink…

Microsoft CEO embarrassed by Cortana voice command failure during keynote

Thursday, September 17, 2015 5:35 pmThursday, September 17, 201551 Comments

Cortana, Microsoft’s answer to Siri, proves less than helpful during a live presentation…

Microsoft to release ‘Cortana’ digital assistant app for Apple iPhone

Friday, March 13, 2015 8:40 amFriday, March 13, 201521 Comments

Microsoft is working on a version of its competitor to Apple’s Siri…

Nope, no ‘HoloLens’ vaporware; Apple is as ‘boring’ as it’s always been

Monday, January 26, 2015 5:33 pmMonday, January 26, 201553 Comments

Microsoft last week surprised the tech masses when the company unveiled…

Following Apple’s lead as ever, Microsoft says Windows 10 to be ‘free’ – but only for one year

Wednesday, January 21, 2015 3:56 pmWednesday, January 21, 201549 Comments

Microsoft has announced that its next operating system…

Autistic boy becomes BFF with Apple’s Siri

Monday, October 20, 2014 3:33 pm10 Comments

This is a love letter to a machine…

‘Cortana,’ Microsoft’s Siri competitor, to be released in April

Friday, January 17, 2014 5:00 pmFriday, January 17, 201449 Comments

Following in the footsteps of Siri…

Piper Jaffray: Apple’s Siri edges out Google’s Now in personal assistant bake-off

Tuesday, December 10, 2013 6:39 pm12 Comments

The primary improvement between Siri in iOS 6 and iOS 7 came from its performance in…

Samsung Electronics stock extends losses to over 4 percent

Monday, July 8, 2013 5:00 pmMonday, July 8, 201324 Comments

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd’s shares extended its drop to more than 4 percent…

Can Apple survive 2013? You know because, well… Android?

Sunday, June 30, 2013 11:22 am44 Comments

Given the recent implosions of BlackBerry, Palm, Nokia, Microsoft…

Apple loses appeal in Japanese lawsuit claiming Samsung infringement of syncing patent

Tuesday, June 25, 2013 9:29 amTuesday, June 25, 20132 Comments

Apple Inc. lost its appeal in a Japan lawsuit claiming that Samsung…

Samsung office searched by police over alleged technology theft

Friday, April 12, 2013 8:51 amFriday, April 12, 201330 Comments

South Korean police searched the offices of Samsung Electronics…

Apple’s improved Siri uses Google half as much in iOS 6 as it did previously

Thursday, December 20, 2012 12:15 pmThursday, December 20, 201221 Comments

The latest tests also found evidence of behind-the-scenes improvements to Siri…

Many Android settlers plan upgrade to Apple’s iPhone

Tuesday, September 25, 2012 11:31 amTuesday, September 25, 201225 Comments

Android settlers said they were going to make the switch to the iPhone…

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