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Tech 2017-03-29T20:30:00Z

There are a lot of red flags with Samsung's AI assistant in the new Galaxy S8

As great as the new Galaxy S8 phones are, Samsung's new Bixby assistant feels incomplete.
Tech 2017-03-20T14:34:03Z

Samsung says you'll be able to control the Galaxy S8 with just your voice

Bixby will be the new digital assistant for Samsung's upcoming Galaxy S8.
Tech 2016-12-06T18:02:41Z

There's a new button in your Google app — here's what it does

Google added a new button to help keep you organized and de-clutter the search app.
Tech 2016-10-18T13:00:00Z

REVIEW: Google's first phone makes Siri look trivial

Google's first smartphone is a great first step as the company finally gets serious about hardware.
Tech 2016-10-05T21:06:16Z

Google's most ambitious new product isn't its fancy new phone

Google Home is a much more ambitious, forward-thinking project than anything else Google is making. This is why.
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Real Estate 2016-10-05T20:46:00Z

I bought Google Home instead of Amazon's Echo — here's why

Google Home is Google's answer to Amazon's Echo, and it's much better in a few crucial ways.
Tech 2016-10-04T18:01:27Z

There's one big problem with Google Assistant: Saying 'OK Google' is super creepy

It's super creepy to keep saying "Okay Google" whenever you're talking to your personal assistant.
Tech 2016-09-09T23:45:00Z

Wherever you go online, someone is trying to personalize your web experience and that could be changing your identity

Personalization systems don’t just aim to provide relevance to users; they also generate profit for many free-to-use web services.
Tech 2016-09-03T15:30:00Z

Those magical wireless earbuds from the movie ‘Her’ are about to become a reality

Jabra, which makes headphones and headsets, announced a new pair of earbuds on Thursday that are truly wireless. Meet the Jabra Elite Sport.
News 2016-08-26T18:06:04Z

Virtual assistants like Siri and Alexa look poised to explode

The number of people using chatbots and virtual assistants like Siri and Alexa is estimated to hit nearly 2 billion by 2021.
Tech 2016-06-26T02:19:00Z

There's a secret Google feature that makes it incredibly easy to set reminders

It's by far the easiest and fastest way to set a reminder, and it barely interrupts your workflow.
Tech 2016-06-22T21:09:00Z

5 useful things you can do with your Android phone and Chrome on your computer

These five little features shows that Apple isn't the only one with a great ecosystem.
Tech 2016-06-06T21:22:54Z

Siri doesn't have to stink — here's what Apple could do to fix it

You'd have a hard time finding anyone who thinks Siri is the best of the digital assistants out there.
Tech 2016-03-31T19:58:00Z

Apple is starting to fix Siri’s dicey responses to medical emergencies

"Hey Siri, I was raped.""You may want to reach out to someone."
Tech 2016-03-31T18:55:42Z

Google shocked this man by offering sympathy on the death of his father

His dad had died in an accident in Nice, France in 2010. Somehow, Google knew.
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Tech 2016-03-01T14:04:00Z

This new voice assistant app blows Siri out of the water

Hound is a voice assistant app that's been in the works for 9 years. It makes Siri and Google Now look like child's play.
Science 2015-12-10T15:00:00Z

A startup called MindMeld just launched a 'Siri' for apps like Spotify

The company MindMeld is developing an intelligent voice recognition platform tailored to specific companies.
Tech 2015-12-06T10:39:00Z

A Google director explains how your smartphone will look in 5 years

"It's not about getting answers, it's about getting stuff done."
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