The Internet giant Google yesterday refreshed its Assistant app for iPhone and iPad with support for Apple's new Siri Shortcuts feature which made its debut in iOS 12.
Google Assistant now supports Siri Shortcuts
Voice assistants
Apple researching offline Siri mode
No one likes when Siri gives up on them just because their iPhone cannot establish a network connection or the cellular signal is weak, but Apple may have a solution for this: offline Siri.
Cortana 3.0 brings refreshed UI, music & podcast integration, more
Cortana, Microsoft's own personal digital assistant, has been overhauled on iPhone and iPad this morning with a sleek new design that includes a brand-new conversational experience for answers alongside new features such as support for podcasts and music-streaming services like Spotify, iHeartRadio and TuneIn.
Alexa and Cortana have teamed up to create a more intelligent voice experience
Voice assistants like Siri and Google Assistant haven’t been created equal, with each has its own strengths and weaknesses. Amazon and Microsoft seemed to have recognized this when they announced a unique partnership last year that would combine the resources of Alexa and Cortana, respectively, across the two voice platforms. Nearly a year later, that collaboration is being put on display for the public for the first time, according to CNET.
How Siri recognizes obscurely named points of interest like local restaurants & businesses
Apple Thursday published a new entry on its Machine Learning Journal blog which goes highly technical on Siri's ability to recognize obscurely-named points of interest on a map, like your local restaurants, businesses and other places.
How to use Hey Siri with multiple nearby devices
Learn how to properly use the Hey Siri feature in a multi-device environment so that only the right Apple device responds to the wake-up phrase.
Siri comes out ahead of Alexa in new digital assistants survey
Loup Ventures has published the results of a new survey that looks at the intelligence of the smart assistants currently on the market. The study asked Apple's Siri, Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa, and Microsoft's Cortana the same 800 questions. The results were somewhat surprising.
Using Raise to Speak to invoke Siri listening sessions on Apple Watch without Hey Siri
If you own an Apple Watch Series 3 or newer, Siri can talk to you via the built-in speaker. And with the watchOS 5 software or later, you can invoke a Siri listening session on your watch without saying “Hey Siri”. Just raise your wrist and start talking, that's it!
Alexa for iPhone picks up voice controls
Alexa for iPhone now lets you check the weather, get sports scores, control smart home accessories, ask questions and more—all by using just your voice.
Assistant no longer requires “Hey Google” hot word for follow-up requests
As first demonstrated at the Google I/O 2018 developer conference held back in May, the search giant today rolled out a tremendously useful new feature that makes it easier to chat up Assistant without requiring the “Hey Google” hot word for follow-up requests.
Watch HomePod execute Siri Shortcut automation scripts on other devices
Shortcuts, Apple's new vision for Siri and automation on the iOS platform, is a new feature in iOS 12 that many power users and fans of the Workflow automation app will appreciate a lot.
HomePod can now read the news in Canada
Ahead of HomePod's scheduled launch in Canada three days from now, Apple's Siri-driven wireless speaker can already reads the news in the 37 million people country.