Top Cortana Exec Out at Microsoft as Internal Shakeup Continues
The next VP to leave Microsoft is the current head of Cortana, Javier Soltero, according to multiple reports. The…
The Complete Guide to Google Assistant in 2018
Beyond Gmail, Google Maps, and YouTube, Google Assistant is shaping up to be one of the most important Google products…
Google Assistant Just Got Upgraded With Better Touch Support and Richer Visuals
At first, the Google Assistant was designed primarily as a voice-based helper. However, after making its way to phones,…
Amazon Is Going to Drown Us in Alexa Crap
The digital assistant wars are in full swing, and with Google just recently notching the latest victory by finishing Q2…
iPhone Confuses ‘Syria’ for ‘Siri’ During UK Defense Secretary’s Speech
For modern smartphone owners, it’s a common enough of an occurrence. You’re just sitting there, talking about whatever,…
Google Just Turned a Huge Corner in the Smart Speaker Game
When Amazon launched the Echo back in late 2014, it kicked off one of the biggest trends in tech. Almost overnight, it…
Microsoft Bought an AI Startup to Help Cortana Sound Less Robotic
At Google I/O 2018, Google announced that its digital assistant was getting upgraded with more natural-sounding speech…
Apple’s HomePod Will Finally Be Available on Feb 9th
When unexplained delays pushed Apple’s smart speaker back from a 2017 debut, Apple said it needed “a little more time…
It's So Stupid That Digital Assistants Are Women
My smartphone is a sassy Australian woman, and my alarm clock is a nice American woman. When I turn on a new Windows…
When Microsoft Shut Down Groove Music, Cortana Lost a Useful Feature
Despite its best efforts, Microsoft’s Groove Music service never really caught on. So back in October, Microsoft shut…
Amazon and Microsoft Goofed the Deadline for Smart Assistant Cooperation [Updated]
If you were one of the twelve people passionately awaiting the integration of Cortana with Alexa and vice versa, then I…
Amazon's Echo Spot Is a Good-as-Hell Alarm Clock
The smartphone made the standalone alarm clock worthless. Sure you probably know some alarm clock holdouts (a parent or…
Samsung Smart Speaker, Huh? Let's Talk
Yesterday, a report from Bloomberg came out saying that Samsung will launch a Bixby-powered smart speaker sometime in…
7 Handy Google Assistant Tricks You Didn't Know About
Google Assistant is keen on taking as big a role in your life as possible, and to that end Google keeps pouring new…
Amazon Just Announced a Buttload of New Echo Gadgets [Updated]
It might not feel like it, but it’s been almost three years since the original Amazon Echo hit the scene. In the time…
Alexa and Cortana Are on Speaking Terms
As Google and Apple (and Samsung) scramble to build the smartest, do-anything personal assistant for your phone, Amazon…
Alexa, You Are a Goddamn Prude
Look, you give me a robot—even one that exists merely as a screen, speaker, camera, and microphone—and my first order…
The Amazon Echo Show Is the Best Dumb Smart Machine in My Home
The first night the Amazon Echo Show was in my bedroom I had to carefully lay it face down on my nightstand. The…
How to Use Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant From a Computer
Digital assistant apps of all kinds are on the rise, but you don’t necessarily need to invest in a smart speaker to…
People Are Reprogramming the Galaxy S8's Bixby Button Because It's Currently Pointless
The Samsung Galaxy S8 is one of the prettiest phones you can buy right now, but it launched as a somewhat incomplete…