[ad_1] This might not be available the moment the Pixel 4 is ready, however. The on-hold feature is relatively young, according to the source, and might only appear at an announcement as a teaser of what’s in the pipeline. There’s also no mention of whether or not the feature would extend to other Android phones, […]
Category: voice assistant
Google Assistant will help you find Tile trackers
[ad_1] Tile hasn’t gone into great detail about how the Assistant command will work. You can expect it to be available sometime later in 2019, though. This won’t be novel for Alexa fans, who’ve had the option for a while, but it’s good to have choices — particularly when Assistant is already baked into legions […]
Alexa adds in-depth NFL stats ahead of the new season
[ad_1] The AI helper can also answer simpler questions about games that may be closer to home. You can ask questions about college football players and team stats, and get basic schedule and score info for high school teams. And if you want a hint as to who might win a given matchup, Alexa will […]
The BBC is developing its own voice assistant called ‘Beeb’
[ad_1] This problem is being tackled by the BBC, which is preparing to launch its own voice assistant. As reported in The Guardian, the BBC has pledged that its upcoming assistant will be able to understand regional British accents. The “Beeb” voice assistant will not come with its own hardware like an Amazon Echo or […]
Microsoft contractors listened to what people told their Xbox consoles
[ad_1] According to the contractors Motherboard spoke to, this has been going on since before Cortana arrived on the scene. Motherboard’s sources said they listened to audio when Xbox could be controlled via voice commands with the Kinect system. Microsoft removed Cortana from the Xbox in July, but the voice assistant can control the console […]
Microsoft says humans will still transcribe Cortana and Skype audio
[ad_1] The company amended its privacy policy and other pages to make it clear human workers are listening to recorded conversations and commands to improve the services. “We realized, based on questions raised recently, that we could do a better job specifying that humans sometimes review this content,” a Microsoft spokesperson told Motherboard, which spotted […]
Samsung’s Galaxy Home smart speaker is still alive, somehow
[ad_1] “We’re continuing to refine and enhance the Galaxy Home prior to launch, and look forward to sharing more with Galaxy fans soon,” the company told Engadget in a statement. So, the release date and pricing of Galaxy Home remains a bit of a mystery for now, as it’s still a work in progress. When […]
Google Assistant now reads replies from third-party messaging apps
[ad_1] The feature might not be widely available as of this writing, so don’t be surprised if Assistant scratches its head when you ask for an answer. This could be a huge upgrade for some people whenever it does arrive, though. The read-aloud feature is particularly useful when you’re driving, cooking or otherwise have your […]
Apple suspends the Siri program where people listened to your questions
[ad_1] Just last week a report by The Guardian dug into a program where third-party contractors listened in to anonymized recordings of Apple users asking Siri questions to judge the assistant’s responses, and now Apple has shut it down. In a statement to TechCrunch, the company said that while it conducts a “thorough” review, it’s […]
Google temporarily stops Assistant audio transcriptions in the EU
[ad_1] A Google spokesperson told CNBC that it paused the practice shortly after the audio was leaked, back in July. “We are in touch with the Hamburg data protection authority and are assessing how we conduct audio reviews and help our users understand how data is used,” a Google spokesperson said in a statement. Last […]