WSJ: Google accelerating development of Siri competitor for Android devices
We heard several reports in the past that Google was working on various evolutions of its Voice Actions platform for…
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Cluzee, Siri wannabe, hits Android Market
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeDZ4Trn_jk] Calling Cluzee a Siri competitor would be inaccurate as any Siri challenger would have to be built right into…
‘Samsunged’ ad plays up Android’s built-in turn by turn navigation
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=vOSgfvTC35A] We’re told this campaign will culminate in a Super Bowl advertisement next month. It’s always entertaining to see the big boys…
Showdown: Android Voice Actions on Motorola phones vs. Siri on iPhone 4S
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBYMDs_RFeI] Handset maker Motorola Mobility may have found itself in an uneasy place as both Microsoft and Apple are attempting…
Apple rejected this Android app because it is too much like Siri
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_xpeAXCfLc] The last we heard, Apple was working with developers of Siri alternatives such as True Knowledge, the developers behind “Evi,”…
9to5Google readers, what do you want to see from Google in 2014?
As Google’s Chairman Eric Schmidt makes his own predictions for 2014, I’m turning the subject over to you…the 9to5Google reader….
Samsung blocking Vlingo-powered ‘S-Voice’ feature for non-Galaxy S III users
Shortly after the new Siri-like voice assistant feature of Samsung’s new Galaxy S III, known as “S-Voice,” made its way to…
Google Assistant continues to best Siri, even w/ iOS 14 improvements [Video]
Google Assistant has long dominated the voice assistant field, despite a huge head start from Apple’s Siri. With the new…
Project Majel: Google’s Siri-killer to improve Android Voice Actions
Android and Me reports on a secret Google project aimed at adding a little conversational flare to Android Voice Actions….
Google TV remote patent reveals Siri-like, location-based voice navigation for live television
Google is on a roll these days in regards to interesting patent filings. The company filed a patent for Android’s…
Google Assistant tops Siri and Alexa in ‘Smart Speaker IQ’ test, but by a narrowing margin
It’s hard for anyone to argue against Google Assistant being the best voice assistant at answering queries. Assistant has proven time…
Google Voice now works with Siri on iPhones, but still not Google Assistant
If you primarily use a Google Voice number, there are a few little roadblocks you’ve got to put up with….
Report: Google Assistant matches market share w/ Apple’s Siri less than three years after launch
Slowly but surely, Google Assistant speakers have been catching up with Amazon’s Alexa. However, Assistant isn’t just on speakers, it’s…
Yahoo building Google Now/Siri voice-controlled competitor
[protected-iframe id=”51a2cae011875bc424f221d83668d301-22427743-3648805″ info=”http://www.dailymotion.com/embed/video/k1Hw3BmLT9UDeW53Rup” width=”600″ height=”400″ frameborder=”0″] Update: TechCrunch reports that this video is fake. Update #2: TechCrunch now reports the video is…
Google testing ‘hyper-local news card’ for Google Now
Google is testing a new “card” for its Google Now service that would display local news that’s contextually relevant to…
Google releases huge Text-to-Speech app update with more realistic voices, interface tweaks
Google has rolled out a massive update to its Text-to-Speech Android app that includes a variety of enhancements. The update,…
OK Google, download Cortana for Android, would you?
Microsoft has been offering the Android version of its intelligent assistant Cortana as a small-scale beta since last month, and it’s…
Google Now voice search, cards could be coming to the web
Google appears to be readying a Google Now web interface for the company’s Siri-like voice search with Google’s homepage as the…
What does Samsung’s S-Voice assistant think of Siri?
Despite having access to a pretty powerful voice-enabled, predictive search engine with Google Now, Samsung is still pushing ahead with…
40+ voice searches on Android Jelly Bean [Video]
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHkhp6BwnGo&feature=player_embedded] The video above is a quality demonstration of voice searches on Android Jelly Bean. Jean-Louis Nguyen posted the video, titled…
Nuance overhauls Swype for Android with word prediction, letter tracing, and Dragon voice-recognition [Video]
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCTjgbEtYKY&feature=player_embedded#] Nuance just released a significant update to its Swype keyboard software that it acquired last year. The entire UI is…