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Apple’s Siri will be always on
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Monday, 20 November 2017 14:22

Apple’s Siri will be always on


Is that a good thing or not?

Rumours are circulating that the next generation of the iMac Pro will use Apple’s A10 Fusion processor and will come with its voice assistant Siri always on and ready to hear your whispered, dulcet tones.

Google’s AI nearly as bright as a US politician
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Twice as intelligent as Siri

Google's AI has the same IQ as a moderately retarded human and more than twice as high as Apple's Siri in a comparative analysis.

Amazon and Microsoft build super digital assistant
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Alexa gets her Cortina

Amazon and Microsoft are partnering to integrate their Alexa and Cortana digital assistants.

Apple content stars Siri with a rock
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Monday, 24 July 2017 06:00

Apple content stars Siri with a rock


Can things get any worse?

Apple’s god-awful self-obsessed content just managed to get worse.

Apple confirms it's copying Amazon and Google
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Spatial awareness with full, balanced, wide sound for $349

Back in May, we wrote that Apple was preparing to release a Siri-based smart home speaker that would take on competition from Amazon’s Alexa-powered Echo series, Google Home, and Harmon Kardon’s recently announced Cortana-based smart speaker.

Bixby disses Siri in rap
Published in Mobiles
Wednesday, 03 May 2017 10:51

Bixby disses Siri in rap


Can’t touch this


Samsung’s new digital assistant AI-powered bot Bixby can rap, and slags off Apple’s Siri, so you don’t have to.

Alexa is too sexy for most
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Friday, 07 April 2017 12:37

Alexa is too sexy for most


Sad story of the day


A quarter of people have such lonely and miserable lives they want to have sex with their Amazon assistant.

Samsung Bixby to fight Siri, Alexa and Assistant
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Google assistant look alike for the Galaxy S8

Samsung is only a week away from the official announcement of its Galaxy S8 phone and the company officially shared that the new Samsung devices will get a new intelligent interface. The Korean mobile giant is using a rather questionable name, Bixby. 

Coppers furious over Siri prank
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Thursday, 23 March 2017 12:00

Coppers furious over Siri prank


Apple fanboys call the emergency services for a giggle

US coppers are furious about an viral online prank which uses a flaw in Apple’s Siri software to call the emergency services.

Samsung about to spend a fortune on AI
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Wednesday, 22 February 2017 11:59

Samsung about to spend a fortune on AI


A billion here and there and soon we are talking about big money


Samsung may be about to write a billion dollar cheque to pick up some artificial intelligence technology.