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Unlock The Power Of Alexa: A Simple Step-By-Step Guide To Pairing With Your Speaker
Alexa has transformed the way we interact with technology, from controlling home devices to playing our favourite music. This simple, step-by-step guide will help you connect your Alexa device to a Bluetooth speaker.
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Perplexity Assistant for Android With Image Analysis and Web Search Introduced
Perplexity introduced a virtual assistant for Android devices on Thursday. Powered by the company’s answer engine, the artificial intelligence (AI) assistant can answer questions, generate messages, as well as perform some app-based tasks as well. Additionally, the Perplexity Assistant also has multimodal capabilities and can access the user’s ...
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Samsung Teases AI Capabilities in Bixby Virtual Assistant Ahead of Galaxy S25 Series Launch
Samsung shared a video teasing artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities in its native virtual assistant Bixby on Monday. While the South Korean tech giant did not directly mention Bixby, it showed a woman speaking to her device and asking it to perform several tasks, which is how Bixby works. Last year, with the Galaxy W25 series, the company rele...
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Samsung Unveils Moohan Android XR Headset to Compete With Apple Vision Pro in 2025
Samsung has unveiled Project Moohan as its first extended reality (XR) headset. This device was showcased alongside Google's new Android XR OS for mixed reality headsets and AR glasses. The Moohan XR headset will support Google's Gemini AI assistant and come with apps optimised for large virtual displays.
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Gemini AI Assistant Gets Google Home Extension, Can Control Smart Home Devices
Gemini artificial intelligence (AI) assistant is getting support of a new extension that will allow users to control their smart home appliances. The AI-powered virtual assistant for Android devices has been receiving regular extension support to perform more tasks on the device and match the performance level of the older Google Assistant. Current...
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Infinix AI Platform With Live Texts, Writing Tools and Visual Look Up Features Introduced
Infinix AI, a new platform that will develop and integrate new artificial intelligence (AI) experiences for the company’s devices, was introduced last week. The central innovation of this new platform is Folax, an AI-powered virtual assistant which accepts text, voice, and image inputs. It can generate real-time responses and perform all the typi...
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Tecno AI Vision Announced for Smart Devices, Includes New AI Features and Revamped Ella Virtual Assistant
Tecno AI Vision, the company’s suite of artificial intelligence (AI) features, was announced at the Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin 2024 last week. The consumer tech brand claimed that the features will be available across its “smart device ecosystem”. The company also highlighted several features including AI Search, AI Erase, real-tim...
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Gemini AI Assistant Can Now Answer Questions, Perform Tasks Even When Android Device Is Locked
Gemini artificial intelligence (AI) assistant is getting a new upgrade, and users will now be able to access it and get it to perform certain tasks even when the device is locked. While the AI-powered virtual assistant was able to respond on the lock screen earlier, completing any tasks required invoking Google Assistant.
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Samsung Integrates Galaxy AI With Bixby; Adds Voice-Enabled Artificial Intelligence Features
Samsung announced on Tuesday that its Galaxy AI suite of features will be integrated with its native virtual assistant Bixby, allowing users to control some of the features through direct voice commands. This feature was launched in the US on February 16, but now it has been rolled out globally.
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Hey Siri: Virtual Assistants Are Listening to Children and Using the Data
With no legal requirement to erase this data, the data accumulates over children’s lifetimes, potentially lasting forever.
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Meta Expands 3D Avatars to Instagram Stories and DM in India, Rolls Out Improved Avatars on Facebook and Messenger
Meta is rolling out 3D avatars to Instagram stories and direct messages in India. The company has also added updated avatars for Facebook and Messenger. The update brings new facial shapes and assistive devices like wheelchairs for differently-abled people. Different avatar options are said to be added in the future.
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Amazon, Google Pressed by US Senator Amy Klobuchar on Matter Smart Home Alliance
Amazon and Google need to offer more details about how their smart home devices and virtual assistants will support competition and user privacy, US Senator Amy Klobuchar wrote to the companies.
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Samsung Considers Dropping Bixby as Google Offers New Mobile Apps Deal
Samsung is considering dropping its Bixby virtual assistant and Galaxy Apps Store from its mobile devices as part of a new global revenue-sharing deal with Google.
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Coronavirus Pandemic Gives Fresh Momentum to Digital Voice Technology
Voice assistants are not only answering queries and shopping, but also being used for smart home control and for a range of business and medical applications which could see increased interest as people seek to limit personal contact.
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Researches Claim New Way of Hacking into Virtual Assistants Using Ultrasonic Waves
Virtual voice assistants are susceptible to hacking like most online tools. Researchers at United States' Michigan State University's College of Engineering have now further proven the fact, by discovering a new way of hacking into a person's personal device by engaging virtual assistants like Apple's Siri and the Google Assistant through ultrasoni...
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Unlock The Power Of Alexa: A Simple Step-By-Step Guide To Pairing With Your Speaker
Alexa has transformed the way we interact with technology, from controlling home devices to playing our favourite music. This simple, step-by-step guide will help you connect your Alexa device to a Bluetooth speaker.
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Perplexity Assistant for Android With Image Analysis and Web Search Introduced
Perplexity introduced a virtual assistant for Android devices on Thursday. Powered by the company’s answer engine, the artificial intelligence (AI) assistant can answer questions, generate messages, as well as perform some app-based tasks as well. Additionally, the Perplexity Assistant also has multimodal capabilities and can access the user’s ...
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Samsung Teases AI Capabilities in Bixby Virtual Assistant Ahead of Galaxy S25 Series Launch
Samsung shared a video teasing artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities in its native virtual assistant Bixby on Monday. While the South Korean tech giant did not directly mention Bixby, it showed a woman speaking to her device and asking it to perform several tasks, which is how Bixby works. Last year, with the Galaxy W25 series, the company rele...
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Samsung Unveils Moohan Android XR Headset to Compete With Apple Vision Pro in 2025
Samsung has unveiled Project Moohan as its first extended reality (XR) headset. This device was showcased alongside Google's new Android XR OS for mixed reality headsets and AR glasses. The Moohan XR headset will support Google's Gemini AI assistant and come with apps optimised for large virtual displays.
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Gemini AI Assistant Gets Google Home Extension, Can Control Smart Home Devices
Gemini artificial intelligence (AI) assistant is getting support of a new extension that will allow users to control their smart home appliances. The AI-powered virtual assistant for Android devices has been receiving regular extension support to perform more tasks on the device and match the performance level of the older Google Assistant. Current...
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Infinix AI Platform With Live Texts, Writing Tools and Visual Look Up Features Introduced
Infinix AI, a new platform that will develop and integrate new artificial intelligence (AI) experiences for the company’s devices, was introduced last week. The central innovation of this new platform is Folax, an AI-powered virtual assistant which accepts text, voice, and image inputs. It can generate real-time responses and perform all the typi...
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Tecno AI Vision Announced for Smart Devices, Includes New AI Features and Revamped Ella Virtual Assistant
Tecno AI Vision, the company’s suite of artificial intelligence (AI) features, was announced at the Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin 2024 last week. The consumer tech brand claimed that the features will be available across its “smart device ecosystem”. The company also highlighted several features including AI Search, AI Erase, real-tim...
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Gemini AI Assistant Can Now Answer Questions, Perform Tasks Even When Android Device Is Locked
Gemini artificial intelligence (AI) assistant is getting a new upgrade, and users will now be able to access it and get it to perform certain tasks even when the device is locked. While the AI-powered virtual assistant was able to respond on the lock screen earlier, completing any tasks required invoking Google Assistant.
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Samsung Integrates Galaxy AI With Bixby; Adds Voice-Enabled Artificial Intelligence Features
Samsung announced on Tuesday that its Galaxy AI suite of features will be integrated with its native virtual assistant Bixby, allowing users to control some of the features through direct voice commands. This feature was launched in the US on February 16, but now it has been rolled out globally.
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Hey Siri: Virtual Assistants Are Listening to Children and Using the Data
With no legal requirement to erase this data, the data accumulates over children’s lifetimes, potentially lasting forever.
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Meta Expands 3D Avatars to Instagram Stories and DM in India, Rolls Out Improved Avatars on Facebook and Messenger
Meta is rolling out 3D avatars to Instagram stories and direct messages in India. The company has also added updated avatars for Facebook and Messenger. The update brings new facial shapes and assistive devices like wheelchairs for differently-abled people. Different avatar options are said to be added in the future.
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Amazon, Google Pressed by US Senator Amy Klobuchar on Matter Smart Home Alliance
Amazon and Google need to offer more details about how their smart home devices and virtual assistants will support competition and user privacy, US Senator Amy Klobuchar wrote to the companies.
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Samsung Considers Dropping Bixby as Google Offers New Mobile Apps Deal
Samsung is considering dropping its Bixby virtual assistant and Galaxy Apps Store from its mobile devices as part of a new global revenue-sharing deal with Google.
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Coronavirus Pandemic Gives Fresh Momentum to Digital Voice Technology
Voice assistants are not only answering queries and shopping, but also being used for smart home control and for a range of business and medical applications which could see increased interest as people seek to limit personal contact.
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Researches Claim New Way of Hacking into Virtual Assistants Using Ultrasonic Waves
Virtual voice assistants are susceptible to hacking like most online tools. Researchers at United States' Michigan State University's College of Engineering have now further proven the fact, by discovering a new way of hacking into a person's personal device by engaging virtual assistants like Apple's Siri and the Google Assistant through ultrasoni...
