Blu joins the Siri-mocking bandwagon with their own Siri vs Cortana ad
We are quite familiar with Microsoft’s Cortana vs Siri series of ads. Now, Blu Mobile has joined Microsoft in making fun of Apple’s Siri. In the recent video released by Blu Mobile, Cortana’s...
View ArticleMicrosoft Promotes HTC M8 Dot View Case In The Latest Siri Vs. Cortana Ad
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjifAejDVCM Today, Microsoft released another Siri Vs. Cortana ad on its YouTube channel. This ad focuses on the availability of Dot view case for HTC One M8. With Dot...
View ArticleCortana bests Google Now for multi-language proficiency, but well behind...
Venturebeat has tested the language proficiency of the leading personal digital assistants, and has found a lot of room for improvement. Looking at Siri, Cortana and Google Now, they tested it with 18...
View ArticleCortana suggests you break up with Siri this Valentines day
Microsoft has posted some humorous videos featuring their personal digital assistant to celebrate Valentine’s day. The videos suggest you will have a much better user experience if you use Cortana and...
View ArticleApple’s Siri Is Jealous Of Microsoft’s Cortana
The above image is trending on Reddit right now. Looks like Apple’s Siri is jealous of Microsoft’s Cortana. Here is how the conversation went between a user and Siri on an iPhone. User: Cortana, get me...
View ArticleCortana trails in accuracy and user satisfaction in detailed study
Experts-Exchange have given the 3 major virtual assistants a good run down to see which one is top dog with consumers. They pitted Google Now, Siri and Cortana against each other in a series of test...
View ArticleMore than 60% of Siri searches end up on Bing
Microsoft continues to eat into Google’s search market share in USA, with 32.1% of searches in USA being made on Bing, up from 28% last year (Google is down from 68.2 to 64.8%). Cortana in Windows 10...
View ArticleMicrosoft Cortana Gets A New Competitor
Dag Kittlaus, one of the co-founder of Apple Siri is now working on a new personal digital assistant called Viv. This is how they describe Viv on their website, Viv is an artificial intelligence...
View ArticleLinkedIn for iOS updated with Siri integration for messaging
With iOS 10, Apple has now opened to Siri to 3rd party apps. Just like Microsoft’s Cortana implementation on Windows 10, Apple now allows developers to take advantage of Siri’s speech capabilities....
View ArticleSkype for iOS update now allows you to send Skype messages to your contacts...
Microsoft today released a new update for their Skype iOS app with a couple of new features. You can now send Skype messages to your Skype contacts using Siri and you can now view your Skype recent...
View ArticleNokia is working on a Cortana competitor called ‘Viki’
HMD launched a new Nokia phone, the Nokia 6 in China yesterday. The company’s new Android phone is arguably just like any other Android smartphone, which really isn’t anything new. The Nokia 6 is, of...
View ArticleSkype for iOS now allows you to edit the country code when dialling...
Microsoft today released a new update for Skype iOS app with new improvements. If you frequently use Skype for international calls, then you will be happy to hear this new. They have now made it a lot...
View ArticleSamsung’s Bixby is another mobile assistant that’s taking on Cortana
Microsoft just recently brought Cortana 2.0 to the iPhone and Android to challenge Google’s Assistant and Apple’s Siri – and already a new challenger is entering the ring. Samsung has been rumored to...
View ArticleAnalyst: Cortana’s engagement tripled year-over-year as Siri slumps
Microsoft’s Cortana has been expanding quite rapidly ever since it launched on the Windows Phone back in 2014. Microsoft claims the personal assistant has around 145 million users across a Windows 10...
View ArticleLenovo unveils CAVA, a virtual assistant to take on Cortana and others
At the third annual Lenovo Tech World innovation summit, Lenovo unveiled some concept products from its R&D labs. One of them was CAVA, a virtual assistant to take on Cortana, Siri, Alexa, Google...
View ArticleMicrosoft cut out of mobile search market as Apple replaces Bing with Google...
At WWDC 2013, Apple announced iOS 7 which brought Bing web search integration to Siri, Apple’s digital personal assistant. Apple at that time announced that Bing will power Siri’s new integrated web...
View ArticleSiri abandons Bing, IQ drops immediately
Around 10 days ago Apple announced that they have replaced Bing as the backend for searched for their voice assistant. Then Apple said: “Switching to Google as the web search provider for Siri, Search...
View ArticleSiri increasingly locked out of the home automation market as home builders...
We are used to reading about the travails for Cortana when it comes to user adoption, but when it comes to the digital assistant market there is really no doubt that it is a one-person race, with...
View ArticleCortana delivers an embarrassing result in Digital Assistant IQ test
Microsoft’s home-grown digital assistant has delivered an embarrassing result in an independent test of its IQ. When compared against other leading digital assistants in a battery of 800 questions by...
View ArticleSmart Speaker IQ test of Cortana, Alexa, Siri and Google Assistant shows most...
Loup Ventures have published the results of their semi-annual IQ test of digital assistants/ smart speakers, using a battery of 800 typical questions, and have found the speakers continue to get...
View ArticleGoogle’s Assistant will soon be available to 1 billion users
Google’s Assistant had a very eventful 2018, spreading on smart speakers, smart screens, expanding its language base, and now the firm expects it to reach a billion users by the end of January 2019. Of...
View ArticleApple is being sued over Siri’s voice recordings
A class-action lawsuit has been filed against Apple as a result of its Siri recordings which came to light last week. The suit was filed on behalf of a minor and other individuals who were in the same...
View ArticleSpotify wants Siri integration with its iPhone app
The world’s most popular streaming service wants a thumbs up on the world’s most popular smartphone to use the word’s most well known digital assistant. As per the Information, Spotify has been trying...
View ArticleScammers are taking advantage of digital assistant calling capabilites to...
Scammers are taking advantage of Google, Apple and other voice assistants calling feature to prey on vulnerable users. With these new assistants, users can contact customer representatives simply by...
View ArticleApple’s former Siri chief joins Microsoft
Bill Stasior, the executive responsible for Siri digital assistant since 2012, left Apple early this year. Today, The Information reported that Bill Stasior has now joined Microsoft as a corporate vice...
View ArticleApple fires hundreds of workers hired to listen to Siri recordings
Apple is terminating the contracts of 100 of workers who were hired to listen to Siri recordings according to a report from the Guardian. Last month, Apple was revealed to be sending audio data over to...
View ArticleApple finally announces changes to improve Siri’s privacy protections
In late July, we reported about a serious privacy issue related to Apple Siri. People who check Siri voice data for inaccuracies were also listening to user’s private conversations. Apple responded to...
View ArticleSpotify can be now controlled using Siri on iPhone, iPad, Carplay, AirPods,...
Spotify today released a major update for its iOS app. With this Version 8.5.26 update, you can now use Siri to control your Spotify listening experience on iPhone, iPad, Carplay, AirPods, and HomePod...
View ArticleiOS 13.2 will let you delete your Siri history
Apple this year came under fire for allowing third-party contractors to listen to Siri recordings, potentially violating the privacy of their users. The company apologised, shut down the Siri grading...
View ArticleStudy suggests personal assistants are “reaching their peak capabilities”
A study by Microsoft proves that the main reason we use digital personal assistants is to search for a quick fact. This is probably because complicated answers are unlikely to yield any relevant...
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