SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Siri may be feeling a little job insecurity. The sometimes droll assistant that answers questions and helps people manage their lives on Apple's iPhone and iPad is facing competition from an up-and-coming rival made by Googl... [Full Article]
By Alexei Oreskovic SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc is bringing its Google Now technology to the iPhone, where it will compete head-on with Apple Inc's Siri to serve as the primary service that smartphone users rely on to get everything fro... [Full Article]
Despite doubts that Apple's favorite personal assistant would be hitting the road anytime soon, General Motors has unveiled a Siri button of sorts for its upcoming Chevrolet line-up. And while she might make driving in this country a lot safer, ... [Full Article]
We've known about Google (GOOG) Now for months now, but Technology Review has an in-depth report on the new Android feature that details how it plans to one-up Apple's (AAPL) popular Siri voice assistant by delivering information before you even as... [Full Article]
Google (GOOG) on Wednesday announced that it will be updating its Search application for the iPhone and iPad. The new version of Google Search will include the company's enhanced voice functionality, which is similar to the service it offers in the l... [Full Article]
I recently penned a quick piece on Apple's (AAPL) Siri and Google's (GOOG) new voice command support in Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, explaining that while there are undoubtedly issues to iron out, services like these are going to change the way we interac... [Full Article]
Nuance Communications (NUAN) has made some big-time improvements to its popular Dragon NaturallySpeaking voice recognition software, including improved performance on Gmail and Hotmail and a new Android app that lets customers use their Android devic... [Full Article]
There's been a lot of angst recently over America's trade deficit with China, but it seems the United States has finally found something that it can successfully export to the People's Republic: patent suits! Per the Dow Jones Newswire, a Chinese com... [Full Article]
HTC on Friday posted an image on its Facebook page teasing a voice assistant that may look to compete withApple's Siri and Samsung's S-Voice. While the image contains the caption, 'Ever wonder what your pet has been trying to tell you all these years... [Full Article]
Samsung saw Apple's Siri voice assistant on the iPhone 4S as a potential threat and was quick to respond. Growing pains aside, the company's 'S Voice' solution brings some Siri-like functionality to the Galaxy S III and it can be quite useful in a nu... [Full Article]