Google wins first round in the battle for the living room
Smart speakers were only about developing a new dynamic in the relationship between the OTTs and the consumer, and Walmart’s new ‘Voice Order’ feature is a taste of things to come.
Smart speakers were only about developing a new dynamic in the relationship between the OTTs and the consumer, and Walmart’s new ‘Voice Order’ feature is a taste of things to come.
It wasn’t going to be long before Google stole the show with a horde of updates to the virtual assistant. And in fairness, some of them look pretty useful.
Amazon has unveiled a host of new features and skills for its Alexa virtual assistant, edging the living room closer to the intelligent dream we’ve all been promised.
Google has been named as the technology partner of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance to embed the Android operating system in vehicles sold all around the world.
BMW has made a bold statement this week, breaking free from the shackles of Silicon Valley. In launching its own virtual assistant, BMW is confident it can deliver a better experience than Google, Amazon or Microsoft.
Samsung has decided to test the loyalty of its fanbase with the launch of its latest smartphone, which is has priced at an eye-watering $1000, while also entering the smart speaker battle with Galaxy Home.
In the three months since the launch of Telefonica’s digital assistant, Aura, has been downloaded by 470,000 users; perhaps the telcos can muscle in on the smart assistant market currently dominated by Google and Amazon.
Google has announced the launch of a new investment program for early-stage start-ups to build the digital assistant ecosystem, following steps taken by Amazon with its Alexa fund.
Nuance has made a move to capitalise on the software and data chaos, introducing its own cognitive arbitrator, which will act as a digital task master.
Qualcomm and Baidu have announced a strategic alliance to create an AI voice solution based on the new Snapdragon 845 Mobile Platform and Baidu’s DuerOS Conversational AI System.
Amazon and Microsoft have announced their previously competing voice-driven AI assistants are now an item.
Orange is seemingly making a move towards the smart home arena with the launch of Djingo, its artificial intelligence virtual assistant.
In its ongoing quest to win back favour in the eyes of the safety-conscious consumer, Samsung has released a new virtual assistant known as Bixby.
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