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Amazon executive extends invitation for Siri on Echo speakers

It looks like Amazon is open to supporting third-party voice assistants such as Apple’s Siri or Google Assistant on its Echo speakers. “If Apple or Google want to come call, my phone number is out there. They can call,” David Limp remarked to CNBC. “I hope there is a day when that happens. I don’t […]

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Google Assistant app released for iOS

The Google Assistant app has come to iOS. Google announced the release of its Assistant app for iOS at its I/O developer conference today. The virtual assistant will arrive soon as a standalone app for iPhone, initially for users in the US. Previously the Siri competitor was only available through its Allo messaging app and […]

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Alexa functionality en route to iOS via Amazon app

In the realm of AI assistant, Alexa is coming to an iPhone near you. The assistant, which has previously been available to iOS users via third-party apps, is now en route to be incorporated into Amazon’s application for iOS. Inside of the Amazon App for iOS, there will be a microphone icon near the top […]

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Hound app currently in development, could provide rival to Siri, other voice-based assistants

The Hound is en route. Perhaps competing with Android’s Assistant, Cortana and Siri, SoundHound has begun working on Hound for iOS, an app that provides results to spoken inquiries like Siri on iOS.

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Apple confirms purchase of Cue, has yet to disclose final sale price

It’s hard to say exactly WHAT Apple will do with Cue, but there’s some interesting possibilities. Per AppleInsider and TechCrunch, Apple is said to have purchased Cue, a startup company behind a personal assistant app for iPhone which shut down just this week. An anonymous source claimed on Thursday that Apple is buying Cue, which […]