Voice Assistants
Discover expert analysis on voice assistants with news, features and insights from the team at IT Pro.
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Build 2016: Why Microsoft predicts a world of talking bots
Analysis Satya Nadella’s big vision for Microsoft is around intelligent conversations with machines
By Mary Branscombe Published
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Nuance Dragon Professional Individual
Analysis Nuance’s new take on speech recognition promises still further customisation and integration with Dragon Anywhere, in 2016
By Simon Williams Published
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Your next co-worker might well be a robot
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By Maggie Holland Published
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Apple acquires smartphone AI firm Perceptio
News The startup allows for image processing on-device, without exposing any user data
By Clare Hopping Published
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Apple hires dozens of machine learning geniuses
News Tech giant wants to make Siri better than Cortana and Google Now
By Joe Curtis Published
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Facebook launches personal assistant for Messenger
News Facebook launched 'M', its own human-powered personal assistant
By Caroline Preece Published
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Apple iCloud Voicemail transcription in development
News The service would form part of the company's iCloud service, but would be powered by Siri
By Clare Hopping Published
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Microsoft developing advanced Cortana
News Cortana, Microsoft’s ‘personal assistant’ software, will reportedly be available on Apple and Android
By Caroline Preece Published
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Facebook buys speech recognition startup
News Social network hopes Wit.ai will help it close ground on Siri and Cortana
By Joe Curtis Published
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Cortana UK beta release date due this fortnight
News Cortana, Microsoft’s personal voice assistant for Windows Phone 8.1, due to launch this fortnight
By Caroline Preece Published
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BlackBerry 10.3 release to feature Siri-like voice assistant
News BlackBerry 10.3 OS to offer users access to voice-activated assistant
By Caroline Donnelly Published
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Chrome updates to include voice-activated searching
News Chrome users will now be able to use their voice to search the internet following an update from Google
By Alex Hamilton Published
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