Voice Assistants
Discover expert analysis on voice assistants with news, features and insights from the team at IT Pro.
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Apple snaps up speech recognition firm Novauris
News Consumer electronics giant bolsters voice capabilities with recent purchase.
By Caroline Donnelly Published
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Microsoft Siri rival Cortana details "leaked"
News Windows Phone 8.1 digital assistant "exposed" in photos and video.
By Jane McCallion Published
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Doctors use speech recognition to cut NHS waiting times
News The use of speech recognition tools could revolutionise the NHS, but departments are slow to adopt.
By Caroline Donnelly Published
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How to use Siri
In-depth Ed Jones risks looking like an idiot to see how easy it is to use Apple's voice tool, Siri, in his day-to-day life
By Edward Jones Published
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Microsoft demos real-time language translation
News New software lets English speakers talk in Mandarin in user’s own voice
By Rene Millman Published
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Kcom lauds voice recognition's role in NHS savings
News Comms provider's overhaul of NHS Business Services Authority's health card scheme reaps rewards.
By Alexandra Velasco Published
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Google Android Voice Search gets support for 13 new
News The tech giant's voice search feature continues to gain momentum by supporting even more languages.
By Maggie Holland Published
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Google to offer Siri-like service in new iPhone search app
News The latest version of the search giant's iPhone app is reportedly days away from launch.
By ITPro Published
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Apple iOS 6 and OS X Mountain Lion - Top 10 features
News We take a look at the most exciting features Apple is going to bring to iOS 6 and OS X Mountain Lion, including updates to Siri, MacBook Pro with Retina display and an all-new mapping feature.
By Khidr Suleman Published
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IBM bans use of Siri on iPhones
News Big Blue seems concerned Apple could access confidential information.
By Khidr Suleman Published
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OK, computer
In-depth Inside the Enterprise: Apple's Siri has popularised using voice to control our devices. But the real potential lies in voice biometrics.
By Stephen Pritchard Published
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Top 10 tech winners and losers of 2011
In-depth Many companies and products have done well in 2011 and many others haven't. The winners are as glorious as the losers are dejected and desperate...
By Alan Lu Published
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