We will definitely not see a new Essential Phone 2, but we may be getting a new smartphone from Essential that will be based on voice commands
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Of all the rumored improvements Windows Phone 8.1 will bring, perhaps none is as important as Cortana. Not that a fully-featured voice assistant is a make-or-break qualification for a platform’s success; rather, Cortana symbolizes a more important shift in Microsoft’s priorities. With its leaked “Notebook” functionality, the new Windows Phone companion may bring the ability to catalog your personal information for later reference – an important component for any modern “digital assistant.” But we’ve seen that kind of information mining put to ...
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Since the relatively early days of Android, Google has let us use our voice to do somewhat common tasks like sending text messages or emails. I could say “Send a text message to Bendito Papendorf: hey, I love the new book!”. But who is Bendito Papendorf, and why can’t I say “Send a text message to Mom”? Before we dig into this new feature, be advised that it’s relatively new and might be rolling out in stages. If you haven’t gotten it yet, be patient. Next, there’s been a work around to this in the past. If you create an entry in your ...
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Talking to a phone – or any piece of technology, for that matter – is gauche, awkward, and often alienating. There is very little that feels normal about asking your smartphone a question or telling your car stereo to call someone. However, the last two years have been a sort of resurgence for voice input for mobile platforms. Apple acquired Siri and integrated it into the core iOS experience; Google introduced Google Now and offline dictation software; Samsung introduced S Voice with TouchWiz Nature UX; and LG introduced what was virtually a direct copy of S Voice. It was only a ...
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