Samsung's latest acquisition likely targets the progress of its Bixby assistant and an AI-powered smart speaker, which need all the help they can get.
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Samsung still has big plans for Bixby, the oh-so-promising digital assistant that's so slow to roll out, reportedly cooking up its own smart speaker.
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Samsung's half-baked Bixby digital assistant finally gains voice capabilities stateside, but only as part of an Early Access Program.
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Of course Andy Rubin has his own new digital assistant prepped to run on the Essential Phone, but will it be ready by the end of June?
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Following TCL, another relatively high-profile Chinese company offers its support for the Turing Phone Appassionato to reach stores this year.
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Looking forward to receive your pre-ordered Samsung Galaxy S8, and reprogram its side Bixby button for Google Assistant use? Forget about it.
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As weird as it sounds, Samsung has officially confirmed early US adopters of Galaxy S8 phones will receive a voice-crippled Bixby assistant at first.
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It took quite a while for Facebook Messenger to officially join the AI game, with the M digital assistant available now in the US.
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On paper at least, Samsung's Bixby "intelligent interface" for the Galaxy S8 looks far more versatile than Siri or even the Google Assistant.
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Microsoft's Cortana works even better and more naturally on Android devices after the latest app update, with extensive lock screen support.
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It's taken more than two months for the US Huawei Mate 9 to actually receive the over-the-air Alexa capabilities promised at CES 2017.
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Future Galaxy S8 buyers, your voice assistant has arrived, dubbed Bixby as expected, and aiming to do a lot more than mimic Siri or Alexa... eventually.
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We don't know how Apple feels about this, but if you want to try something new on your iOS device today, the Amazon app includes Alexa assistance.
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More and more Android Nougat and Marshmallow-powered phones have Google Assistant interaction on the way, but tablets are still left out.
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You know the virtual home button on the upcoming Galaxy S8? It should detect different levels of pressure, rumor has it. And yes, Bixby is almost here too.
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