But this review from a skills inspector was in response to a mistaken insert of a promo line by a developer mentioning "OK Google."
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Alexa loses her voice only to find a new one in star-studded Amazon Super Bowl ad
Amazon appears to have subtly revealed in a Super Bowl commercial starring an army of celebrities that Alexa is getting a new, warmer, more natural voice.
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Custom hot phrases allowed in future update to Google app
"Hey, Google," "OK, Google," "Yo, Google?" Perhaps soon enough with a roll-out of a new feature for Google Assistant to be updated through the Google app.
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27 million in US own an Alexa speaker, NPR and Edison Research say
Surveys conducted by Edison Research and NPR say that 36 million adults in the US own a smart speaker powered by assistants from Google or Amazon. Alexa, presumably because of its two-year head start, has a big lead here.
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LG WK9 Google Assistant touch screen speaker makes mysterious CES 2018 debut
Whether you choose to call it a Google Assistant touch screen speaker or smart display, the CES 2018-showcased LG WK9 is yet another major Amazon Echo Show threat.
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Lenovo Smart Display and JBL Link View challenge Amazon’s Echo Show with Google Assistant
Four companies are officially partnering with Google on "smart displays" with integrated Google Assistant functionality, including Lenovo and JBL.
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It’s raining Harman Kardon and JBL speakers and headphones at CES 2018
Made by Samsung subsidiary Harman International, the Allure Portable speaker, JBL Everest series of headphones, Reflect Mini 2, Contour 2, Endurance family and JBL GO 2 are invading CES 2018.
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Groove Music dies and so does Cortana’s music identifying skill
Microsoft's attempt at a streaming service for its niche audience has been shut down. One of the side effects of this is the loss of one of Cortana's skills.
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The 5 most-watched Pocketnow videos of 2017!
Pocketnow has covered a lot of ground in smartphones this year and a lot of that coverage came onto our video side. Which ones were the most popular? Time to take a look back.
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Echo Spot and Echo Connect on sale from today
A home phone replacement that spreads messages to mobile devices and a smaller Echo with a screen for video chats. All on Amazon from today.
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Apple patent foreshadows whispering Siri capabilities for privacy protection
Siri could soon gain the ability to recognize whispers and whisper back in response to privacy-concerned users, according to a 2016 Apple patent filing.
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Google Assistant now works with Lollipop phones, tablets
Older Android phones and, now, Android tablets now have access to a more glorified Google type and voice search interface.
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Android Oreo with EMUI 8.0 headed to Huawei Mate 9 users
The Oreo roll-out is still rolling strong and this time around, we're talking about Huawei's yesteryear models, the Mate 9 being among them.
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A free $200 value for Surface Pro purchase with Intel Core i5 or i7
Buy a Surface Pro with an i5 and get a straight-up $200 discount. How about the i7? You get a free Cortana-powered smart speaker from Harman Kardon.
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$300 off the Verizon Pixel 2, plus half off a Google Home
All you have to do to get the Pixel discount is get it on a two-year agreement. To get the Google Home discount, get it with a Pixel.
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