Siri Might Just Be Smarter Than Alexa: Report Nate Swanner, January 11, 2018 4 min read While digital artificial intelligence (A.I.) assistants are still (mostly) dumb, new research shows that Siri has...
Facebook Portal to Challenge Echo Show: Report Nate Swanner, January 10, 2018 5 min read Facebook Portal said to challenge the Amazon Echo – but why? Facebook is set to enter the home hub market,...
Amazon Updates API for New Alexa ‘Routines’ Nate Swanner, September 29, 2017 4 min read Amazon Echo Plus In addition to several new pieces of Echo hardware, Amazon has announced a new feature for users...
A.I. Assistants May Drive Earbud, Device Sales Nate Swanner, September 6, 2017 3 min read A.I. is a key component for AirPods. Wireless earbuds are almost a must-have accessory for modern smartphones. As...
Amazon Still Won’t Say What Alexa Skills Pay Nate Swanner, August 18, 2017 4 min read Amazon has expanded the number of Alexa skills categories that developers are able to monetize. There are now seven...
Facebook’s A.I. Improves as New Hardware Looms Nate Swanner, August 2, 2017 5 min read Facebook Messenger Bots During F8, Facebook’s annual developers conference, there wasn’t much talk around...
Healthcare IT Could Boom with Amazon Interest Nate Swanner, July 28, 2017 5 min read Amazon may be getting into healthcare. If a recent post from CNBC is accurate, Amazon is quietly making a large...
Apple May Launch ‘Siri Speaker’ at WWDC Nate Swanner, June 1, 2017 4 min read Will Siri's home be like the Alexa Echo with Alexa Days before Apple’s annual WWDC developer’s conference, news...
Essential Home Promises One API to Rule the IoT Nate Swanner, May 31, 2017 5 min read Essential Home However you feel about digital home assistants, they’re here to stay. The latest comes from Android...
HomeKit Hub? Apple Must Fix Siri First Nate Swanner, May 2, 2017 9 min read Apple Siri If you put much weight behind analyst predictions, WWDC 2017 will bring us a Siri-laden home hub from...
