2019 May Not Be a Great Year for Amazon Alexa Nate Swanner, December 31, 2018 2 min read Even as Amazon works to have its Alexa digital assistant running on every imaginable piece of hardware, a new study...
Samsung Opening Bixby Digital Assistant to Third-Party Developers Nick Kolakowski, November 11, 2018 3 min read Alexa, Siri, Google Assistant, and… Bixby? For tech pros interested in the rise of voice-activated digital...
Siri Shortcuts is Helping Apple Tackle a Brand New Frontier Nate Swanner, October 16, 2018 5 min read When Siri Shortcuts launched at WWDC 2018, it was immediately recognized as a huge leap forward for Siri, as well as...
iOS 12 Boosts AR, Machine Learning, Siri Tools for Developers Nick Kolakowski, September 17, 2018 3 min read If you’re an iOS developer, chances are pretty good that you’ve been poking around the various beta versions of iOS...
Siri Shortcuts on iOS 12: What Developers Need to Know Nate Swanner, September 4, 2018 6 min read Siri Shortcuts are coming to iOS 12, adding a deep layer of utility and complexity to Apple’s voice-activated digital...
3 Digital Assistants Face an Uphill Fight for Your Living Room Nick Kolakowski, August 17, 2018 6 min read Digital assistants are arguably the hottest segment of consumer technology at the moment, but the pool of competitors...
WWDC 2018 Epilogue: We’re In the Desert Nate Swanner, June 11, 2018 12 min read An undeniable truth of WWDC 2018: it’s a “down year.” Apple didn't roll out a big, splashy new service, or new...
Siri Shortcuts is Apple’s Clever Plan to Dethrone Alexa Nate Swanner, June 7, 2018 3 min read At this year's WWDC, Apple decided to accelerate its place in the smart assistant skills race by getting users to make...
Google Beats Amazon in Digital Assistant Shipments: Report Nick Kolakowski, May 24, 2018 2 min read Although Amazon is widely viewed as the dominant vendor of “smart speakers,” Google has made great strides in the...
If You Want an A.I. Job, Go with Siri or Alexa Nate Swanner, April 4, 2018 6 min read When it comes to artificial intelligence (A.I.), three major players exist in the consumer space: Google, Apple, and...
