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Amazon is Taking the Bold Step of Adding Alexa to its Alexa App

Amazon is Taking the Bold Step of Adding Alexa to its Alexa App

The word "courage" is often bandied about too easily these days. This is a great…

Smart Speakers Point to Our Ambient Computing Future
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Today’s Smart Speakers Point to Our Ambient Computing Future (Premium)

Ambient computing is the next major wave of personal computing, and smart speakers are how…

Microsoft, Please Open Up Windows 10 to Other Assistants
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Microsoft, Please Open Up Windows 10 to Other Assistants (Premium)

If Microsoft is serious about doing right by its customers, it will open up Windows…

Too Little Too Late, Microsoft Voices Support for Cortana
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Microsoft Denies That Cortana is Dead (Premium)

After a year of near silence on the topic, Microsoft claims that it is expanding…

Google Assistant Now Supports Over 1 Million Actions

Google Assistant now supports over one million actions, which are essentially things the Assistant can…

Google Reveals its Assistant Hardware Partners for 2018

With CES underway in Las Vegas, Google has announced a stunning list of partners that…

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Digital Assistants Loom Large Over CES, But Where is Cortana? (Premium)

I've just arrived in Las Vegas for CES 2018 but the biggest story of the…

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Death By A Thousand Digital Assistants (Premium)

With every new piece of hardware having a digital assistant crammed inside, we are about…

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The Ghosts of CES Past (Premium)

I attend CES in Las Vegas with many misgivings, though it's something I've been doing…

Paul's Tech Makeover: Here's to a Smarter 2018 (Premium)
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Paul’s Tech Makeover: Here’s to an Even Smarter 2018 (Premium)

In 2017, we moved to Pennsylvania and underwent what I think of as Phase 1…

Roku is Building an Entertainment Focused Smart Assistant

Roku is launching a new licensing program that allows third-party hardware makers build smart soundbars,…

Will a High Volume Strategy Win the Smart Speaker Market?
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Will a High Volume Strategy Win the Smart Speaker Market? (Premium)

Microsoft's high volume, low-cost strategy was the winner in the PC market. But will it…

New Year Resolutions of a Digital Nature
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New Year Resolutions of a Digital Nature

It's a new year and many are resolving to lose weight, exercise more, or drink…

Amazon's Holiday PR is Just as Devoid of Facts as Always
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Amazon’s Holiday PR is Just as Devoid of Facts as Always (Premium)

I often complain about Microsoft's aversion to hard numbers. Well, Amazon is even worse.

Amazon's Prime Advantage
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Amazon’s Prime Advantage (Premium)

Amazon Prime: Come for the free shipping, but stay for the ever-expanding list of digital…

This is the Most-Needed Change for All Digital Assistants in 2018
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This is the Most-Needed Change for All Digital Assistants in 2018 (Premium)

Sorry for the seemingly cheap headline, but it's not my fault. This topic creates a…

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