Your smartphones will not be a reliable source of help in crisis situations, says study.
Do you think you can rely on S Voice for emotional help? Will Cortana counsel you if you are feeling suicidal? The answer is a resounding "no" which is upsetting but true.
The latest Android 6.0 is available to its users while the other manufacturers are yet to get a taste of Android marshmallows
Google has announced custom voice actions for third party apps like NPR, Zillow and Shazam. From now, you could say something like "OK, Google, listen to NPR" and Google app will open up the NPR app to play a new story.
Google is rolling out new Chrome OS update that will add new features including a new launcher with a built-in Google Now for Chromebook user and Chromebox.
Google Now, arguably, is one of the best features of Android devices. The personal voice assistant is capable to doing much more than expected (like setting up temperature of Nest thermostat) and now it's capable of doing even more.
Google Now will be integrated with 40 new third-party apps, allowing users of service like AirBnB, Pandora, and Lyft to view contextually relevant data right into the Now, the company announced in a blog post.
Facebook Inc has acquired a speech-to-text startup Wit.ai. The service can translate spoken works into usable data, similar to Google's Google Now and Apple's Siri. Service of Wit.ai can also be added to existing mobile apps.
Owners of Nest thermostats will be able to monitor and control their thermostat from the Chrome browser or by using Google's app on Android and iOS devices. The latest update will let Google Now accept commands such as "OK Google, change temperature to", "set Nest to", "turn the thermostat to" and other followed by a temperature.
