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Samsung is expanding its Bixby smart assistant way beyond phones. The Korean electronics giant is reportedly adding its AI voice assistant to the robot vacuum cleaners and ovens Samsung makes as well this year, according to ZDNet.  The feature, known as Bixby Voice, will allow you to issue voice commands to control your appliances. So, now you …

Now playing: Watch this: Microsoft reveals mixed reality tech for the workplace 3:13 Developers conference season is upon us. Facebook’s F8 kicked it off last week with dating, the Oculus Go and AI, AI, AI. And now it’s Microsoft’s turn.  Build 2018 kicked off today with the first of two keynotes. The focus of this year’s conference shifts from Windows to …

Amazon recently updated the Alexa app for Android devices, adding the ability to set it as the default personal assistant on phones and tablets. Now playing: Watch this: Amazon introduces new, easy Alexa Skill builder 1:33 Users have had the option to use Microsoft’s Cortana in place of Google Assistant since 2017, but with Alexa’s popularity, it’s nice to see …

Macs have Siri built in, and Windows PCs have Cortana, so almost everyone with a laptop or desktop already has access to a voice-activated smart assistant. But that hasn’t stopped other assistants from trying to get a foothold in computers. Amazon’s Alexa is coming to select laptops later in 2018, and more interestingly, Amazon and Microsoft have promised Alexa/Cortana integration, …

Windows 10 April 2018 Update is nearly here. (It was previously known as Windows 10 Spring Creators Update.) While new features such as Timeline and nearby sharing fill headlines, and the Settings app is bigger and better, there are a number of smaller, useful features worth noting. Now playing: Watch this: Next major Windows 10 update coming April 30 1:40 …

“Hey Cortana, play My Daily Mix playlist.” Microsoft shuttered its Groove Music service at the end of last year and attempted to shift users to Spotify. As part of Microsoft’s embrace of Spotify, you can use Cortana to control the action in Spotify just as you had been able to do previously with Groove Music. The Cortana/Spotify integration is slick, …

Dear Siri, Tomorrow, Apple is holding an event to most likely announce the next iPhone. Many people are hoping for a radical redesign, others are debating what the new phone will be called: iPhone Pro, Edition, X, or just 8? But my mind is on you, Siri. To quote Joey Tribbiani: How you doin’? It’s been six years since you …

Conversations with robots are still pretty crummy. Anyone who’s had to bark at Alexa three times to turn off the lights knows this irritation quite well. Now a new study from Adobe, released Thursday, provides some insights into how much folks use voice assistants and how much they like — and dislike — them. In all, 37 percent of people …

OK Google, meet Bixby. Alexa, meet Bixby. Hey Siri — never mind, you all get the point. There’s another voice assistant on the block, this time from Samsung and coming exclusively to its new Galaxy S8 phone later this month. It does a lot of the same stuff those other digital helpers already do, only it does them worse while …

Editors’ note: This post has been updated to reflect changes to Windows 10 and the process for activating “Hey, Cortana.” One of the standout new features found in Windows 10 is the addition of Cortana. For those unfamiliar, Cortana is a voice-activated personal assistant. Think of it as Siri, but for Windows. You can use it to get weather forecasts, …