If you’d rather listen to John Legend than Google Assistant’s robovoice, you’re in luck. Google has turned the singer-songwriter into the newest voice option for Google Assistant. Legend’s voice will croon to you from any Google Assistant device in US English, from your Android phone to any Google Home ($75 at Walmart) and Google Home …
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Google Duplex, the voice assistant that sounds remarkably human, is making its way to more devices. The new Google Assistant feature for booking restaurant reservations is rolling out for more Android and iOS devices in the US, a Google spokesperson confirmed Wednesday. The support page for Duplex, spotted earlier by 9to5Google, says Android devices running version 5.0 or later and iPhones …
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Update, May 7: This product was publicly revealed at the 2019 Google I/O developer conference. Read more about the the Google Nest Hub Max here. Story originally published March 29 follows. Google has a track record of products leaking early. Last year the Pixel 3 had photos and prototypes leak ahead of its launch. On Friday, Google accidentally leaked info on its store …
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LG has announced its complete sound bar range for 2019, which includes three high-end models with support for both Google Assistant and Dolby Atmos onboard, plus three more only with Bluetooth. The high-end models will also include support for Atmos competitor DTS:X. 3.1.2-channel SL8YG ($799) 4.1.2-channel SL9YG ($999) 5.1.2-channel SL10YG ($1299) Meanwhile, the entry- to mid-level models lack Wi-Fi connectivity …
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While Amazon’s Alexa and Google Assistant got busy over the past few years creating oodles of new skills and capabilities, Apple’s Siri seemed to be asleep. Alexa came out with food delivery via voice commands back in early 2016. Siri, meanwhile, didn’t offer the same feature until last year. Considering that contrast, it’s no secret Siri has fallen far behind …
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Google Assistant lives in your home and might have its own button on your phone. Now it’s in your Android Messages texting app, too. I got a hands-on demo of how exactly it works, here at MWC 2019 in Barcelona. Each year at the world’s biggest phone show, Google transforms a concrete passageway between two convention center halls into a …
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Although LG Electronics announced three new midrange phones a week before the world’s biggest phone show kicked off, it was only once the show began in earnest that we were able to see the phones themselves. The LG Q60, K50 and K40 feature high-end displays and a focus on artificial intelligence. All three will feature LG’s HD+ FullVision display, the …
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On this podcast, we talk about: Google’s ambitions to teach its Assistant more sophisticated tricks. Spotify buys Gimlet and Anchor, two podcasting companies. Apple’s retail chief, Angela Ahrendts, announces departure. Now playing: Watch this: Google Assistant is making a run for Alexa (The 3:59,… 5:21 The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the top stories of the day, …
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When Google launched its Call Screen feature for Pixel phones, the company emphasized its live transcription capabilities. What the company didn’t say was that you can actually listen to the audio of the screened call, as pointed out in this Reddit post. That’s right: You can listen to the person on the other end of the call getting frustrated and confused …
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On this podcast, we talk about: Amazon’s Alexa versus Google Assistant at CES 2019. The coming foldable-phone revolution. Nike’s new self-tying Adapt BB shoes. Now playing: Watch this: Our really late post-CES show (The 3:59, Ep. 508) 4:37 The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the top stories of the day, brought to you by the CNET News team …
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