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Now playing: Watch this: Try these MacOS Sierra features 1:54 With MacOS Sierra, Apple’s voice assistant made the leap from the iPhone to the Mac. There are three built-in ways to activate Siri on a Mac, but all require you to click your mouse or the keyboard. If you’d rather say, “Hey, Siri,” the way …

Now playing: Watch this: Listen to iBooks read by your iPhone 2:10 You don’t need to pay for an Audible subscription to have your iPhone read books to you. By enabling an accessibility setting, you can make your iPhone read the text of whatever it is you have open, from a book in iBooks to an article you have open …

After some initial confusion about the iOS 10 lock screen, I find myself frequently using iOS 10’s lock-screen widgets to check my calendar, a sports score or the weather — all without needing to unlock my phone. One lock screen even lets me quickly call home or text my wife. (Check out the 10 widgets that belong on your lock …

Now playing: Watch this: iOS 10: Five hidden features you may have missed 1:49 The next time you search for a restaurant or directions in the Maps app on iOS 10, you may notice an extra button or two to make a reservation or request a ride. The new buttons are part of a long list of new features in …

After recently purchasing the artificial intelligence start-up Viv, it looks like the artificial intelligence known as Viv could replace Samsung’s S Voice in the alleged Galaxy S8, according to the latest leak. The California based Viv was co-founded by Dag Kittlaus, who helped create Apple’s Siri. Viv’s mission is to create an even better AI assistant than Siri, and its …

Now playing: Watch this: Siri’s new tricks in iOS 10 2:07 When you install a new or updated app that promises to work with Apple’s Siri voice assistant, the natural thing to do is fire up Siri and try it out. Only, you’ll quickly find either Siri has no clue what you’re talking about, or it prompts you to give …

When Amazon’s done, it may very well have shoehorned its digital assistant Alexa into your sink, your sofa and your walls. For now, Amazon will settle for connecting Alexa to as many electronic and Wi-Fi-enabled objects as it can. Amazon’s push toward Alexa dominance took another step forward Thursday, when the online retail giant added Alexa for the first time …

Now playing: Watch this: Amazon wants to put Alexa on your PC 1:28 Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant may be talking her way into yet another important place: PCs. Lenovo, the world’s biggest PC maker, has held talks with Amazon on potentially using Alexa in its computers and other devices, according to a Lenovo executive with knowledge of the talks. The …

When everything is operating smoothly and all your devices and services are working together, it’s still cumbersome, at best. Whether you’re traveling for business or setting up a complex smart home, taking the time to set up some IFTTT recipes is worth the investment. Things you used to spend several minutes doing will happen in the background, automatically — thereby …

If you haven’t started watching “Game of Thrones” by now, you’re way behind the pack. The sixth season of the popular, and very bloody, HBO series premieres on April 24. A lot of people have watched every episode multiple times, and they have some strong opinions about characters and alliances. It’s so popular that even Siri watches the show. Yes, …