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Here’s why Bixby needs to be great, and why you should hope it is too

Bixby has a lot of competition, but with its scale, it needs to be a top notch experience. Anything less could be a disaster.

Official Alexa support comes to iPhones and iPads in Amazon app

We don't know how Apple feels about this, but if you want to try something new on your iOS device today, the Amazon app includes Alexa assistance.

Huawei will reportedly make its own voice assistant mainly aimed at domestic phone users

What do Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Samsung, Nokia and Huawei have in common? Soon enough, their own digital assistants, rumor has it.

Take that, Google Assistant: Samsung’s Bixby AI rumored to support 7 or 8 languages on Galaxy S8

Samsung's Google Assistant rival, tentatively dubbed Bixby, is getting more and more interesting by the day, with the latest rumor talking languages.

Apple starts Theater Mode and SiriKit beta testing in watchOS 3.2 dev preview

Apple's watchOS 3.2 developer preview finally brings Theater Mode and SiriKit integration to the table, though a final release may still take a while.

Partnership on AI expected to include Apple as soon as this week

The Partnership on AI is already comprises Google, IBM, Facebook, Amazon and Microsoft. Apple has just been an odd (and valuable) fruit out.

Oppenheimer: Apple too “reliant” on iPhone, unprepared for next decade

In an investment note, Oppenheimer believes that Apple will suffer through a "malaise" over the next decade if it doesn't find courage in new sectors.

‘Premium Echo-like’ Amazon speaker expected as early as Q1 2017 with 7-inch touchscreen

How does a "premium" Amazon Echo smart speaker with a 7-inch or so touchscreen sound? Like a tablet? We should find out its purpose soon enough.

Can Siri or Cortana survive without a standalone device?

Google and Amazon are on the scene with their own standalone device that acts as a personal assistant. Meanwhile, Microsoft and Apple have their own assistants, but have yet to enter the field.

Siri can now take voice commands for seamless PayPal transactions in 30 countries

Sending and receiving money with PayPal has never been easier for iOS 10 users worldwide, which can now get Siri to do all the work.

Samsung acquires Viv, the ‘next-gen AI platform’ hailing from Siri’s creators

Samsung seems to be finally acknowledging it needs external help to rival Google Assistant, Siri or Alexa, with Viv Labs coming to the rescue.

Apple’s smart home Amazon Echo rival reportedly enters prototype testing phase

The Alexa-powered Amazon Echo smart speaker will soon get a Google Home competitor and another one from Apple with Siri voice assistance.

The mother of ambiguous FCC listings may hint at fifth-gen Apple TV

The upcoming fifth-generation Apple TV remains completely shrouded in secrecy even after likely paying the FCC a regulatory visit.

Apple’s Touch Disease, Verizon gimps the Note 7, and IFA 2016 Spoilers | Pocketnow Weekly 215

Is Touch Disease affecting your iPhone? We talk about it. Plus Verizon's gimping the Note 7, and our favorite IFA 2016 spoilers ahead on our podcast!

Barbara Streisand complained about Siri, Apple will push a fix on September 30

She dialed Tim Cook's office and asked if Siri could start saying her name correctly. The CEO of Apple obliged and will apparently do so on September 30.

Calling out “Hey Siri” won’t turn on every device your own with iOS 10

We have a problem here at Pocketnow where we review a ton of phones, because a single "Okay Google" can trigger a thousand "blings". iOS 10 may fix that.

Apple unveils iOS 10-integrated Home app for smart home controls

Apple just outdid itself by improving iOS in not one, not two or three or more departments, but ten to go nicely with the new platform’s name. Of course, at first glance, News and HomeKit upgrades are nowhere near as eye-catching as Siri’s reworked “intelligence”, but if you look deeper, you’ll actually find the latter a pretty big deal.

A standalone new Home app now sits on your iOS home screen by default, working on iPhones, iPads and the Apple Watch to help you easily control all your HomeKit devices. You can turn your smart lights on and off, change the temperature and make [...]

Mac OS X becomes macOS Sierra

When you talk about “OS X,” Apple’s SVP of Software Engineering, Craig Federighi, ribbed his engineers for going on some “inspired” tour around California. Well, now it’s time to say hello to “Sierra,” but bye bye to Mac OS X. It’s “macOS Sierra”.

And there’s no shortage of mobile-related features that will be introduced to the Mac for continuity purposes.

Auto Unlock allows Apple Watch owners to unlock their Macs just by having their smartwatch nearby if both machines are on the same network. [...]

[LIVE] Watch the Apple WWDC 2016 livestream

Apple is about to talk major software updates at its keynote of WWDC 2016. There are a couple of ways to watch it live and we'll have full coverage.

Siri can’t wait to be in Mac OS X

Apple's voice assistant on the iPhone and iPad may be working with a few tools it doesn't have right now to be on your Mac. It might soon.

Apple WWDC 2016 preview: what to expect (and not to expect)

As always, Apple is fairly hard to read ahead of the WWDC developer event debut. But we can still make a few safe bets about what's most likely coming.

WWDC keynote has a start time and we don’t have a clue what iOS will be called

What will be revealed at the event? The chips are on Apple Music getting re-done, a more open Siri and a lot of new software. A lot.

Siri SDK may open Apple up to voice assistant frenzy

WWDC may be the place where Apple will join Google, Microsoft, and Amazon in the voice assistant cold war. Will Apple survive in IoT? Will it dominate?

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