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We unbox our iPhone XS devices on the air and also tackle news on the Galaxy Note 9, OnePlus, 5G, Withings, Xiaomi and Amazon.
A myriad of speakers, plug-ins and other smart home appliances were shown off as Amazon slams hardware down for the fall season.
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Galaxy Note 9 owners have been frustrated with the Bixby key after having accidentally pressed it time and time again. A software update should soothe.
Amazon Alexa is going to be present in many more devices in your home if this report is accurate, one of them includes a microwave
A software update could be coming within September to allow Galaxy Note 9 users to not get so frustrated if they accidentally press the Bixby key.
Samsung may have found the fastest way to make Bixby improve as a digital assistant with help from Google on Artificial Intelligence
The largest ticket seller in the world has linked up with its latest voice assistant, Samsung's own Bixby. Galaxy Note 9 users can now buy tickets.
If you're going to SLU, get used to hearing Alexa. A lot. If you want to opt out, all you do is unplug the device, finish the year and return the Echo Dot.
It turned out that Samsung used 160 of these smart speakers to power the presentation at its venue. But sound isn't the only asset this speaker has.
Putting a screen on a Google Home is just like putting one on an Echo speaker. It's now available on store shelves and online.
If you have a Google Home speaker, feel free to keep talking after Google Assistant's done. It'll listen to you and respond back.
Pricier than a standard Fire TV or Echo smart speaker, Amazon's new Fire TV Cube basically brings the two together with hands-free Alexa voice support.
You no longer need an invitation to be able to buy the Amazon Echo Look hands-free camera and "style assistant with Alexa" in the US.
You can pay as little as $150 to secure an early copy of an Echo Show-contending Lenovo Smart Display with Google Assistant in 8 or 10.1-inch sizes.
The digital assistant gets a bit faster and will help iPhone, iPad, HomePod and Apple Watch users get to their favorite tasks faster with just a hot phrase.
The homepage of its website has been completely plastered with WWDC. But there are only so many subtle hints we can get about what's coming up.
You can add Bixby 2.0 to the so far short list of rumored Galaxy Note 9 upgrades, with Samsung's digital assistant finally slated to receive a bunch of essential improvements in just a few months.
A slate of new Google features are rolling out to consumers for use at their leisure. Except for Color Pop. You'll learn why.
In a normal conversation (about making appointments, that is), a human may not be able to tell between Google Assistant and another human.
It's $79.99, $30 more than an Echo Dot alone, but it comes in an attractive protective case and a year of free access to kids content and services.
If you're thinking about getting a smart speaker, especially from Google, you might just want to buy two and take advantage of some savings.
Drawing inspiration from Samsung's last couple of flagship phone designs, the fast-approaching LG G7 ThinQ will let you press a side-mounted button to launch Google Assistant.
The market expects 7 million sales in the calendar year and the best that Ming-chi Kuo, renowned Apple analyst, can muster is 2.5 million.
