Assistant

Google Home to now respond in Hindi with uniquely Indian contexts

Feature will help many users take Google Assistant's help for daily commute to listening to favourite music.

Google says it has sold more that one Home smart speaker every second since mid-October

Google currently offers three Home devices — the original Home, the Home Max and the Home Mini.

Google adds a number of new features to Assistant; brings developer support for Indian English

To increase user-engagement, third-party apps will be featured in the Google Assistant app. Users can access these apps with help of contextual queries.

Google Assistant app now makes its way to the Play Store, adds nothing new but promises faster updates

In the latest move, a Google has added a Google Assistant app on the Play Store in a move to ensure faster updates.

Google reportedly planning to monetize its Assistant using ads and e-commerce options

A new report has suggested that Google will eventually add methods to make money from its new AI system.

Google updates Allo with a GIF library, animated emoji, and one tap access to Google Assistant

Google has updated Allo with newer and faster ways to have expressive conversations.

Cortana now automatically prompts you to do things, you said you would, in your emails

If you have told your boss you will submit a report, or promised friends to purchase movie tickets, Cortana will make sure that you do not forget.

Google Assistant to soon get payment capabilities according to report

Google Assistant is about to get a new addition to its services offered, according to a report in The Next Web. A teardown of the new beta version of the Google Assistant app for Android, done by XDA Developers, shows that you will soon be able to make payments through Assistant across supported devices.

CES 2017: LG to reveal Robot Hub, a smart speaker similar to the Amazon Echo

At Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2017, LG is going to reveal the Robot Hub, a smart speaker similar to the Amazon Echo or Google Home.

Microsoft teases premium smart speaker by Harman Kardon powered by Cortana

Microsoft is entering the smart speaker market in the premium segment, and has released a teaser video showing a device by Harman Kardon.