How Voice-Ordering is Transforming Online Shopping Experience?
By now, every consumer is comfortable with using smartphones and doing online shopping. And, another convenience added to this comfort is ‘voice ordering’. Full Story: Indian Retailer
Why everyone’s talking about voice control and you should too
Voice UI is this year’s buzz. Why? Because text is not enough, video is too much, and audio hits the sweet spot. Full Story: Medium
Digital Voice Assistants: All About the Top 3
There are three main players who make digital voice assistant apps. These are the Alexa app by Amazon, Google Home app by Google, and the Home app for Siri on iOS devices. Full Story: Women Love Tech
Amazon reveals new Echo Buds, and pre-orders get a discount
Amazon announced it’ll launch a second generation of its Echo Buds headphones with an upgraded compact and comfortable design, active noise cancellation and hands-free access to Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant. Full Story: NBC News
Six Google voice assistant tricks to make life easier
Alcatel lists some useful Google Assistant features and commands that can enhance your Android experience. Full Story: Rising Sun Chatsworth
Inside Microsoft’s acquisition of Nuance: A new push for voice tech?
Microsoft’s decision to acquire speech-recognition firmNuance Communications for US$19.7 billion, the vendor’s biggest purchase since forking out $26 billion for LinkedIn, could provide a real boost for voice technology, analysts said. Full Story: Reseller News
Mozilla partners with NVIDIA to democratize and diversify voice technology
As technology makes massive shift to voice-enabled products, NVIDIA invests $1.5 million in Mozilla Common Voice to transform the voice recognition landscape. Full Story: The Mozilla Blog
The Microsoft-Nuance Deal: A new push for voice technology?
Microsoft’s decision to buy Nuance for $19.7 billion highlights how important voice-activated technology is already in healthcare and how ubiquitous it might become elsewhere. Full Story: Computerworld
Microsoft reportedly in talks to purchase AI and speech technology firm Nuance Communications
Bloomberg News reported that Microsoft is in advanced talks to acquire AI voice company Nuance Communications. Full Story: Business Insider
Hey Spotify… Streaming service launches new voice controls
Spotify is officially launching its ‘Hey Spotify’ voice controls, which are a significant step towards an Alexa/Google Assistant/Siri style voice assistant for the streaming service. For now it’s only available to some listeners in the US within Spotify’s iOS and Android apps, but is rolling out further in the coming weeks. Full Story: Music Ally