Only a few years ago, Microsoft hoped that Cortana could become a viable competitor to the Google Assistant, Alexa and Siri. Over time, as Cortana failed to make a dent in the marketplace (do you ever
Alexa is officially the first voice assistant to be available on Sonos, a move that turns the wireless speaker product into a voice-controlled sound system. Originally announced a year ago, Sonos has
Amazon is spreading the Alexa love. The voice service is now available on the Triby. This small, family-focused message board, internet radio and VoIP device is the first device available for purchase
Amazon is expanding its R&D operations in Cambridge, U.K., with a plan to staff out a large research lab -- expanding on the foothold it acquired when it bought Cambridge-based speech tech startup
When Siri <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2012/01/23/evi-arrives-in-town-to-go-toe-to-toe-with-siri/">arrived</a> on the iPhone 4S it seemed like a magic piece of software. The future had arrived. But
We saw what happened yesterday with the Siri announcements from Apple. Clearly they see it as core to their strategy and its deep integration inside iOS reflects its increasing importance. Plenty of o
Looks like Apple might be loosening its grip even more on voice recognition apps? Or, it simply just feels that the competition is not as good as its own native Siri. We've just gotten word from Nethe
Only yesterday we <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2012/02/26/apple-prepares-to-pull-evi-from-app-store-did-it-slap-down-siri/">reported</a> that <a href="http://www.evi.com/">Evi</a>, a new iPhone (<a
Last month we <a href="http://eu.beta.techcrunch.com/2012/01/23/evi-arrives-in-town-to-go-toe-to-toe-with-siri/">reported</a> on the launch of <a href="http://www.evi.com/">Evi</a>, a new iPhone (<a h
Battery pack on the left belongs to the Chevy Volt and the one on the right, to the ’97 Chevy EV1. The Volt’s battery utilized lithium-ion cells to produce the same 16kWhrs as the older,