Day: January 7, 2019

Alexa, Siri and Google Assistant Desperately Want To Help You Do Your Routine — But it Takes Too Much Programming and There Are Still Too Many Holes

Google’s Assistant and Amazon’s Alexa are rapidly increasing their reach, and Apple’s Siri is supposedly getting smarter. But all of these AI assistants are still too clumsy in day to day. David Pierce, writing for WSJ: My virtual assistant desperately wants to help me. Google Assistant, Amazon’s Alexa, Apple’s Siri — even Samsung’s Bixby and…


The 5 best cash-back services right now – CNET

It’s not a question of if you should use one of these services, it’s a question of which one. …read more Source:: CNet


Here rolls out SoMo Social Mobility ride-sharing, carpooling app at CES 2019 – Roadshow

Not just another navigation app, SoMo helps users organize recurring carpools, events and ride-hailing with trusted friends, family and coworkers. …read more Source:: CNet


Brilliant Switch adds HomeKit and Siri to its repertoire at CES 2019 – CNET

You can also get these smart switches professionally installed. …read more Source:: CNet


NHS England claims it will be all-digital within the decade

Stop us if you’ve heard this one before NHS England has once again pledged to improve the state of digital services to benefit patients and staff in its Long Term Plan, with a fully digital secondary care and access to digital consultations promised by 2024.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


LG’s 2019 OLED and LCD TVs get 8K, Alexa and more – CNET

The company touts a new video processor and true HDMI 2.1 inputs. …read more Source:: CNet


LG’s rollable OLED TV is incredible, and it’s actually going on sale in 2019 – CNET

When turned off, the screen rolls up and completely disappears, leaving an unassuming piece of furniture. …read more Source:: CNet


Lamborghini Huracan Evo debuts with a new look and even more power – Roadshow

It packs the same 640-horsepower engine as the Huracan Performante. …read more Source:: CNet


AMD’s New 12nm Ryzen Laptop Chips Look To Put the Pressure on Intel

AMD has been pushing its Ryzen lineup of processors for a few years now, with the company looking to put pressure on Intel’s seemingly unbeatable hold on the chip landscape. From a report: At CES 2019, AMD unveiled its second generation of Ryzen laptop chips, which look to jump ahead of Intel’s 14nm roadblock to…


Google Says Assistant Will Be On a Billion Devices By the End of the Month, Up From Around 400 Million Devices Last Year

Days after Amazon revealed that 100 million Alexa-enabled devices have been sold, Google said today that it expects the billionth device with its AI Assistant to be sold later this month. From a report: Ahead of CES this morning, Google dropped a little stat update: Google expects Assistant to be on 1 billion devices total…