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2022's top Google Assistant advice for Android
Ready to teach your Android phone's Assistant some spectacular new tricks?
11 out-of-sight Pixel Watch superpowers
The most powerful Pixel Watch possibilities are completely invisible and all too easy to miss. Time to make your wearable way more useful.
How to unlock Google Assistant's most advanced Android shortcuts
Google Assistant has a secret superpower on Android. Ready for some exceptionally intelligent new shortcuts?
A wild new way to use Android widgets
Warning: You've never seen Android widgets like this — and once you do, you'll never think about 'em the same again.
3 little-known location tricks for Google Assistant on Android
Google Assistant can do some really useful stuff with location, if you know what to ask.
Cortana explained: Rocky past, promising future for Microsoft’s digital assistant
At first meant to compete with virtual assistants like Siri, Google Now, and Alexa, Cortana has been stripped of many functions and seemingly left to wither away. But its business-focused reboot may hold the key to long-term success.
Pixel power! 42 advanced Assistant actions for any Pixel phone
Pixel owners, listen up: You've got exclusive access to some of Android's most advanced Assistant time-savers — but it's up to you to figure out how to use 'em.
Fly around your phone with Android's hidden voice command center
Save yourself all sorts of valuable time by tapping into one of Android's best buried treasures.
42 ways Google Assistant can make you more efficient on Android
Google Assistant has some genuinely useful productivity tools for professionals — and it's up to you to learn how to use them.
11 advanced Assistant tricks you should really remember on Android
Google Assistant can do more than you'd realize. Ready to teach your phone a few new tricks?
Apple's Siri needs to become a 'bicycle for the mind'
Siri tried to be a signpost, but instead became a weathervane. Like all Apple's other products, it must become something more.
3 new time-saving Assistant tricks to try on Android
Your trusty Android Assistant has some sweet new automation options, but it's up to you to find and configure 'em.
4 quick tips for Cortana in Windows 10
Microsoft's digital assistant Cortana can make your life easier and more efficient — if you know how to take advantage of it.
Cortana is AWOL in the war against COVID-19 disinfo
At a time when more people use voice assistants to retrieve the most basic information, Microsoft’s Cortana doesn’t provide even the basics about protecting against the coronavirus.
3 near-term tech advances that could change the future
The convergence of conversational computing, ambient computing, and Cloud PCs are likely to radically reshape the tech world within a decade.
Voice is becoming a primary search technology
If your enterprise isn't focusing on voice search, you may be missing out on business opportunity.
IBM Think: How AI could make big virtual events better than in-person alternatives
This week's IBM Think event prompted some thoughts on how companies could (and should) use their own technologies to make virtual events better.
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.