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Google Assistant Comes to Old Phones and New Tablets

Google is bringing Google Assistant to even more smartphones, and, for the first time, tablets too. This means that even if you own an older Android handset or budget Android handset you should still be able to start using Google Assistant. Unfortunately, it’s only coming to newer tablets. Assistant was initially only available on the… read more »

Uninstall Amazon Assistant: Here Are Better Ways to Shop

I love Amazon for making online shopping so easy. I now do most of my own shopping online. And, thanks to the hidden features of Amazon, I end up saving a ton of time and money every year. It’s even better when you throw in the core benefits of Prime and the newer benefits of… read more »

Why Google Assistant Is a Better Smart AI Than Apple’s Siri

Apple’s Siri may have been the pioneering voice assistant on a smartphone, but it’s been years since most of us took her very seriously. Over the years, she’s often been accused of not being able to understand what we’re saying. More importantly, after the arrival of the Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa, Siri appears to… read more »

Google Assistant App Getting Major Contextual Update Package

Google has introduced a number of new features aimed at making its integrated Google Assistant much more useful, in a range of circumstances. Extra Assistance Google unveiled a range of impressive new features for their Assistant at the Google Developer Days keynote. Particularly interesting was the new contextual awareness shown by their Assistant app. The… read more »

10 Things You Didn’t Know Google Assistant Could Do

Google Assistant is a fairly intelligent piece of software that was the unique selling point of the Pixel phones until it was made available to many Android 6.0+ smartphones early this year. Now that a good chunk of Android users can use Google Assistant, it’s time to remind everyone of ten awesome things you can do with… read more »

Yahoo Launches a Text-Based Assistant Called Captain

O Captain! My Captain! Yahoo is almost done. Verizon has a bid on the table, the race is almost run. O Captain! My Captain! Yahoo has one more product to share. It’s a text-based personal assistant, which is surely very rare. Captain, Yahoo called it, but no one quite knows why. MakeUseOf has all the… read more »

5 Alternative Virtual Assistant Apps You’ve Never Heard Of

Tried out Siri, Google Now, and Cortana only to find yourself disappointed? Here are a few alternatives to check out, brought to you by Cool Apps and Websites. We’ve covered free alternatives to Siri in the past, and rounded up the three major virtual assistants to find out which is best. We’ve even explored using Cortana on the desktop. But… read more »

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