Apple Maps is the default mapping and navigation app developed by Apple for its iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, and macOS operating systems. The application provides users with a wide range of features, including turn-by-turn navigation, real-time traffic updates, and the ability […]
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If I were to coin one word for this decade it would be “ironic”. The most recent example is the Apple HomePod. Because it seems to approach Amazon’s dominant Echo product in much the same way the Microsoft (disclosure Microsoft
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We spend a lot of time talking to our gadgets these days. Whether we’re seeking directions from Siri or weather updates from Alexa, speech is quickly becoming a preferred means of communicating with technology. A future once at our fingertips
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Smart speakers have quickly evolved from bizarre niche technology to a must-have device, with all of the major vendors tripping over themselves to try and steal some market share from Amazon and it’s Echo line. If you’re going to have
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Most of the technology we use today seems to require a degree of trust between you and the company providing the service. When it comes to things like Siri, Cortana, or Amazon’s Alexa, things can get even trickier because in
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In 2016, artificial intelligence (AI) clearly became more than a marketing-infused buzzword. Why so? Because major vendors focusing on AI, including Amazon, Facebook, Google, IBM, Intel, Microsoft and Salesforce are making the investments necessary for creating AI platforms and working
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I will be counting down the days to the next big release of tvOS for Apple TV. The latest beta version includes a variety of features and capabilities that are sorely needed and really should have been part of the
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You can stop talking to your PC now–or at least to your Chrome browser. Virtual assistants and voice interaction are all the rage, but the concept seems better suited for mobile devices. Apparently Google has come to this realization as
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You might want to think twice about leaving your headphones plugged in to your smartphone when you’re not using them. Researchers have determined that the combination of headphones with a microphone and a voice-activated virtual assistant like Siri or Google
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Apple will release iOS 9 tomorrow. The latest version of the iOS mobile operating system includes a variety of improvements and new features for the iPhone and iPad. If you want a new iPhone 6S or iPhone 6S Plus you’re
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