MobileNews

Google Voice now works with Hey Siri on iPhones and iPads

October 19, 2019
Not only does Google Voice still exist, but it’s also adding new features. The service lets you call and text internationally for what should be cheaper rates than what your carrier charges. And starting today, if you have an iPhone or iPad, using Google Voice just became a lot simpler, and hands-free-er. Google has added support for Siri, which means that you can simply say Hey Siri, call…
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AI & RoboticsNews

5 predictions for AI’s impact on customer experience in 2020

October 18, 2019
Presented by Bold360 by LogMeIn 2019 is wrapping up — time to take stock of the customer service trends that shaped the year, and get positioned for 2020. Join this VB Live event for a look at the predictions that came true, the hype that fizzled, and what’s next for AI, CX, and chatbot technology. Register here for free. Don’t underestimate the power of end-of-the-year wrap-ups on business…
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GamingNews

Fortnite is finally getting better spatial audio

October 18, 2019
One of the reasons I couldn’t get into Fortnite was the sound. PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has an excellent and accurate sound model, and that made it difficult to move to another game that doesn’t. In Fortnite, it was difficult to tell where attacks were coming…
GamingNews

You can now subscribe to Twitch streamers on iOS, if you pay the Apple tax

October 18, 2019
You can now subscribe to your favorite streamers from your iOS device, provided you have an iOS device and have updated the Twitch app. Truly we are living in the future. Twitch announced the news at this year’s TwitchCon in San Diego, but the feature rolled out today. It’s a little different than your usual Twitch subscribing experience, and yes, it is Apple’s fault. The reason it’s taken…
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GamingNews

Sonic & Knuckles turned a problem into success 25 years ago

October 18, 2019
Sonic & Knuckles is what happens when you make the best out of a bad situation. The Sega Genesis 2D platformer is celebrating its 25th anniversary today. But Sonic & Knuckles only exists because of time and memory constraints. Sega had planned for everything that’s…
AI & RoboticsNews

Why Google still needs the cloud even with on-device ML

October 18, 2019
Google held its big annual hardware event Tuesday in New York to unveil the Pixel 4, Nest Mini, Pixelbook Go, Nest Wifi, and Pixel Buds. It was mostly predictable because details about virtually every piece of hardware the company revealed at the event were leaked months in advance, but if Google’s biggest hardware event of the year had an overarching theme, it was the many applications of…
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