Personal Assistant Archives

SoundHound’s Hound Personal Assistant Leaves Beta, Open to All

Kellen March 1, 2016 5

Hound, the personal assistant app that launched last June out of music search service SoundHound, has moved out of its beta phase and is available to all on Google Play. I don't know that the beta was all that difficult to be a part of it, seeing as the app...

Cortana Exits Beta, Available for Select Android and Cyanogen OS Powered Devices

Tim December 9, 2015 13

Cortana, the digital assistant made to be the perfect companion for Windows users, has officially exited beta, made available to a number of select iPhone, Android, and Cyanogen OS powered devices. In late August, a public beta was made available of Cortana,...

Facebook M is a Personal Assistant That Lives in Facebook Messenger

Kellen August 26, 2015 25

This morning, Facebook’s David Marcus (VP of messaging products) announced that their have started to test a new service within Messenger called Facebook M. M is a “personal digital assistant inside of Messenger” that helps you complete tasks or find...

Improving Google Now [Opinion]

Ron January 28, 2013 92

Google Now is great at putting certain pieces of information in front of you before you realize you need it. A traffic report for your drive home is there just before you leave work. You're notified about a package's location after you're emailed about it....