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cdmagurus.com
05-15-2017, 01:23 PM
The battle for AI supremacy is no longer about which device you want to buy. First Microsoft’s Cortana made the leap from Windows (http://www.pcworld.com/article/3158850/android/microsofts-cortana-is-headed-to-the-android-lock-screen.html)-to the Android lock screen, and Android followed up by integrating Alexa (http://www.macworld.com/article/3181810/ios/amazon-brings-alexa-to-its-main-ios-app-to-help-iphone-users-shop-and-track-orders.html) into its shopping app. But now things are starting to get really interesting as Google reportedly readies a major push onto iOS.
According to Android Police (http://www.androidpolice.com/2017/05/15/google-will-announce-assistant-for-ios-soon-in-the-us-only-at-launch/), Google is planning to release a standalone Assistant app on iOS, with an announcement possibly coming at I/O this week. According to the report, “The app would likely feature a blend of the “chat” style functionality in the Google Allo version of Assistant and the voice-controlled version found on Android,” but site cautions that “details are scant.”
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