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Rumor: Apple to debut Amazon Echo competitor at WWDC in June

Apple may have an Echo competitor in the works that could be announced at WWDC next month. KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo weighed in with details on Apple’s first home artificial intelligence product in a note to investors on Monday. In the note, Kuo stated that he believes there is more than a 50 percent […]

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Alexa functionality en route to iOS via Amazon app

In the realm of AI assistant, Alexa is coming to an iPhone near you. The assistant, which has previously been available to iOS users via third-party apps, is now en route to be incorporated into Amazon’s application for iOS. Inside of the Amazon App for iOS, there will be a microphone icon near the top […]

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Apple announces Apple Watch Series 2, pre-orders to begin September 9th

Apple took the wrapping off the second-gen Apple Watch today during its media event. The new unit, dubbed the “Apple Watch Series 2”, boasts a dual-core processor, a brighter display, swim-proof capabilities and built-in GPS. This new model has a redesigned speaker to make it water-resistant down to 50 meters. Other than that, this updated […]

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Rumor: Fifth-gen Apple TV could feature version of Siri being developed to compete with Amazon Echo

With rumors that Apple is working on a device to compete with Amazon’s Echo, it’s been suggested that a fifth-generation version of the Apple TV will eventually get its own microphone and speaker, and that Apple will be improving its computing infrastructure to handle more Siri queries. Supporting these developments will be the previously-rumored Siri […]