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Russian internet group Yandex has introduced its digital voice assistant Alice on its smart TV sets. The upgrade will be available on all devices by default. Alice voice commands can be used to search for TV channels, films and video files on the Kinopoisk, as well as on YouTube and Yandex.Video, to respond to questions, announce news, manage smart home services and perform other functions. Yandex introduced its own smart TV platform for entry-level TVs earlier this April. The… Source link

Gmail users will finally be able to easily opt out of “smart” features that use their personal data to improve the experience, the company has announced, as it seeks to reassure regulators around the world that it offers genuine user choice around how it processes data. Once it launches, a single setting on Gmail will ask users to decide whether to “turn off smart features” for their email accounts, disabling the personalisation that powers features including Smart Compose and Smart… Source link

on November 17, 2020 at 8:00 am Russian internet provider Mail.Ru has teamed up with smartphone maker Prestigio to release a new smart speaker. The Prestigio SmartVoice, called a ‘smart column’ by the Russian companies, is the second built with Mail.Ru’s Marusya voice assistant after the Capsule smart speaker released earlier this year. Mini Column The SmartVoice comes in the semi-standard cylinder form, with buttons on top and a fabric covered middle… Source link

Google is adding a new option to let users opt out of having their Gmail, Chat, and Meet data used to offer smart features like Smart Compose and Smart Reply, the company announced today. Although you’ve previously been able to toggle these individual features on and off, the new toggle disables the background data processing that makes them possible. Google says the new option will roll out “in the coming weeks.” According to images posted on Google’s blog, Gmail users will be… Source link

Move whatever you’re listening to in the garage into the main house with a simple command. Dale Smith/CNET … Source link

An archive photo VITEBSK, 22 October (BelTA) – The Belarusian TV manufacturer Vityas has designed and is about to start making smart TV sets powered by a multimedia platform of the… Source link

A new feature being internally tested at Google could remove the need to say “Hey Google” before voicing commands to Nest Hub smart displays, Android Central reports. Instead, the feature codenamed “Blue Steel” could allow the device to simply sense your presence, and proactively listen for commands without first needing to hear the wake word. The functionality has been shown off in a video posted to YouTube by Jan Boromeusz, who Android Central notes previously leaked features… Source link

Google Assistant is now available on newer Samsung smart TVs in the US, the companies announced. The AI helper will be available on Samsung 2020 smart TV models, including the 2020 8K and 4K QLED models, the 2020 Crystal UHD TVs, 2020 Frame and Serif sets, and 2020 Sero and Terrace models. The update will be available in the US first and roll out to more countries soon, according to Google. Pressing down on the TV’s remote control mic will activate Assistant, and users will be able to… Source link

The news late last week that Microsoft has been in negotiations to acquire the short-form video app TikTok was a bit surprising. Hearing business-focused Microsoft mentioned in the same sentence with the dancing and lip-syncing wonder that is TikTok didn’t sound quite right—at first. But upon further reflection, a Microsoft-TikTok tie-up begins to make more sense. In fact, a deal—if both companies are able to appease the Trump administration—could be good news for Microsoft. As TikTok… Source link

Trivia Crack – one of the new Google Smart Display games that are available. The Ambient Google is adding an array of visual games to its Smart Display range, with the likes of ‘Who Wants to be a Millionaire,’ ‘Jeopardy,’ and ‘Categories Battle’ now available. To get a glimpse of the new games on offer simply ask your smart speaker with a display – the likes of the Nest Hub – “Hey Google, let’s play a game.” The move, which follows… Source link