Bevy, an enterprise community event platform, announced today it has raised $6.4 Million Dollars from investors: Upfront Ventures, renowned author and Stanford Professor Steve Blank, Ryan Smith and Jared Smith, co-founders of Qualtrics, and Aaron Skonnard, SEO of Pluralsight. Bevy raised funds to increase their growth rate and expand the...
A few weeks ago, Google presented a demo of a new AI system called Duplex. Duplex is an extension of Google Assistant that has the ability to communicate eerily like a human being. Listening to the recordings, there were times I wasn’t quite sure which speaker was human and which was...
Amazon is never afraid of making a splash with new gadgets, and the company has seldom failed (the Amazon Fire Phone didn't work). But the Alexa-enabled Echo line of products and the Fire TV range of products are doing wonders for Amazon. The company has now merged the two of...
Is my “Always Listening” smart speaker listening to my private talks as well? This confusion, or many times a fear, has been lingering around ever since the inception of such smart speakers. If you too have this confusion, we've explained here if you need to worry or not. But in an...
Early in April, HP announced Chromebook x2, a convertible 2-in-1 Chromebook laptop with a detachable screen. Now it looks like the company is all ready to begin shipping the device. A new Best Buy listing for the HP Chromebook has surfaced where you can pre-order the device to have it delivered to you as soon...
Google has finally launched a stable, production-ready version of Android Things, its operating system designed for Internet of Things (IoT) devices. The platform itself was announced way back in December 2016, and has been in the preview phase ever since. After going through eight developer previews in a year and half of...
Samsung is now offering a new model of its flagship Chromebook, the Chromebook Pro, with a backlit keyboard. Designed for professionals, the Chromebook Pro was launched on May 2017. It was one of the first Chromebooks to ship with Google Play out of the box, giving owners the luxury of Android apps,...
Samsung Electronics has announced that the Samsung Music app, available on Samsung Galaxy smartphones, will now be available its Smart TVs too. The app will start surfacing on Samsung Smart TVs by the end of April 2018, the South Korean tech giant said. Samsung Music app for Smart TVs...
Late in March, Acer announced Chromebook Tab 10, the first tablet to run Chrome OS. Two weeks later, HP has now announced the second, Chromebook x2, and it's a lot more high-end one. HP Chromebook x2 The HP Chromebook x2 is a 12.3 inch laptop that's really a detachable...
Google's smart home assistants-cum-smart speakers, Google Home and Home Mini will be launched in India this month. This move has been widely anticipated, since Google rolled-out Hindi support for Google Assistant last month. A tweet by Google India has now confirmed the news. “Get ready to #MakeGoogleDoIt, at home too. Coming soon,” tweeted Google...
Never underestimate the fickleness of a tech enthusiast. Drop $100 on an Amazon Echo? No problem. Pay about half that for a smart lightbulb like LIFX Color? Not a chance. Frankly, price isn't the reason only one in 10 households is connected via the Internet of Things. Rather, Gartner's 2016...
"OK Google, request $35 from John for his share of dinner!" Wow! That sounds really cool. Well, starting today, it has become a reality. You can now send or receive money with just a few voice commands, thanks to the Google Assistant integration on your Google Pay app. Google...
The self-destructing ugly war between Amazon and Google isn't going to slow down anytime soon. Amazon recently announced that it won't be selling any of the Google-owned Nest's upcoming products on its site. The announcement came only days after the retail giant snatched up video doorbell maker Ring, in response to...
Event planning and management have gone far beyond what it was in the past. From manual registration to collaboration with the attendees, everything has changed with the emergence of technology. From mobile event apps to Virtual and augmented reality, event planners are finding unique ways to engage attendees as much...
Chinese chip maker Rockchip has just announced two new processors with specific capabilities in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT). The new chips, Rockchip RK3308 and Rockchip Gemini, are aimed at IoT devices like smart speakers and displays. Both of the new processors are quad-core, ARM Cortex-A35 chips....
Samsung owned Harman International has announced a strategic collaboration with Samsung SmartThings. Through the collaboration, Harman will work with SmartThings to accelerate the growth of the latter's Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem. Harman-SmartThings Collaboration This partnership is between the Samsung SmartThings R&D team and Harman Connected Services (HCS), a division...
Towards the end of January 2018, Google's voice-based personal assistant, Google Assistant started off responding to queries in Hindi. Google eventually announced Hindi support for the Google Assistant, but the feature was limited to a few queries. However, that's changing big time today. Google is now rolling out the full-fledged Hindi support...
As the battle for voice control in the home intensifies, Google is now offering free voice calls through its Home smart speakers in the UK. A software update that rolls out this week will add the new feature automatically into your Google Home and Google Mini smart speaker. The ability to make phone calls by...
There is no question that the future is “The Internet of Things, IoT for Kids. While the concept may seem complex, the basics of IoT are pretty simple. Objects that we interact with everyday (including phones, watches, thermostats, speakers, lightbulbs, etc) are all connected to the internet. This allows them to...
Online retail giant Amazon is not in the tech business to make friends as the company has reportedly informed Google that it would be pulling sales of the Google owned Nest range of smart home accessories from its store. Google and Amazon have been clashing over control of the next...
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