Samsung buys Siri makers

-

- Advertisement -

After Apple and Google made strong waves in the niche personal assistant market for mobile devices, it was only a matter of time before Samsung decided to join the fray. Yesterday they did just that, acquiring the company Viv Labs, a start-up that was founded by key players behind the original Apple Siri team back in 2010. In a post on Medium by Dag Kittlaus, he said:

Samsung is setting its sights on becoming a major player in software and services, and specifically AI. Samsung Pay has already proven to be one of the most successful mobile payment platforms in the market and SmartThings is another software acquisition signaling their conviction. And they have installed a new cadre of senior SW-savvy management stretching all the way to the top with a mission. You will soon come to see the utter seriousness of Samsung’s intentions. And like us, they aim to win.

It has been wildly reported that Viv’s assistant is similar to Amazon’s Alexa; since it integrates third-party programs to help complete tasks set out by the user, even if the programs are not directly associated with the assistant. If Samsung does infact build Viv into its core systems, it could prove to be a very strong competitor in the future to Apple’s and Google’s offerings

Total 0 Votes
0

Tell us how can we improve this post?

+ = Verify Human or Spambot ?

Zamfir Waltz
Zamfir Waltz
A Photojournalist by profession, and avid Tech enthusiast, Shamar Blunt has had over 7 years of experience working in journalism and media production from his frequent work with Barbados TODAY, to functioning as a wedding and events photographer under his brand 'Framerate Photography. Shamar has worked on a variety of projects, from providing video work for the Barbados Heart and Stroke Foundation, to fashion photography for many runway projects, and much more. His work has also been featured on several social media pages ran by the Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc (BTMI)

RELATED POSTS

ADVERTISEMENT

POPULAR POSTS

MEDIA RELEASE: Shyft Partners With Bitt To Enable A Private And Secure Data Ecosystem For Barbados And The Caribbean

Bridegtown, BARBADOS; December 3, 2018 : Shyft the global blockchain-based network that facilitates the secure sharing of attested and compliant data, has announced the signing of...

ADVERTISEMENT

ADVERTISEMENT

RANDOM POSTS

Gaming News: 11th of November, 2016 Edition

Bethesda released a seemingly broken PC port of Dishonored 2 this week- not the most shocking of news ever, since we as PC gamers...

ADVERTISEMENT

CATEGORIES