Voice Control
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Software update to bring full voice control to Sky Q set top boxes
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The new Voice Control lets users to speak into their remote and use a range of commands to quickly and easily get to the TV they love, including playing content, rewinding and changing channels.
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Deal alert: Amazon shaves £50 off Amazon Echo
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Both devices include Alexa, Amazon’s voice assistant, and provide access to a range of music services and third party services. They can also be paired with the firm’s Amazon Fire TV boxes and used to control third party devices such as an EE TV set top box.
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‘Play The Grand Tour’ – Amazon’s Fire TV can now be controlled by the Echo smart speaker
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The update means Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant can open Fire TV apps and find your favourite shows, such as Jeremy Clarkson’s The Grand Tour.
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Amazon to bring Alexa voice control to YouView set top boxes
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Launched in 2012, YouView provides access to free-to-air channels over a standard aerial alongside access to the UK’s most popular catch-up and video on demand services, such as iPlayer and ITV Hub.
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Apple’s Siri gets starring role in new Microsoft Windows tablet ad
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Windows and Xbox giant Microsoft has unveiled a new advert for its Windows 8 tablets which stars the voice of rival Apple’s virtual assistant Siri. The ad seeks to draw attention to limitations of Apple’s iPad, including a lack of multi-tasking and the absence of PowerPoint for iOS, the iPad’s operating system. It also reference’s…
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Scorsese meets Siri
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Apple’s Siri helps Martin Scorsese manage his jam-packed schedule on the fly in the latest advert for the iPhone’s vocal assistant.