March 27, 2017 Amazon Alexa, Apple Siri headed to hotel rooms, report says Intelligent personal assistants are being tested at Marriott hotels, pointing to a future of automated hotel rooms.
March 27, 2017 London terror attack: UK wants encrypted WhatsApp messages The U.K. government wants WhatsApp to give security services access to encrypted messages in the aftermath of the Westminster Bridge terrorist attack. Officials, however, could face stiff challenges if they choose to apply U.K. surveillance legislation to the U.S.-based firm, according to a digital privacy advocate.
March 22, 2017 Google Maps lets you share your location, trips in real time Google expects to start rolling out the feature worldwide to its iOS and Android Maps apps soon.
March 17, 2017 Uber delivers free Girl Scout cookies in Pennsylvania This week marks the 100th anniversary of girl scout cookie sales.
March 17, 2017 Amazon is bringing Alexa to its iPhone app With this new integration, you'll be able to use Alexa wherever you are to access thousands of skills, get answers to your pressing questions, and more all with your voice.
March 16, 2017 How to watch the NCAA tournament while at work The NCAA college basketball tournament starts in full tomorrow, as teams from around the country duke (pun intended) it out to see who’s crowned champion. Chances are though, you’ll be at work though and may not be able to sneak away from your desk to watch the games.
March 15, 2017 Amazon's Alexa can clean your house for you “Hey Alexa -- clean my house for me.” Alexa, Amazon’s all-knowing and doing voice assistant can now help you vacuum, thanks to a partnership between the Seattle-based retail giant and iRobot, a maker of consumer robots.
March 10, 2017 Alexa could be Amazon's next big winner Amazon makes most of its money from being an easy place to shop on the Web and from its role as an internet backbone. Soon, its voice assistant Alexa may also generate billions in sales -- but users still need to be careful what they say to it.
March 9, 2017 Google says Android exploits mentioned in the CIA leak have been patched Among the CIA files dumped by Wikileaks were Android exploits, but Google said that most were patched in the latest version of Android. And separate analyses by security experts show that most affect older hardware.