Category: Biz Tech

Alexa is smart, feature-rich, and pretty innovative, but it has trouble spots, particularly with differentiating different voices to respond to. That may change soon. Amazon is reportedly developing an advanced voice-recognition feature that will allow Alexa to tell different voices apart, according to sources familiar with Amazon's Alexa strategy. Will Alexa Be Able To Tell Voices Apart Soon? The report comes from Time. Alexa, like many virtual assistant, including Apple's Siri or Microsoft's Cortana, are designed to respond to voice prompts such as "Play

By 2019, 77 percent of businesses in Australia will have embraced the Internet of Things (IoT) in some form, according to a study by Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company.

Rumors have been circulating recently about a looming expansion for Hearthstone following the major Gadgetzan update late last year. The leaks have cited the so-called The Lost Secrets of Un'Goro update and Blizzard has officially confirmed it last Feb. 27. The publisher, however, announced a slightly different title, which is Journey to Un'Goro. Ancient Jungle Essentially, Un'Goro is purportedly an ancient jungle teeming with primordial wonders. So you can expect dinosaurs, violent volcanoes, plants that can eat you, and other ferocious beings on your deck. Naturally, the

The Australian government has told the Senate Economics References Committee that the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) will subject its forthcoming policy and procedural changes to an independent Privacy Impact Assessment and "broad consultation" before implementing

The Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN) will continue to be funded as the peak body representing telecommunications consumers, following a review of section 593 of the Telecommunications Act 1997.

LG opened Mobile World Congress 2017 with its latest flagship smartphone, the LG G6. All four major U.S. carriers have announced the handset will see a release on their networks and when you can expect it to go on sale. LG Launches 5.7-Inch LG G6 Mobile World Congress 2017 has just kicked off and as expected, LG officially showed off the LG G6 to the world. The smartphone was the subject of multiple leaks leading up to the event and the spy

The National Australia Bank (NAB) has announced the appointment of three executives on Tuesday, which includes former New South Wales Premier Mike Baird.Baird will join the bank in the capacity of chief customer officer, Corporate &

Many movie lovers set the goal to watch every single Oscar nominated film before the big show. Then there are those who only saw a few and now want to see what all the buzz is about the other big winners. Thankfully, many of the popular streaming platforms already have these titles available for audiences' viewing pleasure. This includes streaming La La Land on Amazon Video, the movie that almost took home the biggest award of the night when Warren Beatty suffered

Narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) and 5G are Huawei's biggest opportunities for growth in Australia, according to the Chinese network technology giant, which is pushing into the IoT space via research programs and project partnerships.Speaking at

Image via AT&T.AT&T has signed a deal with GE to install its Current CityIQ sensors onto streetlights in various US cities, beginning with San Diego. The two corporations say smart street lighting will help cities monitor

Marking a significant technology breakthrough in tracking the interactions between RNA and DNA, scientists at the University of California have evolved a new technique. Known as Mapping RNA Genome Interactions, the tool "MARGI" renders full data of the entire spectrum of RNA molecules that interact with segments of DNA in a single analysis. The combination of RNA molecules with specific DNA sequences leads to regulated protein production within a cell. Thanks to MARGI, scientists can know in advance the scale of protein

The LG G6There's a bit of disappointing news for those who were expecting LG's G6 to be a completely bezel-free phone. While the phone's display dominates its front, it still features small non-screen borders at its

Researchers have found that people who live in neighborhoods with a lot of birds, trees, and shrubs were less likelier to suffer from stress, anxiety, and depression. In a study published in the journal BioScience, researchers from the University of Queensland, the British Trust for Ornithology, and the University of Exeter showed that benefit was observed regardless if the subjects lived in urban or leafier suburban communities as long as they were able to see birds, trees, and shrubs. More than 270

Alcatel's new Plus 12, a Windows 10 two-in-one with 4G.

Telstra and Ericsson have announced that they will be launching an LTE-Broadcast (LTE-B) network across the country by 2018 using 3GPP standards.The network, announced during Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona on Monday morning, will be

LG finally took the wraps off its much-awaited LG G6 on Feb. 26 and the new smartphone packs in some impressive features. The successor of the LG G5 brings in its folds several new features such as a Square camera and FullVision display, but are these sufficient to encourage consumers to upgrade from the older model to the newer LG G6? Here's a look at the specs and features of LG's old modular warhorse with the latest LG G6, which is taller

  The Nokia 6 will be available globally this year.Image: Nokia/HMD Global The MWC trade show in Barcelona is the event where the smartphone industry shows off its latest innovations. This year, however, one of the biggest stories from the show has a distinctly retro feel: the launch of a new range of Nokia smartphones.At MWC on Sunday, HMD Global announced the launch of three Nokia-branded phones: the Nokia 3, 5, 6, and 3310.The Nokia 3 is a five-inch device priced at

Amazon Web Services is currently dominating the cloud services market that even Google and Microsoft have decided to branch out and build their own public cloud storage services for consumers. Even with two established tech companies treading into its territory, however, Amazon is not backing down and has, instead, launched productivity services that both Microsoft and Google have offered. AWS's first strike happened in 2015 when it launched WorkMail, AWS's version of Microsoft Outlook and Gmail. The most recent was on Feb. 13 when

HP's Pro x2 Retail System.Hewlett Packard is rolling out some new accessories for its Pro x2 line of detachable PCs. The announcement was made during Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

Telstra and Ericsson have announced that they will be deploying a Cat M1 Internet of Things (IoT) network across the country, with trials already under way in Melbourne and Tasmania.The announcement, made at Mobile World Congress

Singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran continues to top the streaming song charts on Spotify both globally and here in the United States. Sheeran's "Shape of You" is the no. 1 song on both charts by a comfortable margin. Ed Sheeran Rules Spotify Streaming Charts It's been around six weeks since Ed Sheeran dropped two new songs and broke the Spotify record for most streams in a 24-hour period. On Jan. 13, Sheeran released "Shape of You" and "Castle on the Hill" from his upcoming album Divide,

Barcelona is home to Mobile World Congress.

Ahead of the Mobile World Congress (MWC), when people are waiting for the official launch of anticipated devices, comes a fresh leak which all but confirms the specs of one the Samsung Galaxy Tab S3. The company is expected to launch its highly anticipated tablet on Feb. 26 as indicated by its press invite. Close on the heels of the images of the Samsung tablet emerging online, which revealed that it will have AKG audio support, the full specifications of the Galaxy

In anticipation of MWC, Kevin and I talked about some of the rumors on MobileTechRoundup show #391. We also talked about our continued mobile tech spending problem.

Back pain affects about 700 million people and is the leading cause of disability worldwide. Now, a new study shows that it is not just uncomfortable and debilitating, but also a potential indicator of early death. Examining the health and death records of 4,390 older Danish twins, a team of researchers from the University of Sydney in Australia found that those who reported lower back pain had a substantially greater chance of dying sooner than their peers. Risk Of Impending Death The team accessed

Twitter has reported a 30 percent boost in advertising revenue in Brazil last year helped by digital marketing interest around the Olympic Games and rising smartphone uptake locally.Despite posting its slowest quarterly revenue growth since it

Neanderthals, often identified as unsightly grunting cavemen with massive foreheads and nearly nonexistent necks, are believed to have died out 40,000 years ago. Yet through their genome, they still have a say in the status of modern humans. U.S. researchers shed new light on how these ancient ones still influence genes in modern humans, likely contributing to traits including height and the likelihood of having diseases such as lupus and schizophrenia. Persistent Effects "Even 50,000 years after the last human-Neanderthal mating, we can

Microsoft has released new test builds of Windows 10 Creators Update for PC and Mobile testers that provide lots of fixes to the nearly finalized operating-system release.On February

Developer BioWare's last release was Dragon Age: Inquisition and the title succeeded in satisfying most fans of the Dragon Age series. The company is well known for making role playing games which are not only entertaining, but also tend to create some very well drawn out characters. The developer's next game Mass Effect: Andromeda is slated to be released in the U.S. on March 21 while a multiplayer beta of the game could launch before the official release. The company has now announced the system requirements for PC gamers, which

Thinking about switching to AT&T or upgrading your current phone? Right now may be a good time.

The latest update for Final Fantasy XV, Patch 1.05, introduced several additions such as the Booster Pack and DLC for Season Pass holders, which includes the single-handed sword Ragnarok for more powerful Warp Strikes by Noctis, and compatibility for the PlayStation 4 Pro. It has been previously revealed that there are many more things coming for the latest installment in the long-running RPG franchise, and recent reports have now revealed more details on what players can expect. 'Final Fantasy XV: Episode Gladiolus' Details