New S Voice App Said To Respond Faster

New S Voice App Said To Respond FasterWith the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S5 set to arrive on the horizon, you know for sure that the rumor mills, too, will be working overtime in order to continue hyping up the smartphone and what it entails. The Galaxy S5’s arrival should see changes made (for the better, we hope) to Samsung’s S Health and WatchON apps, in addition to introducing a makeover to the S Voice interface. A bunch of leaked screenshots do point to just such a revamped service.

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    Samsung S Voice Redesigned [Leak]

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    When Apple launched Siri, we knew it was only a matter of time before its rivals retaliated with a similar service. Samsung did, back in 2012, when it unveiled S Voice. Since then smartphones compatible with the virtual private assistant have also featured Google Now, offering users two similar services on a single device. The company might be looking to outshine Google Now, it certainly seems evident from the new Samsung S Voice app seen above, the screenshot was leaked online earlier today.

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    Samsung S Voice Takes A Potshot At The iPhone And Siri

    Samsung S Voice Takes A Potshot At The iPhone And SiriWe know that Samsung and Apple don’t exactly have the best relationship at the moment, but perhaps a bit of professionalism might be good, right? While that would be ideal, it seems that Samsung’s S Voice has been taking some potshots at Apple’s iPhone and Apple’s own voice assistant feature, Siri. According to the folks at Android Central, when they prompted the feature as to whether it has ever used an iPhone, the reply was “No, I have standards,” and when asked if they think S Voice is Siri, the program responds by saying “I like to think I am,” which we’re not sure if that’s an insult or a praise to Apple’s Siri feature. This isn’t the first time Samsung has taken a swing at the iPhone as a couple of days ago, the South Korean company released new advertisements in which they made fun of the iPhone as well. Since we don’t have S Voice ourselves, we can’t really confirm this Easter Egg, but if you do, give it a go and let us know if you’ve gotten the same results!

    By Ubergizmo. Related articles: Samsung Galaxy S4 Variants Make An Appearance, Nokia Teases Color-Focused Global Even On May 9,

        

    Voice-to-text Just As Dangerous As Texting While Driving, According To Study

    Voice to text Just As Dangerous As Texting While Driving, According To StudyTexting while driving is as big of a no-no as talking on the phone while driving, especially since both activities are distracting and could cause accidents. With the introduction of voice assistants, such as Siri and S Voice and etc. and their ability to convert voice to text, and text to voice and so on, logically it would seem like we might have found a safer alternative to reply and read text messages while driving, right? However a survey conducted by the Texas Transportation Institute thinks otherwise and believes that voice-to-text activities can dull reactions the same way texting while driving might.

    In their study, they have found that drivers who use voice-to-text take twice as long to react when they weren’t trying to use their phone, and that eye contact to the road was also noticed to have decreased. The study also found out that voice-to-text actually took longer than manual input because drivers were busy trying to think of what to say as well. In a way this makes sense because in some cases, voice assistants can find it hard to detect certain accents and will get the message wrong, causing the user to either type it out manually, or re-do voice-to-text again. Not to mention the user will probably want to check to make sure the content is correct before sending it off. What do you guys think?

    By Ubergizmo. Related articles: Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G Gets Jelly Bean Update, Official Tumblr App On Windows Phone 8 Now Available,

        

    Samsung Galaxy S4 S Voice, Wallpapers And Ringtones Leaked And Available For Download

    Samsung Galaxy S4 S Voice, Wallpapers And Ringtones Leaked And Available For DownloadWhen one purchases an iPhone, they can expect that the core features will be available no matter which iPhone they use. Android devices on the other hand vary from manufacturer to manufacturer, with some manufacturers tweaking the operating system and adding features of their own to stand out from the competition. Samsung has been doing that with their TouchWiz UI and features like S Voice which is limited to Samsung Galaxy phones like the S3 and the S4.

    However if you wanted to get S Voice and other Galaxy S4 features on your Android phone without having to buy the Galaxy S4 for yourself, you’re in luck because the folks at SamMobile have stumbled across several leaks that allows the S Voice APK to be downloaded on your device, along with Full HD wallpapers and ringtones from the Galaxy S4. We can’t speak for the quality of the S Voice APK as it is possible that this might have been taken from the pre-release firmware, meaning that it might not be as stable as you would think. In any case download these at your own risk, but let us know in the comments below as to how it is treating you.

    By Ubergizmo. Related articles: Facebook Tests Targeted Ads In News Feed, Android Ports On BlackBerry 10 Platform Cut Down To 20%,

    LG’s voice recognition app studies English, aims to pass the test next year

    LG’s Quick Voice app’s monolingual status shouldn’t last long. After a quick restyle — it’s now Q Voice — the app is gearing up to launch internationally with an English language version ready for the first half of next year. LG also adds a bit more detail on its voice recognition offering, which can pick out a single female voice in a noisy room full of men and have the ability to make settings adjustments to Bluetooth, sound and vibration by speech. Perhaps only slightly less important than real functionality, the Q Voice interface will also include some “witty emotional responses” — ask what the device had for lunch and it will say it chowed down on 220 volts. LG Korea reiterates that the functionality is still limited to its domestic models of the Optimus Vu and incoming Optimus LTE II at the moment, but will feature on additional phones in the future. While voice recognition from bigger mobile rivals hasn’t revolutionized how we use our phones just yet, LG’s hoping the sheen of the newish tech won’t have worn off by 2013.

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