The Pixel phone joins the Pixel C Android tablet and Chromebook Pixel as Google’s first in-house devices. Google AssistantFacebook Twitter Pinterest Google Assistant hides under the home button, ready to answer questions and perform basic functions such as setting timers. Photograph: Samuel Gibbs for the GuardianThe most hyped feature of Google’s new version of Android Google Assistant, formerly known as Google Now. The real promise of Google Assistant, however, is that no matter where you interact with it, it’s the same assistant. Google Assistant isn’t a massive step forward in the AI wars, but it’s a solid start for Google in the next phase of conversational assistants.

Source: The Guardian October 20, 2016 06:00 UTC