Samsung To Launch Its Virtual Assistant Bixby 2.0, Will Extend To Other Phones
South Korean technology major Samsung will introduce the second edition of its voice- powered digital assistant Bixby next year that will work on multiple devices, including television and refrigerator, a top company official said today.
This will help the global smartphone leader further strengthen its position against companies like Google, Apple and Amazon that also have virtual assistants namely Google Assistant, Siri and Alexa, respectively.
"We would introduce Bixby 2.0 in 2018... it would be designed to be available on any and all devices," Samsung Electronics VP, Mobile Communications Business, Ji Soo Yi told reporters here.
"This means having the intelligence of Bixby act as the control hub of device ecosystem, including mobile phones, TVs, refrigerators...," he said.
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