Google 'Assistant' Reportedly Will Surpass Siri

Google is said to be working on artificial intelligence research that could surpass the capabilities of Apple's Siri voice assistant, a development that comes as Apple prepares for a media event at which it could launch the straightway iteration of its popular iPad tablet.

Google, the Internet search leader, plans to reveal a new "Assistant" product by the fourth quarter of this year, according to a report by TechCrunch's Alexia Tsotsis, who cited an unnamed source at the company.

Yet Android users will be quick to point out Google's operating system has had voice commands for quite a during. Nevertheless, Google hasn't done a great job of touting Voice Commands so many people using Android haven't played around with it.

The microphone in the Google search bar

Did you know on your Android smartphone you can tap the microphone in the Google search bar and say "Call at" or "Call in," and your phone will make the call, no more tapping needed? It's the same with Navigation-just tap the mic and say, "Navigate to in" and Android's brilliant turn-by-turn navigation will launch.

Even so, Android Voice Commands, until further notice in their current state, lack the panache of Apple's Siri. As a matter of fact, Apple boasts that you can ask Siri to do things without using choppy or difficult-to-remember commands. So instead of saying something like "Record note, pick up shirt from dry cleaner," you could say, "Remind me to pick up my shirt from the dry cleaner."

The beauty of using an Android phone

The beauty of using an Android phone, but, is that Google products simply work better spontaneously OS compared with on an iPhone. One can only imagine that as Google consolidates individual user data from across its products it will shortly be able to better know how it can help you, privacy concerns nevertheless.

Meanwhile, there's a lot of hype surrounding the media event Apple will be holding March 7 as technophiles wait with bated breath to find out if all the rumors swirling about the iPad 3 in the last few months will prove to be true. Will the new tablet in effect come with an amazing Retina display and 4G connectivity? Will Siri be on board?