Nokia's Viki Virtual Assistant To Take On Siri, Alexa In Near Future
Hemal VoraFuture of smartphones is definitely virtual assistant, and it was only a matter of time that Nokia would introduce its very own virtual assistant. Nokia's Viki will be the company's giant step in the virtual assistant market. This area is currently however dominated by the top two giants in the Tech market, Google, and Apple. With machine learning gaining more importance in the recent days, all the smartphone makers are exploring Artificial Intelligence in digital assistant apps they are providing in their smartphones.
Nokia Working On Digital Assistance Software Named 'Viki'
Google's digital assistant has been boosted with various functionalities that have already a tough competition to Apple's Siri. However, it is not available on all Android run devices. Amazon's Alexa and Microsoft's Cortana are also not so far behind. There have already been rumours about Samsung bringing its own virtual assistant facility in its upcoming flagships in 2017. Joining this big list is Nokia's own digital assistant that is dubbed as 'Viki,' as reported by Firstpost.
Nokia Files Trademark Papers For 'Viki'
According to a recent report by GSMInfo.nl, Nokia has been spotted filing trademark papers for the digital assistant "Viki." The papers have been published to describe Viki as software that will create and monitor by working with the digital knowledge obtained by combining all the different sources of data available and present it into a single chat as well as a voice supported interface. This clearly shows that Nokia's is venturing into the digital assistant space in its upcoming Android-powered flagship devices, as reported by WCCFtech.
Nokia Makes Efforts To Revive Its Smartphone Brand
Recent reports have been revealing that the Finnish tech company has been working on reviving its brand in the smartphone market with the launch of the new Nokia 6 that runs on Android. So, the information received till now suggests that 'Viki' is still in the trademark application state and it is yet to be revealed if the digital assistant will work on Artificial Intelligence technology.
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