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05-18-2016, 10:01 PM
Google an**unces 'smart messenger' Allo
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Watch out Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp, Google has a new messenger app on the loose. It's called Allo and Google is calling it a "smart messenger" because it combines communications with its new Google Assistant (http://mashable.com/2016/05/18/google-assistant/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial).
In a lot of ways, Allo (pro**unced like the plant) is a response to some of the chatbots Facebook has started to integrate into Facebook Messenger.
The app — which is separate from Google Hangouts — lets you use Google within your chats with friends. That means that while using the app, you can pull in other Google features, like searches, locations or videos.
But the real magic with Allo is its integration with Google Assistant. Allo is the first place Google Assistant will really live. You can ask the Google Assistant questions while inside Allo; you can even play games. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/05/18/google-allo/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Watch out Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp, Google has a new messenger app on the loose. It's called Allo and Google is calling it a "smart messenger" because it combines communications with its new Google Assistant (http://mashable.com/2016/05/18/google-assistant/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial).
In a lot of ways, Allo (pro**unced like the plant) is a response to some of the chatbots Facebook has started to integrate into Facebook Messenger.
The app — which is separate from Google Hangouts — lets you use Google within your chats with friends. That means that while using the app, you can pull in other Google features, like searches, locations or videos.
But the real magic with Allo is its integration with Google Assistant. Allo is the first place Google Assistant will really live. You can ask the Google Assistant questions while inside Allo; you can even play games. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/05/18/google-allo/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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