Watch out Alexa: Google's AI voice assistant's been released into the wild

Google's voice assistant has been released into the wild, making an appearance in several blockbuster smartphones unveiled at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona. The Siri-like assistant will feature in the latest flagship phones from Nokia, Samsung, Huawei LG, Sony and HTC. It's the first time the artificial intelligence (AI) powered Google Assistant has featured in any non-Google products as the Silicon Valley giant announced it would also come to all phones running the latest Android operating systems. Read more: Blackberry's famous qwerty keyboard is back It's a major move for Google which was late to the show, launching a voice assistant only in October last year for its Pixel phone and Home smart speaker. Meanwhile, Amazon has pioneered its Alexa assistant in the Echo device which first hit countertops in 2015.