Google brought a similar feature to Android Pay last month.Previously, Apple Pay and Android Pay for e-commerce required installing a separate app for each merchant.Apple's virtual assistant, Siri, is coming to desktop and laptop computers. It's also adding services like Dish's Sling TV and Fox Sports Go.There's also better integration with the Siri voice assistant. That makes the home an important battleground.The weeklong Apple Worldwide Developers Conference opens with a keynote Monday. Apple's payment system, Apple Pay , is coming to the web.The service already lets people pay in stores without opening a separate app, by holding their phone or watch near a reader.Apple says users can now use their phone's fingerprint sensor to pay and check out when they are shopping online using a web browser. Microsoft added its digital assistant, Cortana, to the Windows 10 operating system released last year.

Source: Economic Times June 13, 2016 18:00 UTC