KNGWorld

October 21, 2024

The update to version 4.0 is one of the largest updates ever made to this app; we are introducing revolutionary new features that will allow you to discover our content in a whole new way. Article Reading: We have reintroduced the old version of the article reader, but revamped. It now supports dark mode, making reading easier. Instead of displaying the entire site, as was the case with the first version of the KNGWorld app, it now only shows the article content. We’ve completely redesigned the reading options interface, integrating them all into an options menu at the top right. From the same menu, you can now start or pause reading, adjust the voice speed, and open a brand new language selection menu. Now, the voice and language selector opens in a full-screen modal, with languages ordered alphabetically. By opening a language, you will see the available voices for that language. KNGAssist: Version 4.0 of the KNGWorld app introduces the first iteration of KNGAssist, our new customizable virtual assistant. KNGAssist will replace the old Amelia, which was available in earlier versions of KNGWorld, and is deeply integrated into our services. What’s new? Assistant Customization: You can now customize the assistant’s name, personality, and the information it knows about you. This way, you can make it even more personal. Create Multiple Characters: Need different assistants? Now you can, by creating multiple assistants, each with its own name, personality, and specific information it knows about you. Get Faster, More Personalized Responses: KNGAssist is based on a new, much faster model that can provide personalized responses. It’s flexible and easily adapts to you and the personality you’ve given it, while still having access to all the data about us and our services. Keep the Context: Maintain the conversation context between chats; each assistant will have its own message history, which it can pick up when you start chatting again. You decide when to delete the messages. Get Summaries: Don’t have time to read an article? In the reading view, press the new "Summarize" button, and KNGAssist will generate a summary in seconds. You can also copy the summary to the clipboard and use it as you wish. Discuss the Article: Press the "Discuss with KNGAssist" button to immediately start a themed chat, share opinions, ask for advice, or request additional information from KNGAssist. A great way to explore the topic together! Improvements: We’ve also applied performance improvements, UI enhancements, and translation updates. Now, haptic feedback on iPhone will announce the reception of a message from KNGAssist, the start, and end of generating a summary, enhancing accessibility. We’ve also improved the translation system; now, thanks to translation work done on the website, articles will be shown in Italian only when the app is set to Italian; otherwise, they will be displayed in English. We will add more languages in the future. We at KNGTech are always working to bring you the best possible technology to stay updated on the world of accessible and inclusive technology for everyone. We are continuously working to add features to our services and to give you the best experience ever. Stay tuned for future updates!

June 6, 2024

In this version I applied minor technical fixes to Amelia, that's more natural and fast to respond. I've also enabled again the support for native macOS with an optimization.

April 7, 2024

Version 3.1 of the KNGWorld app solves some very important problems and improves the user experience in the world of services offered by KNGTech; moreover, it lays the foundations for a new future, full of projects and services in KNGWorld. In detail: 1. The app icon has changed and now reflects the new KNGTech logo. 2. Amelia, our virtual assistant, has been reactivated because we resolved a serious problem that prevented it from working properly. 3. The other view and the contact us view have been combined into a single view, More, and we have arranged the elements of the contact view differently so that they are better read by VoiceOver. 4. Fixed an issue where items added to the favorites list were not saved the next time the app was launched.

January 9, 2024

Version 3.0 of the KNGWorld app revolutionizes the app's graphics once again and adds new features that will make you have an even better experience when you discover the latest news in the world of technology, receive assistance for your Tech devices or request advice on new products from acquire! In particular: 1. Renewed graphics. • Reintroduced the tab bar at the bottom of the screen, making views even easier to reach when moving around our app. It now contains 5 panels, including the 4 views of the app such as Posts, Favorites, Chats and Contacts and the fifth option, a More menu, which contains all the options for privacy policy and reviews that were previously included in the main menu. • Thanks to the new graphics, it will now be easier, on iPad and Mac, to select and read articles using the 2 columns and move from one to the other easily, without having too many menus to open to expand each function. • In article reading view: removed the annoying "videoUrl" text when there is an embedded video in the article. We are still looking for a way to make the video player appear in the app. • Translated into Italian all elements that remained labeled in English in the previous version. 2. Revolutionized chats with Amelia. • By popular request, added the option to send voice messages to Amelia! Upon first startup, you will be asked for microphone and voice data permissions; a new button will appear next to the text field for typing a message, press it and start speaking, then release it to send. And thanks to the "Automatic pronunciation" function, conversations with Amelia will seem much more natural and realistic. 3. New models for Amelia. • Amelia now uses a custom model from KNGTech based on gpt-4-turbo, trained to understand even more data about our products and services and better help you navigate the app and site. Thanks to gpt-4-turbo and its knowledge base until April 2023, you can get even more answers to your questions outside of KNGTech content! • The model is significantly more reactive and takes much less time to generate responses, and at the same time, generates significantly higher quality responses. • Now Amelia finally takes on a character, appearing decidedly more human and realistic when she communicates with you. She emulates emotions and feelings, and takes on an informal tone when necessary to be even more engaging in chats; you will notice a noticeable difference in the answers! For now, this is what KNGTech has to offer you in this new version of the app; we are already working on even more innovative and interesting innovations, especially in the field of artificial intelligence! Stay tuned!

November 19, 2023

Version 2.4 of the KNGWorld app further optimizes the innovations introduced in the previous version, specifically: • The new article reading view now also shows lists, which was not possible with the previous version. Now all the lists of elements contained in an article will be shown on the screen and read correctly. • Next to each link, a button has been added to make it interactive. VoiceOver will read the "Open link" message when it intercepts it. Once clicked, you will be redirected to Safari, to the web page of the link you opened. For those who do not see and use VoiceOver: the "Open link" button is intercepted when you flick your finger to the right from the paragraph in which the link is read, therefore, it refers to that link. Clicking directly on the text in which the link is read has no effect. • Now you can deactivate and activate the automatic reading of Amelia's response messages at your convenience, thanks to a new, intuitive button at the top of the Chat. Again everything has been labeled to make it easier for VoiceOver to read.

November 11, 2023

Version 2.3 of the KNGWorld app allows you to read the articles we publish in new, even more interactive ways and introduces further innovations for Amelia, our virtual assistant. In detail: • Updated the graphics in which the content of the article you have selected is shown, which now, instead of showing the entire site, shows the pure text of the article, allows you to interact with it and scroll through it also thanks to the scroll bar of VoiceOver on the right side of the screen. Thanks to this new view, you can now read the article as if it were a PDF document or any other static text page, removing distractions. To comment on the article and obtain other details about it you will need to go to our official website; the full web view will remain available when you read an article directly from the notification, without going through the app. • Improved the reliability of the Read Aloud function. The graphics of the menus for selecting the voice and adjusting its speed have also been improved. • Now Amelia knows even more things and is even more precise and detailed in her answers. • Made the loading view at the bottom right accessible when Amelia generates the response message; VoiceOver will now actually be able to identify it, and will read the message "Message generation in progress." • Fixed a bug where VoiceOver would repeatedly say the message "Message list" even in places in Amelia's interface where it wasn't necessary, making interaction with the assistant more difficult and confusing. • The first step towards a voice interaction with Amelia has arrived! Regardless of the VoiceOver status, Amelia will now read the replies to your messages aloud completely automatically. In this version there is no way to disable the option, but I'm working on a quick fix. For this version the new features are over, but we have big releases planned for the future!

November 3, 2023

Version 2.2.2 of the KNGWorld app includes a new More section in the main menu which includes links to visit our YouTube channel, read our privacy policy and leave a review on the App Store. It also includes a section to make donations directly via the Contact Us page, and updates the training dataset of Amelia to match the one on Amelia Web on our official Website, to make the assistant as responsive and precise.

September 9, 2023

Version 2.2.1 of the KNGWorld app updates Amelia's base language model from gpt-3.5 to gpt-4, in order to offer more fluid, exhaustive and natural responses. It also implements minor technical improvements and corrections.

July 19, 2023

Version 2.2 of the KNGWorld app introduces support for iOS 15 and all Mac models thanks to Mac Catalist, a technology that makes any application universally compatible with all Mac architectures, both the new ARM64 of Apple Silicon processors , and the Intel X86 used by older Mac models. Furthermore: 1. Optimize the interface so that it is more usable on Macs as well. 2. Contacts view now has a dedicated button in the main menu, so it's easier to reach. 3. Adds the ability to adjust the reading speed of the Read Aloud feature.

July 11, 2023

Version 2.1 of the KNGWorld app optimizes the user experience even further, improving the design and introducing optimizations to the Amelia and Read aloud functions. Among which: • Optimized contact view, now graphically better and more accessible. • Articles view no longer appears on first launch, but on the Mac and iPad the sidebar is flanked by the contact view, so you can quickly contact me with any questions. • Added ability to change voice in article reading view (Read aloud feature only.) • Now Amelia will keep the messages in memory until you manually delete them from the appropriate button; this way, you can pick up the conversation where you left off even when you close the app. • Minor fixes.