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Today, Sonos announced a second-generation version of its Beam soundbar that supports Dolby Atmos and Ultra HD audio.

The US International Trade Commission has weighed in on the Sonos patent infringement case against Google. And it’s bad news for Google.

IKEA inadvertently leaked this product weeks ago, but its new Symfonisk Picture Frame smart speaker is now official, with availability on July 15.

Apple’s push into hi-res, lossless, and spatial audio has already upended the market, with Amazon lowering its prices to match and Spotify in an uncertain place.

As part of its quarterly earnings announcement, Sonos revealed that it has gotten a preliminary injunction against Google.

If there’s an obvious first impression of the Sonos Roam, and there is, it’s this: This thing is tiny, much smaller than I would have thought watching the virtual launch.

In addition to launching its Roam ultraportable smart speaker this week, Sonos is expanding into the car audio market too, starting with Audi.

Sonos today announced Roam, an ultra-portable and waterproof smart speaker design for use at home and on the go.

We recently added a turntable to the Sonos system in our sunroom. It’s an interesting way to listen to music more mindfully than is possible with digital.

One year ago, I replaced the powered speakers in our sunroom with a pair of used Sonos Play:5s. Our use of Sonos equipment has escalated since then.

I strongly recommend that enthusiasts not give personal technology gifts to their spouses and partners. Yes, I routinely ignore this advice myself.

For the second time this year, smart speaker maker Sonos has sued Google for infringing on its patent portfolio.

An SEC filing suggests that Panos Panay, the head of the Microsoft Surface, maybe joining the SONOS board of directors.

In the wake of its legal challenge to Google, Sonos has finally gone after the market leader, Amazon, albeit indirectly.

Google has countersued Sonos, alleging that the smart speaker maker made false claims against it and stole its intellectual property.

While I still plan to wire Ethernet into my home office, I’m experimenting with Powerline networking in the furthest reaches of the house.

Sonos today released the S2 version of its smart speaker OS and mobile app and renamed the legacy versions to S1.

Sonos on Wednesday added three new and upgraded models to its smart speaker lineup, including a new product called Arc.

Spotify complains a lot about Apple’s closed ecosystem. But Sonos co-founder John MacFarlane says that Spotify is even worse.

Sonos will stop putting old smart speakers in what it calls recycle mode, even if they were used to upgrade to a new device.

I knew we’d make smart home mistakes and that we would go down certain roads only to backtrack after things didn’t work out.

Back in January, I started rethinking our approach to whole-house audio, and while Sonos is an obvious solution, I ran into some issues.

Sonos has responded to criticism of its recently-announced support policy for legacy products. And it’s doing the right thing.

Sonos revealed that it will stop providing software updates for its oldest speakers and accessories, some of which date back 15 years.

IKEA’s Symfonik lineup is perfect if you’re considering the Sonos ecosystem but are put off by the high prices of Sonos-branded speakers.