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Apple and Google Are at War Over Privacy (Premium)

Apple and Google are both terrible in their own ways. But while one has the…

Hands-On: Sonos One with Google Assistant

Excited by the possibility of integrating Sonos smart speakers into my whole-house audio system, I…

Lenovo Smart Clock First Impressions

Lenovo’s new Smart Clock is a modern take on the alarm clock with Google Assistant…

Bose Brings Google Assistant to its Smart Speakers

Bose is adding Google Assistant compatibilities to its most recent smart speakers and soundbars via…

Google Clarifies What’s Happening to “Works with Nest”

Google’s surprise announcement that it would replace its Home brand with Nest was well-received. Then…

Google Assistant Finally Arrives on Sonos

Sonos is rolling out an update that will bring Google Assistant to the Beam and…

Alexa Guard Now Available on All Echo Speakers in the U.S.

First announced in September 2018 for new Echo smart speakers, Alexa Guard is now available…

Google Assistant is Finally Coming to Sonos One

18 months after it promised this functionality, Sonos will finally bring Google Assistant compatibility to…

Google I/O Announcement Roundup

I’m plenty-busy here in Seattle for Microsoft Build, but I wanted to at least provide…

Amazon Alexa for Windows 10 Goes Hands-Free

Amazon released a new version of its Alexa app for Windows 10 that runs in…

Hulu Has Over 28 Million Subscribers in the United States

Hulu announced today that its U.S.-based subscriber base jumped by 40 percent in the past…

Apple Posts Big Declines Compared to Year-Ago Quarter

Apple posted net income of $11.6 billion on revenues of $58 billion for the most…

Microsoft Issues Digital Personal Assistant Report

Microsoft, an also-ran in the market for digital personal assistants, has issued a report about…

Alexa Users Get Free, Ad-Supported Version of Amazon Music 

Amazon today announced that its Alexa customers now have access to a free, ad-supported version…

Google Home Users Get Free, Ad-Supported YouTube Music

Google announced a free, ad-supported version of YouTube Music to all users of Google Home…

Report: Smart Speaker Installed Base to Top 200 Million This Year

The market researchers at Canalys claim that the smart speaker installed base will top 200…

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