Smart Home

Most of the privacy reporting these days is focused on Google and Facebook because these…

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Contrary to various reports, Microsoft will indeed charge a licensing fee for Azure Sphere. Is…

Microsoft had good reasons to choose a Linux core for its Azure Sphere OS. Was…

Google today announced new versions of its fun "AIY"---read as "DIY AI"---project kits for the…

Microsoft's Azure Sphere represents the confluence of several big themes we've discussed here on Thurrott.com…

Amazon is bringing a popular Google Home feature to its Echo speakers.

Ambient computing is the "next wave" of personal computing. But what role can Microsoft play…

Routines represent the second-generation of the digital assistant era, where we move past simple command/response…

Amazon's $1 billion purchase of smart home security firm Ring is big news, but it…

Speakers are getting smarter and everyone is shoving Alexa into their products; KitSound looks to…

Using a cord-cutting service requires the ability to give up expectations we have from the…

Our experience with cable TV has been hugely negative. And after struggling with it for…

Google will announce today that it is expanding the YouTube TV channel lineup. But it…

Buried in this week's announcement about HomePod availability, Apple claims that Siri now has over…

For years, the personal technology market has been defined by platform wars. But I think…