Amazon Echo

Amazon Echo Data Leaks, Shows Poor Engagement

Amazon's Echo devices may still dominate the smart speaker market, but customers rarely use them…

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Paul’s Tech Makeover: Baby Steps to a Smarter Home (Premium)

Anyone interested in smart home technologies will immediately run into a long list of issues:…

Watch Out Alexa, Google is Coming Home

Google smart speaker sales are growing over three times faster than those from Amazon, closing…

Amazon's New Alexa Strategy: Get 'Em While They're Young

Amazon’s New Alexa Strategy: Get ‘Em While They’re Young

Amazon today announced a new Echo Dot aimed at kids and a new version of…

Alexa Answers the Call of Duty

Alexa Answers the Call of Duty

Activision announced this week that it has released a beta set of Call of Duty…

Microsoft's Role in the Next Wave
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Microsoft’s Role in the Next Wave (Premium)

To many, Microsoft's identity is still very much tied to Windows, the legacy platform that…

Siri Was Always Going to Fail
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Siri Was Always Going to Fail (Premium)

A credible report explaining how Apple failed to capitalize on being first-to-market with Siri has…

Amazon + Ring
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Amazon + Ring (Premium)

Amazon.com is purchasing smart home security firm Ring in a deal valued at over $1…

Smart Speakers Point to Our Ambient Computing Future
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Today’s Smart Speakers Point to Our Ambient Computing Future (Premium)

Ambient computing is the next major wave of personal computing, and smart speakers are how…

Will a High Volume Strategy Win the Smart Speaker Market?
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Will a High Volume Strategy Win the Smart Speaker Market? (Premium)

Microsoft's high volume, low-cost strategy was the winner in the PC market. But will it…

Amazon's Holiday PR is Just as Devoid of Facts as Always
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Amazon’s Holiday PR is Just as Devoid of Facts as Always (Premium)

I often complain about Microsoft's aversion to hard numbers. Well, Amazon is even worse. As…

This is the Most-Needed Change for All Digital Assistants in 2018
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This is the Most-Needed Change for All Digital Assistants in 2018 (Premium)

Sorry for the seemingly cheap headline, but this topic creates a unique challenge for its…

Thinking About Amazon
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Thinking About Amazon (Premium)

I am probably one of Amazon's best customers, but I don't really take advantage of…

Winners and Losers in the Smart Speaker Wars
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Winners and Losers in the Smart Speaker Wars (Premium)

For all the change brought on by personal technology, there's been one constant over the…

Amazon May Have Just Cracked the Smart Home Nut
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Amazon May Have Just Cracked the Smart Home Nut (Premium)

Today, Amazon announced new products and services that mark its formal entry into the smart…

Harman Kardon Invoke Makes a Brief Appearance in the Microsoft Store

Harman Kardon Invoke Makes a Brief Appearance in the Microsoft Store

Harmon Kardon's Cortana-based Invoke smart speaker briefly appeared on the Microsoft Store website today.

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