With Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) inching closer, Siri has revealed plans…
Tag: HomePod
Apple brings ‘Everyone Can Code’ to schools serving blind and deaf students across the U.S.
Apple is teaming up with leading educators for blind and deaf communities across the US to bring accessible coding to their schools…
Tim Cook confirms Apple Music’s 50 million users, big push into TV and movies
In a wide-ranging interview, Apple CEO Tim Cook divulged Apple Music subscriber numbers…
Ahead of Global Accessibility Awareness Day, Apple seeks to ‘take disability out of the equation’
Austin Pruitt, a two-time US Paralympian, walked me over to a racing wheelchair…
Apple’s ‘personal assistant activation’ patent application hints at improved Siri
Apple’s ‘personal digital assistant’ has been criticized for not measuring up to some of its competitors…
Apple’s HomePod likely to get Calendar support in iOS 11.4
The lack of Calendar support for Siri on HomePod has been a glaring issue of Apple’s home speaker…
iOS 11.4 will allow Siri to recognize AirPlay commands
Unlike iOS 11.3, iOS 11.4 seems to be primarily aimed at fixing all the minor niggling issues with iOS 11…
AirPlay vs. Bluetooth: Which receivers and speakers should you buy?
When it comes to wirelessly streaming audio from a phone, tablet, PC, or Mac, people generally…
The EU needs to do more to reign in Apple, Amazon, and Google
The European Union intends to tighten the standards regulating the digital economy…
Teardown: Apple HomePod smart speaker
Apple is seeking to reward buyers with an array of innovative features. Most target audiophiles…
Spotify takes on Apple Music with new free tier
Spotify is going all in on its free tier to take on Apple Music…
Sonos details how Apple’s AirPlay 2 will work, letting people listen from their iPhone or Mac
Sonos has revealed how its speakers will use Apple’s new AirPlay 2 technology…
EU proposes to regulate tech giants’ business practices following Spotify’s complaint against Apple
Tech giants including Google, Apple and Amazon will for the first time face rules governing their commercial relations…
Deutsche Bank analysts claim Apple’s HomePod smart speaker has ‘missed the mark’
We believe that Apple had a real opportunity to become a major player in the smart home…
Americans place Apple distant third behind Amazon and Google in ‘positive impact on society’ survey
Some 20 percent of Americans believe Amazon is having the most positive impact on society…
Why Apple chose the phrase ‘Hey Siri’
The phrase “Hey Siri” was originally chosen because…
Analyst: Apple Music will average 40% annual growth over the next three years
Apple, the world’s largest company by market value now has more than 40 million paid subscribers…
Apple needs to reconsider its HomePod strategy
Apple may sell only 2 million–2.5 million HomePods over the entire course of 2018…
Apple loses ground to Amazon in smart home deals with homebuilders
As Amazon and Apple race to get consumers to buy smart devices…
In defense of Apple’s HomePod
My HomePod, Google Home and Amazon Echo all live within about 15 feet of each other…
Ming-Chi Kuo: Apple could sell just 2 million HomePod units this year; ‘mulls’ low-cost model
HomePod’s relatively high price has cut off a lot of the potential market…
Great light bulbs that work with Apple’s HomePod and Siri
I was able to tell Siri to change the bulb color to purple, blue, yellow…
China Times echoes poor HomePod sales, says Apple has reduced orders to 200,000 per month
Apple has reduced its HomePod shipment forecast to 200,000 units or less per month in the second quarter…
Apple HomePod disappoints with weak sales after tardy debut that missed Christmas shopping season
When Apple Inc.’s HomePod smart speaker went on sale in January, it entered a market pioneered…
Smart speaker penetration hits 20% of U.S. Wi-Fi households
In just three months, that’s more than a 50 percent increase to an astounding 18.7 million U.S. home…
The Inquirer reviews Apple’s HomePod: ‘Looks great, sounds fantastic; Siri needs work’
We’ve now spent a month with the Apple HomePod, the company’s first attack on the smart speaker market…
Apple needs more than HomePod to play in smart home
When Apple announced in 2014 that it was creating the HomeKit for iOS devices…
AirPort Express showing up in iOS 11.4 Home app, suggests AirPlay 2 speaker support on the way
With the return of AirPlay 2 in iOS 11.4, it appears that Apple still has some tricks up its sleeve…
Apple releases first HomePod software update
Apple is releasing the first-ever software update for HomePod since its debut…
This look inside Spike Jonze’s Apple HomePod ad is as fascinating as the film itself
This might just be the most engaging, comprehensive and flat-out best BTS video we’ve seen for an advertisement…
I want another Apple HomePod for sure, maybe two more
One of the tests of truly useful technology is how quickly it stops feeling like a luxury and starts feeling like something you wouldn’t want to live without
Sound quality shootout: Apple HomePod vs. two Sonos Ones
The smart speaker competition is getting fierce. Voice-powered digital assistants…
HomePod should become a hub for all Apple-centric needs
Today the HomePod is all about music, but it could be so much more…
Barclays: Apple’s AirPods sales continue to grow, HomePod sales have been ‘underwhelming’
The analysts expect Apple will continue to increase production of AirPods wireless earphones…
Hey Apple, it’s time to drop the ‘Hey’ from ‘Hey Siri’
You don’t have to say “Hey Alexa,” so why do we still have to say “Hey Siri?”
There are nearly 50 million smart speaker users in the U.S.
There are now nearly 50 million smart speaker users in the U.S…
Apple reportedly to debut less expensive HomePod and MacBook Air this year
While HomePod is still fresh on the market, industry sources claim…
Tim Bajarin: Why Apple needs a ‘HomePod mini’
Apple has some real headwinds when it comes to the HomePod’s ability to gain market share…
Why Apple’s HomePod targets home entertainment, not a voice-first mobile-free world
Imagine turning your home into the bridge of the Star Trek Enterprise, where a disembodied voice deftly answers every question…
Apple debuts new HomePod short film directed by Spike Jonze and starring FKA twigs
Apple has debuted a 3:50 short film starring FKA twigs and directed by Spike Jonze…
Apple’s HomePod vs. Sonos One with Alexa
Apple’s entrance into the ‘smart’ speaker market earlier this month was remarkable…
NPD: Apple’s U.S. HomePod day one preorders beat all other smart speakers’ first day preorders, except Amazon’s $50 Echo Dot
In the U.S., day one pre-orders of Apple’s HomePod were higher than all other smart speaker first day pre-orders, except Amazon’s Echo Dot…
