Despite a growing list of challengers, Amazon remains the dominant force in the global smart speaker market, accounting for more than a third of all sales in the quarter, according… Read More
That smart speaker in your home could serve as the base for another smart — and adorable — idea if you buy into what Eric Grudzien and Karen McIlquham have… Read More
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There’s been some buzz about Google’s smart speakers catching up to Amazon’s market-leading offerings in recent months, but a new survey estimates that the Seattle tech giant’s Alexa-powered devices continue… Read More
The Google Assistant finished tops among the digital brains that power smart speakers in an extensive Q&A test, answering nearly 88 percent of queries correctly. The test by Minnesota venture… Read More
Is it really possible to be home alone when a voice assistant is always at your beck and call? Famed child actor Macaulay Culkin finds out in a new ad… Read More
Google is aiming to challenge Amazon’s Echo Show by releasing its own smart speaker equipped with a screen in time for this year’s holiday season, Nikkei Asian Review reported today.… Read More
Samsung is making its entry into the competitive smart speaker market with the announcement of Galaxy Home, taking on fellow tech giants Amazon, Apple, Google and others. Samsung unveiled the… Read More
Google outsold Amazon in the competitive smart speaker market for the first time ever in the first quarter, a report from technology research firm Canalys claims. According to the report, Google… Read More
Excess inventory of Apple HomePods is piling up at Apple stores, as the smart speaker has struggled to make a dent in the competitive market led by Amazon’s Echo, according… Read More
Google’s push to compete with Amazon Echo in the home is starting to pay off with increased market share, according to a new study released this morning by Consumer Intelligence… Read More
LAS VEGAS — Google has its answer to the touchscreen-powered Amazon Echo Show. Google announced today that it will bring its digital assistant to a variety of smart screen display… Read More
Last year’s big story at CES was the rise of Amazon Alexa as the voice assistant of choice in everything from cars to refrigerators. But this year, the Seattle-based company… Read More
This post has been updated to correct the areas in which Echo and Alexa are now available. Full list below. Amazon is launching three of its Echo devices with Alexa… Read More
A new study sheds some light on why tech companies across the world are in the midst of a digital assistant arms race and battling to build the best smart… Read More
Amazon is leading the way in the smart home automation market — thanks to its growing line of Alexa-powered devices — but Google is gaining ground as it too expands… Read More
Google has opened up a new front in its battle against Amazon’s digital assistant Alexa: kids and families. Google today detailed more than 50 new games, activities and stories designed… Read More
Alexa has a bunch of them. Siri is getting one. So why not Cortana, too? A new smart speaker from audio equipment maker Harman Kardon is the first to come… Read More
Amazon Echo owners are more likely to be iPhone and iPad fans, while owners of the Google Home smart speaker are, unsurprisingly, heavy users of Android smartphones and tablets, according… Read More
It’s one thing to yell at the TV. It’s another to have the TV talk back to you — or your voice-activated devices. That was the case Wednesday night when… Read More
Google and Walmart are teaming up to take on mutual e-commerce rival Amazon. Starting in late September, customers will be able to make Walmart purchases through Google Express, an online marketplace… Read More
There’s going to be a lot of chatter about and with voice-activated assistants in Best Buy stores thanks to new Amazon Alexa and Google Home experiences that the retailer will soon… Read More
Amazon has cut the price of its Echo smart speaker to $129.99, the same price as the Google Home speaker, for one day only. This is not the first time… Read More
It wasn’t long ago that smart home technology — such as connected lighting and thermostats — was a luxury only available to big spenders, but declining costs and increased demand… Read More
Apple today unveiled its own voice-activated smart home speaker, the HomePod. Set to begin shipping in December, the speaker is designed to be spatially aware, meaning that it understands the… Read More
Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference starts Monday in San Jose. Here are a few of the areas we’ll be watching closely. Siri Speaker: Will Apple challenge Amazon’s Echo? The possibility of a “Siri… Read More
Android creator Andy Rubin is back and aiming to change up the digital assistant and smartphone markets with a pair of new products from his company Essential. The two new… Read More
Google, Alexa, Cortana, oh my! It’s been a week full of competing smart-assistant news from Google, Amazon and even Microsoft. Google released its smart assistant as an iOS app, and… Read More
Days after Amazon announced that it was bringing its Alexa to its iOS Amazon app, Amazon senior principal scientist Nikko Strom spoke at the AI NEXT tech conference in Bellevue, Wash., this… Read More
OK Google, let’s go shopping. Since launching last fall, Google Home has been the main competitor to Amazon’s Alexa-powered devices. One advantage Amazon has held though, was retail. Now, Google is… Read More