Devyn N Apple pulls HomePod update following reports of bricked speakers Engadget - Jon FingasIt's not the first buggy OS update from the company this fall. Google isn't the only one dealing with reports of bricked smart speakers following an update. Apple appears to have pulled the HomePod's update
Devyn N 200 million people will probably be using smart speakers by the end of this year Mashable - Alex PerryWhether you see them as life-changing or privacy-violating, it looks like smart speakers are here to stay. At least, that's the takeaway from a new study by market researchers at Canalys, a market analyst
Devyn N Apple’s HomePod struggles in crowded smart speaker market Fox News - New York PostApple is cranking out smart speakers, but tech heads aren’t listening. US consumers bought a record 66 million smart speakers last year — up dramatically from 37 million a year earlier — but Apple nabbed
Devyn NApple TV Gruber: Apple loses money on HomePod hardware, Apple TV 4K sold at cost 9to5Mac - Chance MillerUpdate: Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman refutes Gruber’s claims about HomePod and Apple TV. Gurman says he’s been told both are sold at a profit. On this week’s episode of his podcast ‘The Talk Show,’ John Gruber
Devyn N Smart Speaker IQ test of Cortana, Alexa, Siri and Google Assistant shows most are smarter than ever mspoweruser.com Loup Ventures have published the results of their semi-annual IQ test of digital assistants/ smart speakers, using a battery of 800 typical …
Devyn NHomePod Why HomePod’s ‘Hey Siri’ will blow you away Cult of Mac - Buster HeinApple pulled back the curtain on some of the most complicated features of its HomePod smart speaker this morning with a new blog post that details the machine learning tech that goes into its ‘Hey Siri’
Devyn N Marketing Through Smart Speakers? Brands Don’t Need to Be Asked Twice The New York Times - By SAPNA MAHESHWARIHeading into last year’s holidays, marketers at HBO were eagerly experimenting with how to use technology like augmented reality and virtual reality to promote their shows. But then, celebrating with families
Devyn N How to use Apple's HomePod with an Apple TV - Business Insider Business Insider - Avery HartmansFor the past six months, I've had a new roommate: Apple's HomePod. The $350 smart speaker, which Apple released in January 2018, is Apple's first foray into the world of smart speakers. While it has been
Devyn NApple Apple Now Selling Refurbished HomePod for $299 MacRumors - Juli CloverApple today added the HomePod to its online store for refurbished products in the United States, offering the smart speaker at a discount for the first time. The HomePod, normally priced at $349, is available
Devyn N Apple introduces new features for Amazon Echo & Google Home rival, Homepod gadgetsnow.com - Gadgets Now Bureau Apart from the iPhone Xs and iPhone XR launches, Apple not just unveiled its Watch Series 4 but also announced a small upgrade to its smart speaker, …
Devyn N Lagging but still moving: Siri might finally get one of the Google Assistant's most impressive features phonearena.com - Preslav Kateliev When it comes to smart assistants, the Google Assistant is definitely leading the race. Despite being the first to market, Apple's Siri is, nowadays, …
Devyn N How to connect a TV or audio receiver to a HomePod macworld.com - Glenn Fleishman Apple’s HomePods have evolved in function since their introduction as Apple has pushed out firmware updates and related operating system changes that …
Devyn N HomePod Sales May Be Closer to 1-1.5 Million Than 3 Million Since the Speaker Launched MacRumors - Joe RossignolHomePod shipments totaled an estimated 700,000 units in the second quarter of 2018, giving Apple a roughly six percent share of the worldwide smart speaker market, according to research firm Strategy Strategy
Devyn N HomePod Is Clawing Back at Echo, Google Home technobuffalo.com - Justin Herrick Don’t give up on Apple and the HomePod just yet. It looks like the Siri-powered smart speaker still stands a chance at achieving long-term …
Devyn N Apple’s HomePod may have just doubled its share of the U.S. smart speaker market Fast Company - Jared NewmanAs of June, Apple accounted for 6% of the 50 million smart speakers sold in the United States, bringing its estimated sales to 3 million according to Consumer Intelligence Research Partners. That’s more
Devyn N HomePod has sold an estimated 3 million units in U.S. Cult of Mac - Luke DormehlThe smart speaker contest may be a two-horse race between the Amazon Echo and Google Home, but Apple’s HomePod is starting to carve out a share as well. According to new research from Consumer Intelligence
Devyn NArtificial Intelligence Apple Unifies Its Siri and AI Strategy Under New Leadership The Motley Fool - Ashraf Eassa A much-needed shake-up could help the company make Siri a leader in machine learning. Ashraf Eassa is a Senior Technology Specialist with The Motley …
Devyn N Why two Apple HomePods really are better than one computerworld.com - Jonny Evans Apple recently updated its HomePod software, introducing AirPlay 2 and support for stereo pairing. I’ve been using these features since they arrived, …
Devyn N Apple Might Miss Out on Smart Speaker Growth This Year The Motley Fool - Evan Niu, CFA The HomePod can't carry Apple's smart speaker strategy by itself. The market for voice-controlled smart speakers is blowing up, and this year could be …
Devyn N AirPods and HomePod updates would bring Apple closer to its audio ambitions ZDNet - Ross Rubin With screen time under attack and Siri preparing for a huge boost, the company is taking tentative steps toward making hero devices for voice. Video: …
Devyn N How to stereo pair two Apple HomePod speakers CNET - David Carnoy You can have two Apple HomePod speakers make music together.
Devyn N iOS: How to Let Your Friends Control HomePod Music macobserver.com - Andrew Orr @andrewornot The next time you invite your friends over to chill, here’s how you can let them control HomePod music, so everyone can listen to their …
Devyn N How to control your HomePod’s up-next queue from your iPhone Cult of Mac - Charlie SorrelSiri on HomePod is acceptable for quickly playing an album or a playlist, or even for adding a track to the existing up-next queue. But what if you want to switch the order of some songs in that queue,
Devyn N Apple Wins 2 Grand Prix at Cannes for Its Mind-Blowing HomePod Ad and In-Store Experience Adweek - David Griner CANNES, France—It’s been a good day for Apple, which today claimed top honors in two categories at the Cannes Lions: first in Music and then in Brand …
Devyn N Apple's HomePod in stereo: When two become one Engadget - Nathan IngrahamHaving multiple HomePods is a nice luxury, if you can afford it. Apple was late releasing the HomePod. And even though the company took a few extra months to finish things up, it shipped without two key
Devyn N Why your HomePod will get smart thechronicle.com.au - by Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson APPLE will turn up the volume on its smart speakers today with a much-anticipated software upgrade for its HomePod almost four months after it was …
Devyn N Apple’s HomePod will soon be available in Canada, France, and Germany TNW - Callum BoothApple’s HomePod – the company’s answer to Google Home and Amazon Echo – will finally be available for purchase by Canadian, French, and German consumers on June 18th. Currently, you can only buy it in
Devyn N Apple's HomePod Gets Closer to Working Like It’s Supposed To WIRED - Lauren Goode The smart speaker now supports stereo pairing and, thanks to AirPlay 2, multi-room audio. When Apple launched the HomePod in February of this year, …
Devyn N With AirPlay 2, Apple HomePod smart speaker gets multiroom audio, stereo sound CNET - Megan Wollerton AirPlay 2 is part of Apple's release of iOS 11.4 on Tuesday.
