Tag: smart speakers

We may still be in the rumours part of the hype cycle around Apple’s plans for an AR/VR headset, but yesterday the company unveiled a new device.

Meta has been running TV ads for its Portal smart displays, but canny buyers may want to hang on until Black Friday or the Boxing Day sales.

British communications and media regulator Ofcom is training its sights on the tech giants again, with a new market study.

It's more than two and a half years since Sonos first sued Google alleging patent infringement, but the legal battle shows no signs of cooling down.

We reported on Spotify's financial results yesterday, but another piece of news has emerged since then.

Voice assistants have been at the heart of Sonos's arguments with Google and Amazon in recent years.

Yoto is the children's speaker that launched via Kickstarter in 2017 as an effort to create a privacy-friendly alternative to smart speakers designed for adults.

Voice is a big part of Amazon's music business thanks to its Echo speakers and Alexa assistant. Its latest promotional feature for musicians plays into that.

Anghami and Amazon Music could be future rivals in the Middle East and North Africa, if Amazon launches its streaming services in the region.

Bloomberg has reported that the company has hired Afrooz Family to "lead software efforts... aiming to turn the product into a bigger hit".

Jooki is releasing a brand new speaker: Jooki Generation 2. It still uses the ‘ToyTouch’ technology as an interface, but with new features.

Omdia estimates Google shipped nearly 4.2m smart speakers in Q2 compared to Amazon’s 3.4m, which it pegs as 47.8% growth and 31.3% decline year-on-year.