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We don’t write much about Apple’s HomePod line of smart speakers here at Thurrott.com, but I’m suddenly knee-deep in them. They work well within the company’s ecosystem and not at all otherwise, which is problematic and makes me wonder what all … Continue reading A HomePod a Day Keeps the TV at Play (Premium)
YouTube Music is joining the list of music streaming services that are officially supported on Apple’s HomePod speakers.
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The HomePod and HomePod Mini won’t be compatible with Apple Music’s coming Lossless offering, but a software update will fix that.
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Apple announced that it has discontinued the original HomePod and will focus its smart speaker efforts on the smaller and less expensive HomePod Mini.
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Apple has released iOS 14.2, iPadOS 14.2, tvOS 14.2, watchOS 7.1, and HomePod 14.2, delivering many fixes and a few new features.
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After examining the latest HomePod firmware, 9to5Mac discovered that it is now based on tvOS, and not iOS as before.
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Researchers say that Amazon and Google need to focus on weeding out malicious skills from the getgo, rather than after they are already live. Continue reading Alexa, Google Home Eavesdropping Hack Not Yet Fixed
Threatpost talks to Tim Mackey with Synopsys about recent Amazon Echo and Google Home privacy faux pas. Will GDPR and other regulations catch up to the voice assistants? Continue reading Amazon Alexa, Google Home On Collision Course With Regulation
Amazon’s acknowledgment that it saves Alexa voice recordings – even sometimes after consumers manually delete their interaction history – has thrust voice assistant privacy policies into the spotlight once again. Continue reading Amazon Admits Alexa Voice Recordings Saved Indefinitely
A new report says that smart speaker sales hit a new record in the holiday quarter of 2018, with 86.2 million units sold.
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