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Google Hires Former Essential Exec For Home Improvement
Google Hires Former Essential Exec For Home Improvement
August 01, 2017  |  Google

As much as Google would like users to believe there’s no device like Home, the smart speaker is not exactly delivering an over-the-rainbow experience for...

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Soon Say Hello To Samsung’s ‘Bixby’ Speaker
Soon Say Hello To Samsung’s ‘Bixby’ Speaker
July 05, 2017  |  Innovation

To Bixby or not to Bixby, that is the question – and long after Amazon and Google released their voice-activated assistants and synchronized smart speakers,...

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The Over/Under On Apple’s Ecosystem
The Over/Under On Apple’s Ecosystem
June 14, 2017  |  Apple

HomePod If the Amazon Echo is white wine and Google Home is red, then Apple’s new Siri-voiced HomePod is a fine champagne: fine-tuned, exclusive and...

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Data Dive: Three As Edition — Apple, Amazon And Android
Data Dive: Three As Edition — Apple, Amazon And Android
June 12, 2017  |  Data Dive

The news cycle — which was a somewhat chaotic place last week, with a never-ending series of hearings on Capital Hill followed by an somehow...

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Voice Activated Tracker: Google Voice Is Coming To iPhones
Voice Activated Tracker: Google Voice Is Coming To iPhones
May 24, 2017  |  Voice Activation

If you tell Siri, “You’re fired,” she’ll come back with a quavering protest: “But, but…” That feeble protest may be the best Apple can offer...

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Allo Gets Her Payments Groove On
Allo Gets Her Payments Groove On
May 19, 2017  |  Google

Yesterday marked the second day of the Google I/O developer conference, and the announcements just kept on coming. Wednesday, the company broke the news of...

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Voice-Activated Tracker: Just Say No (To Ads?)
Voice-Activated Tracker: Just Say No (To Ads?)
April 25, 2017  |  Voice Activation

Two voice-activated giants have made themselves clear: No ads until we say so. The first was a major media story. Google had to step and...

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Google Pushes Its Shopping List To The Forefront
Google Pushes Its Shopping List To The Forefront
April 17, 2017  |  Retail

The battle of brick-and-mortar versus eCommerce has been a strong one over the past few years. With more connected devices making it simpler for consumers...

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Voice-Activated Tracker: Inner Strengths
Voice-Activated Tracker: Inner Strengths
April 07, 2017  |  Voice Activation

Amazon’s Alexa sits comfortably in the top voice-enabled software spot, taking some time to pay attention to the small things. Elsewhere, challengers leverage their strengths to...

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