IKEA Join Zigbee IoT Alliance
IKEA has added its name to the Zigbee Alliance, allowing the Swedish homewares company to sell devices on a common platform and... Read More
Amazon Alexa Answers Program Goes Public
Amazon has made its Alexa Answers program available to the general public to crowdsource recommendations for unprogrammed questions. Anyone can now go... Read More
Apple, Google To Stop Listening
Apple and Google have agreed to stop listening to conversations on their voice assistants, following a global backlash to their operations. This... Read More
Serious Questions Raised Over Alexa Tracking Capability
Serious questions have been raised after it was revealed that owners of Alexa devices face the real possibility that location data is... Read More
Facebook Confirms It Is Developing Rival Alexa Voice Assistant
Facebook has confirmed reports that it is working on an AI voice assistant similar to Amazon’s Alexa, Apple Siri and Google Assistant... Read More
Smart Speakers, Amazon Outperforms Google But Only Just
Smart speaker shipments reached 78 million units worldwide in 2018, up 125% YoY, says a report from Canalys analyst group. Google was hot... Read More
Amazon To Launch Alexa-Powered Microwave & Subwoofer This Year
E-commerce giant, Amazon, has ramped up its smart home portfolio, following reports its developed at least eight new Alexa-powered devices – including... Read More
Amazon Wants To Wake You Up Next Time You Travel
Amazon is having a crack at waking you up next time you stay at a hotel or if you’re having problems falling... Read More
New Acer Notebooks to Come With Alexa, Older Models Can Be Upgraded
Days out from a big New York roll out of new gaming gear and notebooks Acer has announced that their new 2018... Read More
Microsoft Working On New Smart Speaker
Its seems Microsoft has been trying for a while to dip its toes into the smart speaker market and it might soon... Read More