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Back in February, Apple has released the new HomePod smart speaker.

Apple's cost-effective HomePod rumoured with Beats branding

A statistical report from Strategy Analytics suggests that the company has sold only 600,000 HomePod units in Q1, this year.

21 May 2018 7:02 PM

India has a large population, and with people speaking multiple languages, dialect, accent and vocabulary, the voice assistant could end up confused or ineffective in most cases. (in pic: Alexa-based Amazon Echo)

Is India ready to embrace voice assistants?

Cracking a strategy for a diverse country such as India is like nailing jelly on a wall.

27 Apr 2018 12:14 PM

Apple HomePod smart speaker with Siri voice assistant in black, It is priced at $349.

Apple makes HomePod available for sale, to start at $349

The HomePod is essentially a Siri-powered smart speaker thriving on Apple’s ecosystem.

24 Jan 2018 2:27 PM

The HomePod will start at $349 in the US.

FCC certifies HomePod in the US

The HomePod has been certified by the FCC recently, indicating at its selling date very soon.

22 Jan 2018 3:40 PM

Company’s focus for the speaker is to be a bridge between its SmartThings ecosystem and other Samsung appliances such as smart refrigerators and Galaxy smartphones.

Samsung to bring its own Bixby-powered smart speaker in 2018

The name of the smart speaker is under the curtain, but reports suggest that it would cost around $200.

15 Dec 2017 12:19 PM

An acquisition of Shazam could help bolster Apple’s music efforts by making it easier for users to find songs and add them to playlists in its Apple Music service.

Apple reportedly buying music identification app Shazam

Shazam’s smartphone app is already tightly integrated with Apple’s Siri digital assistant.

09 Dec 2017 1:37 PM

This isn’t the first time Apple has incorporated an ARM coprocessor on its computers, it was originally believed that company would take a similar approach for its MacBook Pro as well.

‘Hey Siri’ coming to Apple iMac Pro soon

Apple is expected to showcase the new iMac Pro sometime by the end of the year.

21 Nov 2017 6:22 PM

The speaker, which can make music suggestions and adjust home temperatures, takes aim at Amazon.com Inc’s Alexa feature and Echo devices.

Apple’s Siri speaker delayed, expect launch in 2018

Apple introduced the voice-controlled HomePod in June.

18 Nov 2017 9:26 AM

The company has maintained its leadership position in the burgeoning and dynamic Indian smartphone market, commanding 24 per cent share at the end of June 2017 quarter.

Samsung to introduce Bixby 2.0 next year to take on rivals

This will help Samsung further strengthen its position against companies like Google, Apple and Amazon that also have virtual assistants

26 Oct 2017 9:07 PM

Not a lot of information about the new version is available currently, although Samsung is said to allow support for third party applications and services like the smart TVs and speakers.

Samsung might soon roll out the Bixby 2.0 update

Bixby is up against the likes of Apple’s Siri and Google’s Assistant which have been around for quite sometime now.

14 Oct 2017 1:18 PM

Their inability to understand the nuances of human language makes them mostly useless for more complicated requests. For example, if you put a specific tool in a toolbox and ask a robot to "pick it up," it would be completely lost. (Representational image)

New system allows robots to follow orders

Scientists have developed a new system that allows robots to understand voice commands just like (AI) assistants such as Siri and Alexa.

04 Sep 2017 3:42 PM

Huawei's first mobile digital assistant, Kirin 970, will systematically respond to three questions: Where is the user? Who are they and what are they doing? (Photo: AFP)

China's Huawei unveils mobile AI assistant at Berlin's IFA

Chinese electronics giant Huawei on Saturday unveiled its first mobile personal assistant with artificial intelligence in Berlin.

03 Sep 2017 7:57 AM

Apple made the change in an update to the company’s executive biography pages. An Apple spokeswoman confirmed the change to Reuters but did not comment beyond the changes.

Apple shifts responsibility for Siri to operating system chief

Apple has transferred responsibility for Siri, its voice assistant, from content chief Eddy Cue to operating systems chief Craig Federighi

02 Sep 2017 9:32 AM

Third-party keyboards are now functioning better, as iOS 11 is now offering better compatibility with most of them even if not allowed full access.

Apple releases Beta 2 of iOS 11, adds Hindi diction support for Siri

The first beta versions were unveiled earlier this month during the keynote speech at WWDC 2017.

22 Jun 2017 9:53 PM

Apple's HomePod smart speaker enters a market segment dominated by Amazon and Google, but is being touted as a high-quality music device. (Photo: AFP)

Apple wants to rock the market with HomePod, faces challenges

Analysts are yet to be convinced that HomePod will rock the smart speaker market the way iPhones came to rule the smartphone world.

07 Jun 2017 8:20 AM

Apple's Siri assistant will be integrated into the $349 speaker, and can make music recommendations that pair with the company's Apple Music service.

Apple debuts HomePod speaker to bring Siri into the living room

The move is the first into a completely new area by Apple for more than two years as the world's most valuable technology company.

06 Jun 2017 8:54 PM

The best way to protect your cellphone, he said, is to use several security methods. Voice recognition could become a more common security tool because more Internet-connected devices are being developed that do not have keypads.

Siri, WeChat may put you at voice hacking risk: study

Using only tools already on phones, a team of engineers led by University at Buffalo in the US is creating an app to stop voice hacking.

06 Jun 2017 3:20 PM

Apple CEO Tim Cook delivers the opening keynote address the 2017 Apple Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) in San Jose, California.

Apple 'HomePod' speaker to take on Amazon, Google

HomePod, powered Apple's Siri digital assistant, will be priced at $349 (approx. Rs 22,500).

06 Jun 2017 7:53 AM

New smart speaker expected as Apple kicks off conference

Apple appears poised to unveil a voice-activated, internet-connected speaker that would create a new digital pipeline into people's homes.

05 Jun 2017 1:37 PM

Currently, Apple's Siri works with only six types of app: ride-hailing and sharing; messaging and calling; photo search; payments; fitness; and auto infotainment systems.

Apple set to expand Siri, taking different route from Amazon's Alexa

Some industry-watchers have also predicted Apple will announce hardware similar to Amazon's Echo device for the home.

04 Jun 2017 9:22 PM

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