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Amazon soars, Alphabet & Apple falter – Are earnings an indication of Alexa’s momentum?

BY CLINTON STARK — 02.01.2018

“Alexa, take a victory lap.” Amazon stock (NASDAQ: AMZN) soared today in after-hours trading thanks to Q4 results that blew away expectations. Short of it:…

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Trendspotting: Are slow iPhone X sales and Samsung’s struggling mobile business a canary in a coal mine for smartphone sales?

BY CLINTON STARK — 01.31.2018

Because my 3-year-old Motorola Nexus 6 does the job just fine and doesn't require a second mortgage to buy.

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Um, no: “Pebble is dead and hardware buttons are going with it”

BY CLINTON STARK — 01.29.2018

“Pebble is dead and hardware buttons are going with it” So says The Verge. Normally I agree with what most of their writers have to…

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Here’s a helpful timeline of System on a Chip (SoC) designs by Apple

BY CLINTON STARK — 01.29.2018

Prior to 2010, Apple tapped Samsung for its System on a Chip (SoC) supply. These are the brains that power devices such as the iPhone,…

EVEConnect for Tesla now supports Insteon devices

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Tesla owners can now control Insteon devices from the touchscreen

BY CLINTON STARK — 01.26.2018

Tesla owners continue to get all the goodies. In this case, Insteon. This week the company announced its smart home devices can now be controlled…

Google Home Mini sales help propel market share in smart speaker race against Amazon

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Trendspotting: Mini helps Google Home reach 31% share of smart speaker market

BY CLINTON STARK — 01.26.2018

In the battle for the home, price does matter.

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I/O 2018: Will Google finally reveal new version of Wear?

BY CLINTON STARK — 01.24.2018

Google’s annual I/O developer conference will once again be held at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View. The three day event, per the geekiest of…

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