Trendspotting: Mini helps Google Home reach 31% share of smart speaker market
In the battle for the home, price does matter.
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I/O 2018: Will Google finally reveal new version of Wear?
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…
Apple HomePod a tough sell especially without multi-room music
You have to really, really love Apple (and Apple Music!) for the HomePod to be a smarter buyer than the reasonably priced alternatives from Amazon…
Sonos app gets dark Now Playing screen, improved menus
You’ve got to hand it to the Sonos team. Despite the crush of competition for whole home audio from heavyweights such as Amazon (Echo), Google…
Best new foods at S.F. culinary shows
Between San Francisco’s Good Food Awards ceremony and marketplace which honors outstanding American food and drink crafters and farmers who provide us with tasty, authentic…
Will Apple abruptly cancel iPhone X or was this the plan all along?
Either way, Apple is about to take it up a notch.
Amazon bumps up Prime memberships by almost 20%
But prices don't change if you pay $99 Prime fee up-front.
Stranger Things 3: Netflix and the invincible auto-play video
You can sort of turn-off auto-play in Netflix, but you really can't. Welcome to the internet of 2018.
Google launches unlimited Project Fi plan for $60/month
But there's a catch... (there's always a catch)
In Review: ‘Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool’
Stark Insider In Culture: reviewing Paul McGuigan’s Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool. Much has been written about Gloria Grahame (1923 – 1981), the so-called “suicide blonde”…