Smart Home News: Wemo Mini smart plug now works with Apple HomeKit
Wemo today announced that its Mini Wifi Smart Plug now supports Apple HomeKit. That means you can now use your iPad, iPhone, Apple Watch, and…
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Amazon coverage on Stark Insider featuring Echo, Alexa, and smart home reviews. From Echo Dot and Echo Show to Fire TV, Ring doorbells, and Kindle e-readers. Explore best Alexa skills, smart home automation tips, and how Amazon’s ecosystem competes with Google Home and Apple HomeKit for connected living.
Trendspotting: Smartphone sales hit a wall – for first time ever shipments don’t grow y/y (Report)
Almost all of us have smartphones. And even if they're a year or two old, they get the job done, making it increasingly difficult for…
Texture app to give Apple a leg up in bid for news and magazine subscribers
Texture is a great app. It wasn’t always. After some rough early years the start-up finally got it right, and today it’s easily one of…
Road Trippin’: Amy Poehler to direct, star in ‘Wine Country’ set in Napa Valley
Poehler and friends descend upon Napa Valley to celebrate a birthday party.
Amazon creates “cost per first stream” metric to measure success of TV shows
Based on Amazon's internal ratings system, seasons 1 of 'The Grand Tour', 'The Man in the High Castle', and 'Bosch' are all doing their part…
Smart Home News: A new SmartThings app has been released in the app store
Samsung Connect is now SmartThings. SmartThings is now SmartThings Classic. Got it?
Trendspotting: Smartphone sales drop for first time (Gartner Report)
Gartner reports 5.6% year-over-year decline for global smartphone sales.
Report: Apple Watch shipments jump 54% y/y, 18 million sold in 2017
When it comes to wearables it seems Apple is just about the only game in town. At least, if we’re talking about market share. Analyst…
Amazon soars, Alphabet & Apple falter – Are earnings an indication of Alexa’s momentum?
“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:…
Trendspotting: Are slow iPhone X sales and Samsung’s struggling mobile business a canary in a coal mine for smartphone sales?
Because my 3-year-old Motorola Nexus 6 does the job just fine and doesn't require a second mortgage to buy.