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Trendspotting: Smart speaker sales top 66 million units, Amazon Echo leads with 70% market share
This past holiday season the smart speaker was the hot seller. No surprise then that the market continues to grow at a rapid pace.
According...
Look no further than Google’s Pixel, Pixel XL for screaming Android deals
Though I primarily now use an iPhone (7 Plus, that still runs fine in 2019), I enjoy scouting for occasional deals on old Android...
Roku adds Showtime, Starz premium channels to subscription lineup
More channels means more convenience as streaming services bolster their content offerings.
Amazon Echo: The one thing that drives me (and others) absolutely bonkers
Try "Alexa, ..."
For all the amazing capability voice assistants bring to our homes, there's often a gotcha here or there, after all this is...
Trendspotting: Amazon sold “tens of millions” of Echo devices, told 100 million jokes in 2018
Amazon is re-inventing the smart home, and making a fortune in the process. Can Google, Apple, Samsung and others catch up?
Apple Texture Magazine App: Publishers confront similar issue that challenged music, TV and movie business models
The Texture app has been out for a while now. Often described as a Netflix for magazines, the nifty app for iOS and Android...
Are iPhone model names confusing buyers?
First, in 2017, there was the X (as in "ten"), the first iPhone not to use traditional digits in its name.
Then, earlier this year,...
Mobile News: Google Fi cell service now available for iPhone (Settings screenshot)
11.28.2018 UPDATE: Fi is officially here for iPhone (5S or newer). You can sign up here. Also, Google has renamed and re-branded the service as...
Trendspotting: Echo Dot smart speaker leads way for Amazon on Cyber Monday
We love the Echo Dot. In fact we really, really love the tiny smart speaker. If there was any doubt about our obsession with...
Trendspotting: Are mirrorless smartphone cameras the next big thing for consumers?
Things are changing dramatically in the camera market these days. Smartphones -- mostly iPhone and Androids -- have all but killed the point-and-shoot compact...