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?
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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 lets…
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 simply…
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 all…
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 camera.…
Trendspotting: Smartphone owners could drive interchangeable lens camera market in 2018
Another day, another camera report. There’s seemingly a lot of them out there. And for good reason: the camera market is morphing dramatically. Thanks to…
Google+ social network finally shutting down
Google has announced that its shutting down Google+. The ill-fated social network was Google’s attempt to take on Facebook. Although initially successfully — especially among…
With YouTube TV, Google targets not only phones, but our living rooms too
YouTube TV is here in a big way. For $40/month you essentially get a package of channels that would’ve cost about twice as much in…
Google Assistant now more about touch
Google today is rolling out an update to its famed voice assistant. Look for it today on your Android phone — by way of the…