smart speakers

A giant iPad may be the key to people’s homes for Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL), according to tech journalist Mark Gurman. What Happened: Gurman noted that the Tim Cook-led company has been “a laggard'' in the home market and is behind rivals Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) and...

Smart speaker and sound accessory company Sonos Inc (NASDAQ: SONO) was one of the top gainers after hours Friday. Here’s why shares of Sonos were surging late Friday. What Happened: A ruling by U.S. International Trade Commission Judge Charles Bullock showed that tech giant Alphabet Inc (...

Streaming device company Roku Inc (NASDAQ: ROKU) continues to grow its advertising revenue. The company could have another trick up its sleeve with further penetration into the smart home market. What Happened: A new report from Protocol highlights Roku job postings, recent hires and...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has gone on an acquisition spree over the past few years, but the tech giant does the acquisitions “small and quiet,” according to a report by CNBC. What Happened: Apple follows a different strategy compared to the multi-billion dollar deals struck by its big...

Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) said it is discontinuing the original HomePod speakers and will focus its efforts on the smaller HomePod mini, TechCrunch reported Saturday. What Happened: The Tim Cook-led tech giant will continue to sell existing HomePod speakers but its website has already run out of...

Alphabet, Inc's (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) most expensive smart speaker, Google Home Max, is discontinued, the Verge reports. What Happened: The Home Max speakers are sold out on the Google store, and the company confirmed to The Verge that it is removing the three-...

The case for Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) acquiring smart speaker maker Sonos Inc (NASDAQ: SONOS) is simple: "home is the new sanctuary," according to Citron Research's Andrew Left. Shades Of Apple: The most recent homebuilder sentiment data showed the largest monthly surge in history,...

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) rolled out the Echo Studio speaker at its annual hardware showcase Wednesday, with prices starting at $199. Sonos (NASDAQ: SONO) shares fell by 2.8% on the news.  The Verge, which is reporting live from the event, said the Echo Studio is the latest entry to...

“Hey Google, should I buy Sonos Inc. (NASDAQ: SONO)?” Google Assistant can now answer questions through the Sonos One and Beam Speakers. And those people who don’t have Sonos speakers may buy one because of the new Google function, DA Davidson said Wednesday. The Analyst DA...

Is someone listening to your private conversations? Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) has thousands of people on its payroll whose job it is to listen to voice recordings that its Echo devices pick up, according to a Wednesday Bloomberg report.  What Happened Bloomberg, citing multiple...

Smart speakers have become integral to U.S. households in a big way. The adoption rate of the devices increased from 21.5 percent in 2017 to 41 percent in 2018, TechCrunch reported, citing RBC Capital Markets. Smart speakers had a great holiday quarter, according to new research by Consumer...

What should Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) do with its cash hoard of nearly $250 billion? According to JPMorgan's Samik Chatterjee, the iPhone maker should put some or most of that cash to use to acquire one of three companies. What Happened Apple has enough cash on hand to outright buy Netflix, Inc...

Fitness tracker and smart watch maker Fitbit Inc (NYSE: FIT) saw its stock initially move higher after its 2015 initial public offering, but has since fallen out of favor with investors — and the same may happen with newly public smart speaker maker Sonos Inc (NASDAQ: SONO), according to...

Sonos, Inc. (NASDAQ: SONO), a creator of wireless home sound systems, priced its initial public offering at $15 per share and the stock opened for trading at $16. Here's what investors need to know about the newly public company.  What Happened Consumers and investors for the most part...

The smart speaker is a tech innovation that's caught fire with consumers, according to the "Smart Speaker Consumer Adoption Report 2018" released by Voicebot.ai in collaboration with PullString and the RAIN Agency. The findings are based on an in-depth national survey of 1,057 U...