Smart home is on the up but still too complicated – EY
It certainly has been a slow burner, but according to research from EY the smart home revolution is about to catch fire.
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Vodafone wanders towards smart home space
Vodafone has announced a new partnership with Samsung which will see the telco offer a range of smart home products and services to the consumer.
Could we exist in a world without Apple or Samsung? Maybe…
Some would argue the smartphone is the most important technological breakthrough of the last 50 years, but Google could be creating a world where the device actually becomes redundant.
2018 to be breakthrough year for smart speakers, but China evades the grasp
New findings from research firm Canalys estimate the global smart speaker market will increase to 56.3 million shipments in 2018, but the elusive Chinese market still ducks and dives.
Amazon and Google probably lost money on smart speakers but it doesn’t matter
The build up to Christmas saw Google and Amazon both discount their smart speakers, but perhaps we should look at the hardware as nothing more than a expensive PR campaign.
Google makes very familiar moves with its assistant
Google has taken the first steps towards realizing its virtual assistant dream with a glimpse of how the internet giant will make money out of the venture.
Deutsche Telekom reveals its own take on the smart home speaker
Deutsche Telekom has officially entered the smart home race and put a nice little twist on the business model to monetize its greatest asset – a huge customer base.
What adds up to $95 billion? Q3 for Google, Microsoft and Amazon
$43.7 billion for Amazon, $27.7 billion for Google and $24.5 billion for Microsoft. And it hasn’t even hit the Christmas sales period yet.
Google bids for AI leadership with new Pixel 2 smartphone
Internet giant Google’s big gadget unveil is all about positioning itself for the artificial intelligence era, not becoming an iPhone killer.
Sonos launches platform-agnostic smart speaker
Clever audio gadget maker Sonos has shown the way forward in the smart home with the launch of a speaker that will support all the major voice assistant platforms.
The virtual battle for the soul of the smart home
Google has made its move in the prolonged battle with Amazon for control of the smart home, but are the speakers a glamourous distraction from the real fight.
Infographic: What Brits think of the smart home
The smart home is proving to be one of the most hotly contested areas of the burgeoning technology industry, but how do we actually feel about the idea of a connected home.
Alexa’s footprints are starting to appear all over the place
While Google is doing its impression of a petulant child, storming home from the park with its football tucked under its arm, Amazon has drafted a host of reinforcements for its Alexa offensive.
Smart speaker battle starts to get nasty
Amazon and Google are miles ahead in the battle for the living room, and the fight was always going to get sour at some point. Withdrawing YouTube from Echo Show was the first shot.
Prepare yourselves, the talking fridge is finally here
Apparently Google is trying to break the record for the most number of frivolous IoT gadgets. Yesterday we had a connected denim jacket, and today we have 87 LG kitchen appliances.
Walmart wants to deliver straight to your fridge
Walmart wants to raise the stakes in the connected economy with a new service that gets delivery drivers to pack your groceries away as well.
Alexa gets into bed with Cortana
Amazon and Microsoft have announced their previously competing voice-driven AI assistants are now an item.
Google wins first battle in the smart home war
Google has made the first step towards making some serious cash in the smart home space after announcing a partnership with Walmart, will enable voice shopping through Google Assistant.
Telecoms news you may have missed
With days getting hotter, the pubs becoming more appealing and summer holidays last approaching, most would forgive you for missing a few of the telecoms stories from last week. We’ve got your back.
Nvidia jumps in at the deep end with Baidu AI partnership
If Nvidia is looking to make a splash in the world of artificial intelligence it’s going about it in the right way, announcing a partnership with Baidu, one of the world’s largest internet companies.
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