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Google Stadia Launch Update: Stadia Codes Being Sent Out 'Throughout The Day'
Tuesday, November 19, 2019 - 9:15am | 807Alphabet Inc.'s (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) Google launches its cloud gaming platform Stadia on Tuesday, allowing players to play games on their mobile devices instead of a gaming computer or console, and with no downloading. How Much Does Stadia Cost? The service is $9.99 a month. The...
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Survey: Smart Speakers Quickly Becoming Ubiquitous In American Households
Wednesday, February 6, 2019 - 10:39am | 503Smart 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...
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Google Home Is Gaining Ground On Amazon Echo
Monday, September 24, 2018 - 4:01pm | 435The home smart speaker market could be the next major hardware boom in the tech sector. The Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) Echo got the first-mover advantage in the space, but the latest data suggests the top competitor is gaining ground. What Happened? A new survey by Loup Ventures found that the...
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The Top Reason Some Won't Buy A Smart Speaker: Price, Not Privacy
Saturday, October 21, 2017 - 6:50pm | 468Privacy concerns are often considered to be the biggest reason against owning a smart speaker like Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN)'s Echo or Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL)'s Google Home. After all, the devices are always listening, and tech giants are notorious for gathering as much...
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Domino's CEO: Investments In The Future Of Pizza Delivery Are Paying Off
Friday, October 13, 2017 - 2:10pm | 452The future of pizza delivery will be combined with next-generation technologies to give consumers a completely different experience, said Domino's Pizza, Inc. (NYSE: DPZ) CEO Patrick Doyle. In some aspects, the future of pizza delivery is already here, as consumers can order their favorite...
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South Park Built Shopping Lists, Set Alarms On Your Amazon Echo And Google Home
Thursday, September 14, 2017 - 9:48am | 429It’s possible that thousands of Americans woke today to early morning alarms they don’t remember setting. On Wednesday, South Park proved its cunning once again by using its Season 21 premiere to expose flaws in voice-activated home assistants ━ and have a little fun with its audience...
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Gene Munster: Apple's HomePod Set To Be Long-Term Winner Among Home Assistants
Saturday, August 26, 2017 - 4:04pm | 634If you’re having trouble deciding between Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN)’s Echo and Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL)’s Home, let Gene Munster make his case for a different option altogether. Open an Ally Invest account and trade for as low as $3.95 per transaction....
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Google Wants To Help You Buy Stuff From Walmart
Wednesday, August 23, 2017 - 8:33am | 396Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE: WMT) thinks that teaming up with Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL)'s Google unit will encourage consumers to buy products on its online platform by encroaching on Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) Walmart's customers will soon be able to buy products...
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Home Prime: How Alexa Catapults Amazon Into The Pinnacle Of The Smart Home Market
Sunday, July 16, 2017 - 1:17pm | 1161Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) has always been a versatile company, be it innovating new ideas and concepts or being open to adopting successful models and ventures. So, news of the online retail behemoth aping one of the tried-and-tested successful formulae of electronics retailer Best Buy Co Inc...
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Is Alibaba A Potent Threat In Smart Speaker Market?
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 - 3:28pm | 653The smart speaker market is getting crowded, with the latest entrant being Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA), promoted by Jack Ma. Utility Value Of Smart Speakers Smart speakers are wireless, smart devices that use Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and other standards to complete...
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How Amazon, Google's In-Home AI Success Forecast A Bright Future For Apple
Tuesday, June 20, 2017 - 4:10pm | 592Apple Inc. (NYSE: AAPL) has entered the in-home artificial intelligence world with a big splash. At the annual Worldwide Developers Conference on June 5, Apple announced a blueprint for its HomePod. The latest device from the tech empire will offer the most enhanced form of Siri — designed...
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Former Apple Employees: Siri Stinks
Friday, June 9, 2017 - 7:24am | 374Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s Siri platform isn't great, at least according to a group of ex-Apple employees. Apple's Siri failed to keep up with its rivals including Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN)'s Alexa and Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG)'s Home because Apple's workers...
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How Does The Price Of Apple's New HomePod Compare To Its Peers?
Wednesday, June 7, 2017 - 7:07am | 445Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is looking to make major entrance into the "infotainment" space with its HomePod device, which is one part wireless speaker and one part virtual assistant. CNBC's Jim Cramer thinks consumers who are in the market for a high end device will have no problem...
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Microsoft Expected To Unveil Its Smart Home Assistant This Week
Monday, May 8, 2017 - 2:21pm | 336Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN)'s dominance in the home assistant market with its Echo device will be challenged by a newcomer. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) announced Monday its new home assistant product called Invoke will join Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL)'s Home device in...
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My Phone Eavesdrops On Me And Yours Can Too
Sunday, April 23, 2017 - 1:05pm | 1406I was talking to my Uber driver, a Syrian refugee who arrived here two years ago, and we chatted about life and death and bombs until my eavesdropping Android made things weird. The phone — a Moto Z Play Droid — would not shut up. I pulled it out of my jacket pocket and realized our...