by AppleInsider | Jul 12, 2019 | Amazon, Amazon Echo, HomePod
Amazon is developing a higher-quality version of its popular Echo smart speaker, according to a new report today by Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. Prototypes of the cylindrical speaker are wider than the current Echo to squeeze in additional components including at least...
by AppleInsider | Jul 10, 2019 | HomePod, Japan, Taiwan
Apple has announced that its HomePod speaker will be available to order in Japan and Taiwan later this summer. The speaker has had a slow worldwide rollout since launching in February 2018, with availability currently limited to the United States, United Kingdom,...
by AppleInsider | Jul 2, 2019 | HomePod
Marketing creative Arnau Bosch Vergés, best known for the Spike Jonze-directed HomePod commercial "Welcome Home," is leaving Apple's ad agency TBWA\Media Arts Lab. According to the The Drum, which broke the news, Vergés is departing to focus on SoundStorming, a social...
by AppleInsider | Jul 1, 2019 | HomePod
At WWDC in June, Apple said iOS 13 would bring live radio requests to Siri from iHeartRadio, TuneIn, and Radio.com, but it looks like that rollout is already underway ahead of the software's release in the fall. Image via Macerkopf.de Macerkopf.de this morning reports...
by AppleInsider | Jun 28, 2019 | deals, HomePod, No Autolink
Target is heading into the weekend with an all-new sale on Apple's HomePod smart speaker, now priced at $199.99, down from the original price of $299.99. At $100 off, this sale is the lowest we've ever seen on a brand new HomePod, and the best deal on the...
by AppleInsider | Jun 3, 2019 | AirPods, Handoff, HomePod, WWDC
Apple at WWDC 2019 today announced that the HomePod is gaining Handoff support, allowing users to place an iPhone near the HomePod to hand over music, podcast, or a phone call. Apple also announced that AirPods are getting a new Audio Sharing feature, allowing users...
