Amazon recently launched a seemingly endless array of new Echo, Ring, and Fire TV products, with new AI capabilities and services, including a new cloud gaming service. Amazon is deepening its platforms – Alexa, Fire TV, AWS – and extending them throughout the home, to the car, and the neighborhood beyond.
Read MoreApple updated its iPhone line with new processors and 5G, which should help Apple compete in China. The iPhone 12 mini keeps the starting price point around $700 and provides the first premium small smartphone in years. The HomePod mini is not fully competitive with Amazon but it should give Apple an installed base to grow from.
Read MoreGoogle launched a new TV device, smart speaker, and a pair of new smartphones. All appear to be solid values, but just catch Google up to where the competition already is.
Read MoreSonos has been on an apology tour after announcing that it will be breaking software compatibility with some of its older products, which begs the question: why do it? One reason is Dolby Atmos.
Read MoreAfter extensive leaks, Google didn’t have too many surprises at its fall hardware event where it launched the Pixel 4, Pixelbook Go, updates to Nest smart speakers, and teased earbuds that won’t be out for a long time.
Read MoreMWC was overwhelming this year; this report provides context and an overview of key themes and winners. It then dives deeper into new phone form factors, the rise of China, and odds and ends.
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