HomePod

Retail Asia19/01/2023

Today, Apple announced its latest, second generation HomePod. The futuristic-looking smart speaker not only makes major advancements in acoustics, but is also packed with innovations, ranging from advanced Siri capabilities and computational audio to smart home management and automation. Pre-order now in either White or Midnight, available for just $299! Enabled to work with spatial-audio, capable of executing […]

Retail Asia17/06/2022

Apple iPhone assembler Pegatron Corp emphasizes its expansion in other countries, including Vietnam, to reduce its dependence on China following the strict Covid-19 lockdowns there. “We faced Covid controls for two months. We couldn’t have assessed that in advance, so that makes me emphasize our expansion in Vietnam, India, Indonesia, and North America, Liao Syh-jang, […]

Retail Asia04/11/2020

It’s no surprise that Pandora integration is now available on the HomePod, as Apple announced last month it will bring support for the music streaming service to both its smart speakers. However, at that time, the Cupertino giant didn’t mention when exactly Pandora integration for HomePod will arrive, so the fact that it’s now available is what’s really […]

Retail Asia06/11/2019

Until Apple releases a HomePod Mini, we’re stuck with the regular one that comes at a higher price. Those who already cave in to Apple and bought one will be happy to know a new software update is now rolling out to all HomePod units out there. The update brings a handful of new features and improvements such […]

Retail Asia26/09/2019

Apple had three new iPhones, a refreshed iPad, and an upgraded Watch to showcase at its big Cupertino event earlier this week, but one product that wasn’t even mentioned in passing during a keynote that ran for nearly two hours is the company’s first (and still only) smart speaker. Unveiled in 2017 and commercially released at the beginning of […]

Retail Asia24/05/2019

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In addition to being the world’s largest handset vendor, Samsung also continues to dominate the TV market while supplying the vast majority of smartphone displays out there and topping global chip sales. The tech giant is a major tablet and smartwatch manufacturer as well, but one industry the company hasn’t been able to crack just yet is ruled by arch-rivals Amazon […]

Retail Asia19/04/2019

Even though it earned pretty good reviews after seeing daylight just six months ago and presumably contributed to Google’s thriving smart speaker sales numbers during the final quarter of 2018, the Home Hub has been massively discounted lately more times than we can count on the fingers of one hand. Right now, the Google Assistant-powered smart display is back up to its $149 list price at both its manufacturer’s official US […]

Retail Asia25/03/2019

Qualcomm, manufacturer of the popular Snapdragon chips that power billions of devices, is now aiming to dominate another segment of smart products: speakers and displays with voice assistant support. To do that, the company announced today a new family of chips called the QCD400 Series Smart Audio SoCs. The new chips are designed specifically for the […]

Retail Asia21/03/2019

The founder and CEO of Spotify, Daniel Ek, announced today in a blog post that Spotify has filed a complaint against Apple with the European Commission (EC). The executive says that when it comes to Apple Music and the App Store, the company gives itself an unfair advantage, violating EC antitrust regulations. Ek says that […]

Retail Asia05/02/2018

Apple has been quick to point out the record-breaking revenue numbers for its first quarter. The Cupertino-based company reported first-quarter sales of US$88.3 billion and a record quarterly profit for the final three months of last year of $20.1 billion. As much as this is praiseworthy, it also masks some more worrying trends. First is […]

Retail Asia06/06/2017

The HomePod speaker stands just under seven inches (18 cm) tall and is covered in fabric mesh that will come in white or gray. Apple on Monday introduced the HomePod, a voice-controlled speaker that can make music suggestions and adjust home temperatures, taking aim at Amazon.com’s Alexa feature and Echo devices. The move is the […]

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Apple’s latest HomePod is smarter

Apple supplier eyes Vietnam expansion

Pandora support now available on Apple’s HomePod

Apple updates HomePod with important new features

One new Apple HomePod feature is coming this month

Samsung’s Galaxy Home Finally to Arrive

Get incredible Google Home Hub discounts

Qualcomm’s new line of chips will make smart speakers better than ever

Spotify says Apple Music has unfair advantages

Apple sales report doesn’t look good

Apple debuts HomePod speaker to bring Siri into the living room