Get your iPhones and iPads out because iOS 11.4 is now available for download.
For iOS users, the software update finally adds the long-awaited Messages in iCloud feature, which syncs your iMessages across all of your Apple devices. iOS 11.4 also bri…
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You can finally pair two Apple HomePods together for louder, room-filling sound
The first details on iOS 12 are right around the corner, but that doesn’t mean Apple’s done pushing out new features for iOS 11.
As part of iOS 11.4, rolling out on Tuesday, Apple’s finally letting users pair two HomePods in stereo mode and stream mu…
Apple’s HomePod is coming to Canada, France and Germany June 18
Buried amid the flurry of iOS 11.4 news issued by Apple today is one key piece of hardware news: the company’s high-end smart speaker will be arriving in a number of additional key markets next month. After hitting stores in February here in the States, the HomePod will be arriving in Canada, France and Germany […]
View More Apple’s HomePod is coming to Canada, France and Germany June 18AirPlay 2 and HomePod stereo pairing arrive with iOS 11.4
iOS 11.4 arrives today, and with it, a bunch of welcome upgrades. The biggest updates here are, unsurprisingly, on the streaming media front, including the arrival of AirPlay 2, and the long awaited ability to pair up two HomePods for some stereo music living room listening. Among other things, AirPlay 2 brings with it improved […]
View More AirPlay 2 and HomePod stereo pairing arrive with iOS 11.4Apple releases iOS 11.4 with support for Messages in iCloud, AirPlay 2 and more
Apple this afternoon will officially release the latest version of its iOS software for your iPhone and iPad, iOS 11.4, which at last adds support for Messages in iCloud, along with other new features, including most notably, AirPlay 2 and an update that allows two HomePod speakers to work together as a stereo pair. Messages […]
View More Apple releases iOS 11.4 with support for Messages in iCloud, AirPlay 2 and moreIn defense of the HomePod
My HomePod, Google Home and Amazon Echo all live within about 15 feet of each other in my apartment. This is as much a testament to my obsession with smart home crap as it is to my inability to buy into a single tech giant’s hardware ecosystem. I’ve gone all-in with each assistant at various […]
View More In defense of the HomePodApparently nobody’s buying Apple’s HomePod
Apple’s HomePod smart speaker is not off to a good start.
Despite receiving high praise for its incredible sound from a cadre of tech reviewers (Mashable included), HomePod sales have been really disappointing, Bloomberg reports. HomePod sales are ap…
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From playing our favorite songs, to reporting the weather, to ordering a car service for us, gadgets like Amazon’s Echo, Google’s Home, and Apple’s HomePod make our day-to-day lives significantly better. The downside? They’ll cost you. Most models ar…
View More Get an Apple HomePod for freeNow we know why Siri was so dumb for so long
It’s no secret that Siri is way behind other voice assistants like the Google Assistant and Amazon’s Alexa when it comes to comprehension and total number of skills.
Apple has drastically improved Siri over the years, adding new features and up…
Apple’s HomePod gives FKA Twigs psychedelic dance powers in Spike Jonze ad
One thing thing the Amazon Echo and Google Home can’t do: deliver room-melting superpowers. Sure, Siri functionality is still pretty limited at launch, but who’s going to argue with the efficacy of a smart speaker that imbues the listener with matter altering abilities resulting in an epic dance battle with one’s own reflection? All lofty promises in a new HomePod spot from… Read More
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View More ProTip: Don’t Break the HomePodSpotify may be building a smart speaker to compete with the Amazon Echo
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The smart speaker race has intensified since Apple threw its hat in the ring with HomePod, but a new competitor may be entering the fray — and it could be a game-changer.
Based on a series of job postings, it appears Spotify is making its own smart speaker.
“Spotify is on its way to creating its first physical products and setting up an operational organization for manufacturing, supply chain, sales & marketing,” reads a job description for an Operations Manager: Hardware Product on Spotify’s recruitment page. Spotify posted the job on Tuesday, according to The Guardian.
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