Amazon soars, Alphabet & Apple falter – Are earnings an indication of Alexa’s momentum?
"Alexa, take a victory lap."
Amazon stock (NASDAQ: AMZN) soared today in after-hours trading thanks to Q4 results that blew away expectations. Short of it: $60B revenue; $2.1B operating income. For a company as big as Amazon -- it's hard to fathom.
Meanwhile, Google's parent company Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) missed its...
Trendspotting: Are slow iPhone X sales and Samsung’s struggling mobile business a canary in a coal mine for smartphone sales?
Because my 3-year-old Motorola Nexus 6 does the job just fine and doesn't require a second mortgage to buy.
Um, no: “Pebble is dead and hardware buttons are going with it”
"Pebble is dead and hardware buttons are going with it"
So says The Verge. Normally I agree with what most of their writers have to say. In this case I politely beg to differ. Being Canadian and all it's just not in my nature to not smile and say something...
Here’s a helpful timeline of System on a Chip (SoC) designs by Apple
Prior to 2010, Apple tapped Samsung for its System on a Chip (SoC) supply. These are the brains that power devices such as the iPhone, iPad and various other devices including the Apple TV.
With the A4, Apple decided in 2010, however, to roll its own. And has been increasingly...
Tesla owners can now control Insteon devices from the touchscreen
Tesla owners continue to get all the goodies. In this case, Insteon. This week the company announced its smart home devices can now be controlled directly from the Tesla S and X touchscreen interface.
To do so, you'll need an app called EVEConnect (Version 2). There's a free edition as...
Trendspotting: Mini helps Google Home reach 31% share of smart speaker market
In the battle for the home, price does matter.
I/O 2018: Will Google finally reveal new version of Wear?
Google's annual I/O developer conference will once again be held at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View.
The three day event, per the geekiest of geeky announcements, will take place May 8-10, 2018.
Look, once again, for a visionary keynote followed by key product updates covering major product lines such as Android,...
Apple HomePod a tough sell especially without multi-room music
You have to really, really love Apple (and Apple Music!) for the HomePod to be a smarter buyer than the reasonably priced alternatives from Amazon and Google and Sonos.
Sonos app gets dark Now Playing screen, improved menus
You've got to hand it to the Sonos team.
Despite the crush of competition for whole home audio from heavyweights such as Amazon (Echo), Google (Google Home), and others like Bose, Samsung (speakers plus SmartThings hub) and Heos (by AVR maker Denon) the Santa Barbara speaker company continues to innovate...
Will Apple abruptly cancel iPhone X or was this the plan all along?
Either way, Apple is about to take it up a notch.
