“Hey Google” is getting the better of “Alexa” these days in the voice control smart speaker market, while “Siri” is surging. But overall, smart speaker sales shipments slowed in the U.S. during the second quarter (2Q21), with year-on-year (YoY) growth of just 16%, while quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) shipments declined by 27%, […]
4 Google Assistant actions you want to set up right away
With Google Assistant actions, you can launch a series of tasks thanks to a single command. Your smart home devices always provide additional capabilities with routines. We explain how it works, and discuss four helpful procedures. What is the routine? Google Assistant can perform useful tasks on demand, even with […]
C by GE smart bulbs keep disconnecting from Google Nest (Home)
General Electric is a renowned name in domains like power, aviation, renewable energy, healthcare, and more. GE is also known for its smart home appliances which are used by many. Among them, the CYNC or C by GE smart bulbs which can be used with Google Nest (Home) devices. CYNC […]
US senator presses Amazon, Google on Matter smart-home effort, Telecom News, ET Telecom
Amazon.com Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google need to offer more details about how their smart-home devices and virtual assistants will support competition and user privacy, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar wrote to the companies on Tuesday. In a letter, the chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s antitrust subcommittee said testimony last […]
Sonos Calls Out Google, Amazon Tactics in Senate Antitrust Hearings
During his testimony on June 15 in front of a congressional committee on antitrust and consumer rights, Eddie Lazarus, chief legal officer, Sonos, Inc., pointed out Sonos released its Sonos One voice-control enabled speaker back in 2017. In a “David vs Goliath” type of confrontation, Sonos testified against the influx […]