Despite Apple's dominance in consumer tech, its smart home speaker strategy is lagging behind Amazon and Google. But the company has a new strategy. Apple, a leader in smartphones, tablets ...

The HomePod mini 2 is an upcoming Apple smart speaker expected to replace the first-generation HomePod mini released in 2020.

One of the most interesting such speakers is Apple's smart home hub, which is believed to be a HomePod with an iPad -esque ...

I know what I like in a speaker. When I tried the Apple HomePod, it delivered a different experience than expected — I fell in love with my smart home tech all over again, which had been dormant ...

Apple's tiny new Siri speaker is staking ... but a pair of HomePod minis has become my home office music speaker set of choice – they take up very little room, fill the room with great sound ...

Like devices by Amazon and Google, Apple's HomePod speaker can respond to questions and control smart home gadgets such as lights. Analysts say Apple has been slow to improve its Siri virtual ...

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After releasing the HomePod 2 in early 2023, there have been a number of varying rumors about what’s next for HomePod.

Not only has the audio performance been improved, it also now works better as a hub for your smart home (supporting both HomeKit and Matter). That's a running theme here, and indeed with Apple ...

This is a speaker that works with both Android and iOS devices, so you won’t have any problems if you’re not in the Apple universe. So grab yourself one of these Beats Pill speakers for $100 ...

HomePod mini alleviates said friction by again enabling a person to use their voice to control Apple Music. What’s more, the smart speaker’s Intercom feature, which lets users send home-wide ...