Devices

The National Football League (NFL) has launched a new skill on Amazon’s artificial intelligence (AI) product Alexa to help fans better understand the sport. The Rookie’s Guide ... More

Controlling smart-home devices with a voice command remains aspirational for most people. That’s why companies keen to kick-start the nascent market are gearing up to make their ... More

More than 180,000 industry insiders are expected to swarm Las Vegas for CES, the annual mega-conference dedicated to consumer tech.... More

6. Voice Assistants Become a Service-Led Market. The key opportunity here is for voice assistant providers and their partners to use the platforms to deliver a range of digital ser... More

LG Electronics (LG) is set to delight home theater enthusiasts around the globe yet again with the introduction of its latest sound bar lineup at CES 2019. The company’s new soun... More

5G beyond the phone. The big tech story of the year will no doubt also be the centerpiece of CES. The major U.S. carriers have already committed to rolling out 5G in 2019, so the s... More

Digital consulting firm SoftServe has announced a new partnership with consumer and clinical wearable company Mawi, to use artificial intelligence for real-time recognition and pre... More

The National Hockey League has launched a new command set on Amazon’s artificial intelligence product Alexa. The new function, known as a ‘skill’, will be available on Alexa-... More

The year 2018 was, for all intents and purposes, a major rebound year for the consumer electronics retail industry. After a rough 2017, which many had dubbed the year of the retail... More

While wrist-worn wearable devices like smartwatches and fitness trackers continue on solid footing, there’s another wearable category that’s gaining momentum, and these are ear... More

When it comes to predicting what is going to happen with bots in the enterprise, we need to look to the past because bots and AI are not new, they are just more readily available a... More

The study claims that smart TV ownership increased from 34% to 53% of US broadband households between 2014 and 2018, while ownership of streaming media players has grown from about... More

Even though it believes that the prospects for certain parts of the remain positive, new research has revealed the challenges facing makers of head-worn virtual and augmented reali... More

Consumer spending on video games in the U.S. during Q3 2018 (July to September) reached $9.1 billion in the U.S., according to The NPD Group. That is up 24 percent compared to the ... More

Apple Inc. plans to hold off until at least 2020 before offering an iPhone that can connect to the next generation of high-speed phone services coming next year, according to peopl... More

Apple Music is coming to Amazon's Alexa-enabled Echo devices, Amazon said Friday, in a rare move to broaden Apple's streaming music ecosystem. It's an unusual move from Apple to al... More

The results are in, and online can arguably be crowned the new king of consumer tech shopping for Black Friday weekend. Meanwhile, Cyber Monday also represented the first time that... More

The most controversial mode of 2018 communication is … a short voice message meant to replace a text. If you are currently having a strong, visceral reaction to the concept, you ... More

If voice becomes the next big thing in retail, it would help Amazon strengthen its lead in online shopping and allow Google to become a stronger e-commerce competitor. The situatio... More

The first step is admitting you have a problem: About 39% of U.S. consumers confess that they believe they’re using their smartphones excessively, according to a new study. On av... More