Alexa is dominating the smart speaker business, while Google Assistant takes a big hit

The latest report from Canalys shows who's boss in the smart speaker market, with new competition coming from Chinese companies

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Portal and Portal+ are Facebooks new smart speaker with Amazon Alexa

Here are the new set of smart speakers that Facebook is presenting to the market, the Portal and Portal+ that will also ease your privacy concerns

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Portal and Portal+ are Facebooks new smart speaker with Amazon Alexa

Here are the new set of smart speakers that Facebook is presenting to the market, the Portal and Portal+ that will also ease your privacy concerns

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Saint Louis University is placing Echo Dots in all of its dorm rooms

If you're going to SLU, get used to hearing Alexa. A lot. If you want to opt out, all you do is unplug the device, finish the year and return the Echo Dot.

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Samsung to launch its Bixby smart speaker in August, cheaper than the Google Home Max

Find out when we could see Samsung's first smart speaker with Bixby 2.0 and its price that will directly take on Apple's HomePod, and the Google Home Max

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Fuchsia OS might take Android’s place 5 years from now [UPDATE]

What does Google want to achieve with the arrival of Fuchsia OS five years from now? Nothing publicly, as it is denying any such plans.

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$250 Beats-branded Siri speaker tipped as Apple’s only WWDC 2018 hardware launch

Apple is reportedly keen on "advancing its digital assistant ambitions" at next week's Worldwide Developers Conference, both with expanded Siri capabilities and a lower-cost Beats smart speaker.

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$250 Beats-branded Siri speaker tipped as Apple’s only WWDC 2018 hardware launch

Apple is reportedly keen on "advancing its digital assistant ambitions" at next week's Worldwide Developers Conference, both with expanded Siri capabilities and a lower-cost Beats smart speaker.

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Facebook takes focus off hardware in favor of data privacy tools

The social media company introduced single-page access to all of its privacy tools for users and is stepping off the gas pedal on a smart speaker, originally to be released in May.

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LG ThinQ Google Assistant Smart Display and Smart Speaker priced for pre-orders

But details still remain thin for both Google Assistant mediums. No dates for delivery, no specifications, not even a picture. Just a few bare words on a retailer's site.

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Cheaper MacBook Air revival expected in spring and other Apple speculation

Unknown yet is what parts will go into the upgraded 13-inch MacBook models, but it might just be that we could see a sub-$999 MacBook Air soon.

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A free $200 value for Surface Pro purchase with Intel Core i5 or i7

Buy a Surface Pro with an i5 and get a straight-up $200 discount. How about the i7? You get a free Cortana-powered smart speaker from Harman Kardon.

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