Enlarge Image Reportedly spotted on Amazon.com, this image of an Amazon-branded security camera is fueling speculation about Alexa’s future. AFTVNews.com The Amazon Echo’s virtual voice assistant “Alexa” is already a great listener — now, a new report suggests she might soon keep an eye on your home, too. That scoop comes in the form of […]

 Google Assistant —the chief rival to Apple’s Siri —could be coming to the iPhone and iPad in the future, a Google director hinted on Thursday. Image Credit: Android Authority “I do not think we have anything to announce at this point,” said Google product management director Gummi Hafsteinsson at this week’s Mobile World Congress in

By Phil Sneiderman / Published March 2, 2017 At a time when more home, office, and vehicle devices respond to vocal commands, Amazon has selected Johns Hopkins University among the first four schools to receive support from the Alexa Fund Fellowship, a new program designed to encourage advances in voice communication between people and machines.

Your Android phone is about to get an upgrade. Google today is making good on its promise to bring its Siri alternative known as Google Assistant to more Android devices, starting today. The company announced at Mobile World Congress over the weekend that its Assistant would soon launch in the U.S., followed by English-language launches in Australia, Canada

Elliptic Labs made a splash last year with its technology for using ultrasound signals instead of proximity sensors to detect when you raise your phone up to your cheek. Now the company is showing off ways that same technology can do more for both your smartphones and smart homes. If you’re not familiar with Elliptic

Apple is touting the home automation capabilities of iOS and Apple TV on a newly updated website for its HomeKit software and its related Home app. The page now includes a new 45-second video that demonstrates the Home app for iOS 10 in action, showing a woman operating a range of devices from her phone,

Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) used to be a giant in the DRAM market. But the weakening PC sales have hammered the company’s core business. According to a report, PC sales plummeted by 5.7% in 2016. Micron also makes NAND chips that are used in smartphones, but the growth in this industry isn’t promising either, as

Smart Lure IoT companies need to start thinking partnering up. So says a new report from Strategy Analytics who predicts smart home spending will double in the next five years from $76 billion global in 2016 to $158 billion by 2022. But those brands who like to be Lone Wolves? Forget it. In this future,