Latest HomePod News

Smart speaker market growing steadily but dominated by sub-$50 models

A new report by CIRP shows that price seems to be the driving factor behind smart speaker adoption and market growth, with over 50 percent of the market belonging to entry-level Amazon Echo and Google Dot and Mini devices.

Amber Neely 6 years ago 30

US FTC reportedly looking into Apple & Amazon sales deal

A new report claims that the US Federal Trade Commission is in the early steps of examining the 2018 deal that led to a wide array of Apple products being officially sold on Amazon.

Mike Wuerthele 6 years ago 7

Apple's wearables revenues jump to over $5.5B in June quarter

Sales from Apple's "Wearables, Home and Accessories" segment jumped substantially year-over-year in the June quarter to $5.53 billion, underscoring their importance.

Roger Fingas 6 years ago 4

Apple's HomePod launches in Japan this summer

Apple is expanding availability of its Siri-enabled HomePod speaker this summer with an upcoming launch in Japan, a region in which the device was expected to land early this year.

AppleInsider Staff 6 years ago 4

Jobs biographer slams Apple design and missed TV opportunity

Walter Isaacson says Apple should have made the kind of TV Jobs wanted, and claims Apple Park is the company's only great design in the last 15 years.

William Gallagher 6 years ago 81

Podcast

New MacBook Pro coming, production leaving China, and more on the AppleInsider Podcast

Victor Marks 6 years ago 5

HomePod 'Hey Siri' responses to AirPods ad prompts complaints

Apple device owners are complaining about the company's latest AirPods commercial, as a version of the ad spot triggers Siri in HomePods due to the actor saying the verbal prompt 'Hey Siri.'

Malcolm Owen 6 years ago 41

Everything new with HomePod in iOS 13

Alongside iOS 13 and macOS Catalina, the HomePod will be gaining an array of new features making it a far more capable device. Let's go through all the new features arriving for HomePod with iOS 13.

Andrew O'Hara 6 years ago 31

Apple's quiet update to Siri Shortcuts brings the niche tool into the mainstream

You're either a Siri Shortcuts fan, in which case the new features will absolutely delight you, or you've never looked at it. In which case, Apple wants to help you find out how useful Siri Shortcuts are for you.

William Gallagher 6 years ago 32

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