Google announces Google Pixel 5 for $699, Pixel 4A 5G for $499
Google on Wednesday unveiled the 5G-equipped Google Pixel 5 and the lower-cost Google Pixel 4A 5G, alongside other hardware and software announcements.
Google Home
Mike Peterson
Google Pixel 5, Pixel 4a with 5G support coming on Sept. 30
Google on Monday announced that the Google Pixel 5 flagship and mid-range Pixel 4a 5G will launch on Sept. 30, alongside new Chromecast and smart speaker updates.
Alexa and Google Home spying apps easily made it through approval
A security research organization in Germany placed eight 'smart spies' in both the Amazon Alexa and Google Home app stores to demonstrate how easily eavesdropping and phishing can be done over smart speakers.
William Gallagher
Review: Awair's Glow C sensor makes sense only for problematic air
Announced on Wednesday, the Awair Glow C is an air sensor, smartplug, and nightlight all in one, and works well at diagnosing air quality issues — but there's no HomeKit support, and you'll want an attached fan, dehumidifier, or other accessory to make the most of it.
Roger Fingas
New global smartspeaker data shows Apple's HomePod remains a bit player
Apple and the HomePod remain a marginal factor in the global smartspeaker market, not even in the top five brands, according to new research estimates.
Google Home speaker users offered ad-supported access to YouTube Music
Google is giving owners of its Google Home smart speaker range free access to YouTube Music, with the ad-supported music streaming service arriving at the same time as Amazon's free variant launched for the Echo device range, in a bid to keep users from subscribing to Apple Music or Spotify.
Malcolm Owen
Apple Music option in Google Home app for iOS stirs rumors of coming support [u]
The latest Google Home for iOS update, released on Monday, includes a user interface change referencing support for Apple Music, leading some to suspect that official integration with Apple's service will soon debut for Google smart home hardware.
Mikey Campbell
HomePod sales up in fourth quarter, Amazon and Google extending lead
Smart speakers such as the HomePod have helped almost double the global shipments of the product category in the fourth quarter of 2018, but while Apple's speaker is seeing increased sales, it is seemingly falling behind its rivals in terms of overall market share.
HomePod holding at 6 percent of growing US smartspeaker market
The HomePod took 6 percent of the install base for U.S. smartspeakers in the December quarter, new research data claims, illustrating the uphill battle Apple faces versus Amazon and Google in an emergent marketplace flooded with cheaper alternatives.
Andrew O'Hara
Stephen Silver
AppleInsider Staff
Victor Marks
Neil Hughes
