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Apple researching HomePod Siri functionality expansion with acoustic authentication

As part of making Siri more useful, and leveraging all of your devices, future HomePods may be able to automatically take calls, using acoustic authentication to make sure the connection is secure.

William Gallagher 4 years ago

Apple returns fire in Koss AirPods patent infringement battle

Apple is firing back against Koss's patent lawsuit with a filing of its own, with Apple claiming not only that the personal audio manufacturer's claims are baseless, but also that it broke a confidentiality agreement.

Malcolm Owen 4 years ago

HomePod to support third-party music streaming services with iOS 14 update

Glossed over during Apple's WWDC keynote on Monday, HomePod is officially gaining support for third-party music streaming services in a future update.

Mikey Campbell 5 years ago

Apple releases iOS 13.5.1, iPadOS 13.5.1, watchOS 6.2.6 updates [u]

Apple has released updates for iOS 13.5.1 and iPadOS 13.5.1, along with watchOS 6.2.6, patches that make minor changes to the updates for iOS 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5 released less than two weeks ago.

Malcolm Owen 5 years ago

Apple researching audio system that uses speaker airflow for cooling

A future version of Apple's HomePod or possibly even a computer could use out-of-phase speakers for internal component cooling purposes.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago

Ex-Apple designer targets HomePod with Syng 'Cell' speaker startup

A former Apple designer, as well as ex-Apple employees, have formed the start-up Syng, with their 'Cell' speaker aiming to take on the HomePod and other smart speakers with its own superior computational audio processing.

Malcolm Owen 5 years ago

HomePod sold out on online Apple Store as refresh rumors swirl [u]

Apple's online storefront is sold out of both black and white HomePods in the U.S., with the abrupt change in availability arriving amid rumors of a hardware refresh.

Mikey Campbell 5 years ago

Apple starts selling HomePod in India for less than US pricing

Months after it was officially made available in India, Apple is now promoting the HomePod and directing users to local resellers where, unusually, the device is sold for below the regular US pricing.

William Gallagher 5 years ago

Siri gets improved voice in Germany

German users are reporting that Siri is suddenly sounding much more natural, especially on HomePod, following a long-promised update to iOS.

William Gallagher 5 years ago

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