If Cortana will work on Amazon’s Alexa-powered devices, and Alexa will run on Windows, what’s the point of buying Cortana-powered connected speakers like Harman Kardon’s Invoke? In a word: Skype. The ...

Alexa was my first smart home love. Now my Echo devices are gathering dust. Turns out, Alexa just isn't as interesting as it ...

For the past few days, I haven’t felt the need to shout at the smart speaker sitting beside my desk. Whether I was trying to play music after just waking up in the morning or cooking lunch, it was ...

There are loads of PC users who won’t blink any eye at spending $300+ on a new GPU or even $1000+ on a new ultrawide monitor, but settle for the limp sound from a cheap set of computer speakers. There ...

One of the most serious recent threats faced by Sonos, the biggest player in connected speakers, came from Amazon, whose Echo "smart" speaker proved to be a surprise hit. Now Sonos is embracing its ...