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Google Home Is Now Even Better At Multitasking

It’s no secret that the Google Assistant is infinitely better at answering questions than its competitors, but it’s now getting better at handling multiple requ...

Polk Assist Is A Sonos One Competitor With Google Assistant

Polk Audio is well-known for its architectural speaker line-up and range of home theatre systems, but now the speaker manufacturer wants to go head-to-head with...

Dutch Government Mandates 100% Smart Meter Roll-Out By 2020

If you need an example of a country fully embracing the Internet of Things, then all you need to do is look at our neighbours to the south. That’s because the D...

Alexa, Echo, Prime Music All Debut In France

The Amazon Echo and Alexa voice assistant is continuing its global roll-out, with the smart speaker available in France from next week. Despite being available ...

Savant Releases Version 8.8 Software Platform

Up-dates include an enhanced user interface making access to music easier and new personalisation capabilities enabling integrators to deliver a fine-tuned expe...

Smart Home Market Grows, But Is It Bad News For Custom Installers?

The smart home market is continuing to grow in the UK, with research from PwC now suggesting that Britain’s households will spend £10.8 billion on smart devices...

Alexa Voice Control Debuts On LG’s 2018 ThinQ TVs

Earlier this month, LG officially rolled out support for the Google Assistant on its 2018 ThinQ TVs. Now, the firm is adding yet another voice assistant to its ...

HomePod Available June 18 In France, Germany, Canada

Apple’s HomePod is not only getting the ability to support multi-room streaming through AirPlay 2, but the speaker is also heading to new locales. Apple has con...

Apple HomePod Is Now A Fully-Fledged Multi-Room Speaker

One of the key criticisms levelled against the Apple HomePod on its release is the fact that it lacked many of the features offered by its more affordable compe...

Indigo Distribution Announces Addition Of Rako To Line-Up

Indigo Distribution has announced that it has been appointed as a distributor for Rako’s line-up of smart lighting solutions. That includes both wireless and wi...