HomePod will soon have Dolby Atmos support for Apple TV 4K

An upcoming home cinema feature will soon enable Apple HomePod to blast Dolby Atmos audio from Apple TV 4K. The feature, which is on the way as part of a future firmware update, will also support 5.1 and 7.1 channel audio (via The Verge). Only the re...

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Apple’s HomePod speaker will make and receive phone calls

We haven't heard much about Apple's HomePod speaker since it added multi-room support in May, three months after it launched in the US. Up until then, the device hadn't received much flair due to the lack of features that other smart speakers have ou...

Galaxy Home is Samsung’s Bixby-powered smart speaker

Samsung has been developing a speaker based on its own digital assistant, Bixby, for a while. But today, we're getting our first look at it. During its Galaxy Note 9 event in New York City, the company finally revealed the Galaxy Home smart speaker,...

Do you need a smart home hub?

When life gets chaotic, it can be convenient to have all your smart home devices operating on the same wavelength. Achieving this sort of harmony sometimes requires a hub to consolidate the myriad gadgets in your house. But not everyone needs a dedic...