A week ago we learned that Apple’s first smart speaker would be discontinued. The company is shifting its focus from the original $299 Siri-powered smart speaker to the new $99 HomePod mini which may not offer the same audio quality, but which is a heck of a lot more affordable at a time when rivals […]
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Lilbits: Google kills its MP3 store, Apple launches a smaller smart speaker
Last month Google introduced its $100 Nest Audio smart speaker and Amazon introduced a whole bunch of new Echo smart speakers. Today it was Apple’s turn. Two and a half years after the company released the original HomePod speaker with Siri support, the company has unveiled the HomePod mini which is smaller, cheaper, and serves […]
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Apple iPhone 12 and HomePod mini launch event live blog
Apple is introducing its first smartphones with 5G support, along with a new smaller, cheaper, and in some ways more capable HomePod smart speaker. Follow along for the latest updates. Updates are posted from newest to oldest. Update: That’s a wrap. Apple announced the new iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Mini, iPhone 12 Pro, and iPhone […]
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Lilbits: The iPhone 12 is coming (in four versions)
Apple is holding its iPhone 12 launch event on October 13. But the company isn’t just launching one iPhone 12. According to recent leaks, there will be four different models with starting prices ranging from $699 to $1099. The company may also introduce a $99 HomePod Mini, which would be more of a direct competitor with […]