In a ruling, a U.S. trade judge found that Alphabet Inc’s Google had infringed on five of Sonos Inc’s patents revolving around smart speakers and related technology. The decision has the potential to lead to an import ban. The ruling by Charles Bullock, the chief administrative law judge of the U.S. International Trade Commission did not…
In a development that underscores cost cutting measures adopted by Amazon.com Inc, the e-commerce giant said it has shifted some computing power for its Alexa voice assistant to its own custom-designed chips, away from chips supplied by Nvidia Corp. When consumers ask devices equipped with Alexa, including Amazon’s Echo line of smart speakers, a question…
Analysts opine that consumers would largely prefer mid ranged priced smart speakers over one that costs hundreds of dollars. According to analysts, both Amazon.com and Alphabet Inc have heavily discounted their virtual assistant speakers during the U.S. holiday shopping season such that they have lost many dollars per speaker sold. The development underscores a sharp…
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