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Electronics Microsoft Harman Kardon teases Cortana-powered Invoke speaker By Shawn Knight, May 8, 2017, 12:00 PM
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Google Google Home could soon support multiple accounts The feature was inadvertently announced in the most recent update By Jose Vilches, April 10, 2017, 12:00 PM
Google Google removes Beauty and the Beast voice ad from its smart speaker; claims it wasn't an ad It certainly sounded like one By Rob Thubron, March 17, 2017, 9:45 AM 7 comments
Google Developers can start creating actions for Google Home Google is rushing to catch up with Amazon By Jose Vilches, December 9, 2016, 5:45 PM
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Google Electronics Google Home is the search giant's answer to Amazon's Echo voice assistant By Shawn Knight, May 18, 2016, 1:30 PM
Hardware Electronics SmartThings unveils a new smart home hub, updated sensors and a redesigned app By Rob Thubron, September 3, 2015, 10:30 AM
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