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Apple AirPlay 2: Apple's Wi-Fi streaming tech explained
Apple AirPlay 2: Apple's Wi-Fi streaming tech explained By Dan Grabham ·

AirPlay is Apple's Wi-Fi audio streaming tech. But what exactly is AirPlay 2, what can it do?

The best Apple HomePod deals 2020
The best Apple HomePod deals 2020 By Dan Grabham ·

Apple has dropped the price of its HomePod smart speaker in the US and UK. Here are the best prices around.

Apple's HomePod iOS 13.2 software update is rolling out again after a blip
Apple's HomePod iOS 13.2 software update is rolling out again after a blip By Britta O'Boyle ·

Apple's HomePod speaker has just got a whole lot smarter following a new software update that arrived with the release of iOS 13.2.

Is Apple Music coming to Chromecast and Google Home?
Is Apple Music coming to Chromecast and Google Home? By Dan Grabham ·

Is Apple Music about to come to Chromecast and Google Home? Some digging of code by 9to5Google suggests that might well be the case. Apple Music is al...

Apple HomePods will soon be able to call you (maybe)
Apple HomePods will soon be able to call you (maybe) By Dan Grabham ·

It looks like Apple's HomePod will soon be able to make and answer phone calls as well as enable you to retrieve your voicemails. The enhancement has

Apple AirPlay 2 vs AirPlay: What's the difference?
Apple AirPlay 2 vs AirPlay: What's the difference? By Maggie Tillman ·

AirPlay, Apple's proprietary wireless streaming protocol, has received a major update in the form of AirPlay 2.For years, Apple has offered AirPlay so

Apple's cheaper HomePod may carry Beats branding
Apple's cheaper HomePod may carry Beats branding By Max Langridge ·

Apple is still allegedly planning a cheaper version of its Siri-powered HomePod speaker and when it does launch, it may carry Beats branding, at least

A smaller, cheaper Apple HomePod could be on the way
A smaller, cheaper Apple HomePod could be on the way By Max Langridge ·

The Apple HomePod has only been available for about a month, and it's currently only available in the UK, US and Australia, but that hasn't stopped th...

Apple HomePod now available for £319, here's where to buy it
Apple HomePod now available for £319, here's where to buy it By Stuart Miles ·

The Apple HomePod is now available to buy in the UK, US and Australia.  First announced at Apple's developer conference in June 2017, the new Siri-equ...

Why HomePod sounds so good: Inside Apple's secret audio lab
Why HomePod sounds so good: Inside Apple's secret audio lab By Stuart Miles ·

Six years ago, Apple decided it was going to get into the speaker business for a second time. The first attempt, the iPod Hi-Fi, launched in 2006 to m...

Apple's HomePod is now available to order from John Lewis in the UK
Apple's HomePod is now available to order from John Lewis in the UK By Dan Grabham ·

The Apple HomePod is now available to buy from John Lewis ahead of the in-store launch this Friday.If you buy one in advance you can collect it from a...

What can - and can't - you do with Apple's HomePod?
What can - and can't - you do with Apple's HomePod? By Dan Grabham ·

Apple’s HomePod is here and will be in stores on Friday. But there’s been a lot of confusion about what you can and can’t do with Apple’s new super

Apple HomePod on track to launch "soon", as Apple begins receiving shipments
Apple HomePod on track to launch "soon", as Apple begins receiving shipments By Max Langridge ·

Just last week, analytics company GBH Insights said Apple's HomePod smart speaker would go on sale within the next four to six weeks. It seems the ind...

Apple HomePod smart speaker could go on sale in the next six weeks
Apple HomePod smart speaker could go on sale in the next six weeks By Max Langridge ·

Apple's long-awaited HomePod smart speaker could finally be released within the next four to six weeks, according to industry analysts. The speaker wa...

Apple's HomePod Siri-enabled speaker delayed until "early 2018"
Apple's HomePod Siri-enabled speaker delayed until "early 2018" By Rik Henderson ·

Apple announced its own music system to rival Google Home, Amazon Echo and Sonos back in June, in the form of the HomePod speaker. And at the time cla...

Apple has begun production of its Siri speaker, should release this year
Apple has begun production of its Siri speaker, should release this year By Elyse Betters ·

Amazon is supposedly working on a Siri-powered speaker, and according to a new report, it's now in production.Apple plans to go after both Amazon Echo

Now Apple is thought to be making an Amazon Echo-like speaker with Siri
Now Apple is thought to be making an Amazon Echo-like speaker with Siri By Elyse Betters ·

Amazon Echo has been doing so well that not only Google wants to copy it but now Apple as well.Amazon recently admitted that it's having trouble keepi...

Apple launches iPod Hi-Fi speaker system
Apple launches iPod Hi-Fi speaker system By Stuart Miles ·

Apple seeing third-party manufacturers make huge sales from speakers systems for the iPod has waded in with its own version. “Apple is reinventing the