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The Future Of Retail With Voice-Activated Tech
The Future Of Retail With Voice-Activated Tech
December 02, 2019  |  Today In Data

Voice-assisted and voice-activated devices are increasingly popular, and are becoming much better at reading emotions. Amazon, in one case, announced the debut of new Alexa capabilities that would enable...

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Samsung Shows Off Flip-Style Foldable Phone
Samsung Shows Off Flip-Style Foldable Phone
October 30, 2019  |  Retail

At its developer conference, Samsung provided a sneak peek at a concept for a new foldable smartphone that has a vertical fold, similar to that of an...

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Google’s Plan To Make Its Assistant Ubiquitous And Invisible
Google’s Plan To Make Its Assistant Ubiquitous And Invisible
October 16, 2019  |  Innovation

The cool weather was slow to show up in some parts of the U.S. this year (although the pumpkin spice-flavored goods showed up right on...

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Google Announces New Products For Smart Home Innovation
Google Announces New Products For Smart Home Innovation
October 15, 2019  |  Innovation

Google has announced new products for its Made by Google event, which include a new phone, earbuds and devices for the Google Nest brand, to...

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For Retail, High Growth In High-Tech?
For Retail, High Growth In High-Tech?
October 14, 2019  |  Today In Data

Ahead of the holiday season, gadgets of all types are gaining traction in consumer spend. As estimated recently by IDC, consumer spending this year on...

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Apple – Phone Home
Apple – Phone Home
September 30, 2019  |  Voice Activation

“There’s no place like home” are the famous words spoken by Judy Garland, playing the character of Dorothy, at the end of the iconic movie,...

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What Clues Can Last Year’s Results Offer For Amazon’s 2019 Alexa Event?
What Clues Can Last Year’s Results Offer For Amazon’s 2019 Alexa Event?
September 24, 2019  |  Amazon Innovations

Amazon has always been a “go big or go home” kind of operation, and so when it rolled out a dozen or so Alexa-enabled devices...

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What The Trendsetters Say About How We Will Pay Next Decade
What The Trendsetters Say About How We Will Pay Next Decade
September 16, 2019  |  Commerce Connected

Sheep are not natural-born leaders. If they were, they wouldn’t need border collies or sheepherders to make sure that they didn’t follow wolves blindly into...

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Fitbit Pivots To Subscription, Voice Services
Fitbit Pivots To Subscription, Voice Services
August 28, 2019  |  Subscriptions

Fitbit, in a shift away from hardware and toward content, has introduced a $10 monthly premium subscription service, according to a report. The announcement was...

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