After adding Hindi language support, Google Home launches in India
After recently adding Hindi language support, Google Home and Home Mini have made their debut in India. The announcement comes about a month after Google Assistant rolled out language support for Hindi, and will help Google compete with Amazon.
Instagram is working on another Snapchat copycat: Nametags
Even though it seems as though the Facebook-owned platform takes many of its cues from Snapchat, Instagram continues to pull out in front. The latest example of a copycat move comes in the form of Nametags, which looks a whole lot like Snapchat's QR Codes, or Snapcodes.
Walmart makes good on its grocery delivery promise in North Carolina city
On Tuesday, Walmart announced that thanks to the company's burgeoning army of personal shoppers and Postmates' delivery network, "thousands of Charlotte customers will be able to shop for and have fresh groceries delivered to their doorsteps."
Instagram tries to ban drug hashtags, with mixed results
In the midst of parent company Facebook's privacy scandal, Instagram is doing everything it can to ensure that it doesn't run into any scandals of its own. For the last several years, a woman named Eileen Carey has "regularly reported" Instagram accounts peddling opioids.
We’re getting our first look at the all-new 2020 Chevy Silverado
It's only been a couple months since we got our first look at the 2019 Chevy Silverado, but here to prove that you can never have too much of a good thing is the all-new 2020 Chevy Silverado. The American carmaker has confirmed that it will debut the all-new 2020 Silverado HD sometime in 2019
SimpliSafe and August Lock integrate smart locks with security systems
Security firm SimpliSafe announced a new partnership with smart lock maker August Home that will integrate SimpliSafe's offerings into these 21st century locks.
Seven months after being acquired by Comcast, Stringify is back with new features
It's been a quiet few months since Stringify, the cloud-based Internet of Things company, was acquired by Comcast. Now, it's making some noise.
Google Home’s new action helps music fans prepare for Coachella festival
Music festival season is fast approaching, and here to help you get ready is none other than Google Home. The smart home hub has debuted a new Coachella action.
Amazon slashes Fire TV prices to undercut Google Chromecast
You can now buy the Amazon Fire TV Stick for $30 (it's normally $40), while you can buy the 4K Fire TV for $50 (down from $70).
Walmart is making it easier to retrieve packages with 500 new Pickup Towers
Walmart is taking on Amazon once again in its quest to become your convenient, budget-friendly retailer of choice. It just added 500 new Pickup Towers.
Postmates delivers on-demand items, and gives you a pickup option, too
Postmates, the on-demand delivery startup, is expanding its offerings, and is giving customers the option to order certain items for pickup.
Snapchat brings back its popular reverse chronological order for Stories
Snapchat is rolling back its redesign and instead showing Snapchat Stories in reverse chronological order once again.
Planet Deepblu wants to help you take the plunge into diving, book a vacation
Meet Planet Deepblu, a new booking platform for divers that calls itself the Airbnb for diving. It could help you book your next vacation.
U.S. Postal Service will take photos of your mail to ensure no letters get lost
Thanks to a program called Informed Delivery, you can now opt to have the USPS email you pictures of the physical mail that is coming your way.
Alexa Announcements will help you save your voice by serving as an intercom
If you are the proud owner of an Amazon Echo device, you'll soon be privy to the associated smart assistant's latest parlor trick. It's called Alexa Announcements.
We’ve only just ‘scratched the surface of what’s possible’ with Alexa, exec says
According to an interview with an Alexa executive published in the Amazon blog, his team has only "scratched the surface of what's possible."
Plated plans to take meal kits from your doorstep to the grocery store
Plated co-founder and CEO Josh Hix told Digital Trends, "We’ve thought from day one that meal kits would need to be omni-channel."
Hearts broke because Facebook made it hard for Tinder users to log in
The love seekers of the world were collectively freaking out because Facebook ruined their chance of finding a soulmate on Tinder.
Amazon Key smart entry system now available with eight new lock options
Amazon partner Kwikset is making Amazon Key a much more aesthetically pleasing choice by adding three new smart lock offerings to the Amazon Key Home Kit.
Yes, Facebook is reading the messages you send through Messenger
In an interview with Vox, Mark Zuckerberg noted that Facebook's system is capable of detecting "what's going on" in the Messenger app.
The Nest Secure alarm system finally works alongside Google Assistant
Nest Secure is finally catching up to its siblings thanks to a new compatibility with Google Assistant. You can now control your alarm with your voice.
With ‘Routines,’ Amazon Alexa performs multiple tasks with just one command
Tell Amazon Alexa "good night," and she can turn off the lights, lock the door, turn off the TV, and play a nighttime playlist -- all with one command.
Want solar panels but hate their look? Tesla’s low-profile panels are now working
Tesla's new streamlined solar roof panels have now been installed in customer homes and are fully functional.
Amazon Home Assistants is a new service that offers house cleaning
Amazon has begun adding house cleaners to their payroll -- not for the sake of cleaning Amazon's offices, but rather to help tidy up your personal space.
Amazon is hiring even more Alexa people than Apple is hiring for Siri
It would appear that Apple is looking to hire tons and tons of bright minds to work on Siri, but Amazon is hiring even more for Alexa.