Sonos CEO Patrick Spence announces a plan to understand Sonos' software and corporate culture missteps and rebuild trust with customers, after the app debacle
The Sonos app debacle will go down as an all-time tech industry blunder, but now the company is taking steps to turn the page.
Google unveils the circular Pixel Watch with a 41mm case, a curved display, Fitbit health features, and Wear OS, $350 for Wi-Fi and $400 for LTE; preorder now
Brian Heater / TechCrunch :
Pixel Watch hands-on: it feels like a round Apple Watch with Wear OS 3.5 taking some cues from watchOS, but its band mechanism might take some getting used to
Google unveils Chromecast with Google TV (HD), featuring a remote control and supporting only 1080p content with HDR, for $30; the 4K version costs $50
at a lower price Pranob Mehrotra / XDA Developers : Google showcases the Chromecast with Google TV (HD) in retail training video ahead of launch Cesar Cadenas / TechRadar : Google'...
Study: some streaming devices keep playing content when TVs are off, leading to ~17% of ads being shown when users can't see them, costing brands $1B+ per year
Lack of communication between TV sets and streaming devices causes estimated waste of over $1 billion in ad dollars
How the peer pressure to be a part of the blue bubble iMessage text groups keeps US teens locked into Apple's ecosystem
Good morning! Have you heard of Mukesh Ambani, the hotelier? Alan Friedman / PhoneArena : Google executive accuses Apple of using peer pressure and bullying to sell iPhones Jeff B...
How the peer pressure to be a part of the blue bubble iMessage text groups keeps US teens locked into Apple's ecosystem
The iPhone maker cultivated iMessage as a must-have texting tool for teens. Android users trigger a just-a-little-less-cool green bubble: 'Ew, that's gross.'
CES will end a day earlier, on January 7, as an “additional” COVID-19 safety measure, after Google, Microsoft, and other big companies canceled in-person plans
The show now ends on January 7th — CES has dropped the last day of its 2022 tech conference in Las Vegas …