Sonos beat Google on patents: How Nest speakers will suffer

Google and audio company Sonos have been in a long-standing legal battle over patent infringement. Full Story: SlashGear

There’s A Harry Potter Spell Hidden In The iPhone, And Siri Activates It

Using the iPhone’s voice assistant Siri, Apple iPhone users can cast magical Harry Potter spells like Lumos and Nox and feel like a wizard. Full Story: Screen Rant

The Lenovo Smart Clock Essential drops Google Assistant for Alexa

Lenovo is introducing its new Lenovo Smart Clock Essential with Alexa Built-in instead of Google. In addition, the New Smart Clock also has a new docking accessory: The new Ambient Light Dock. Full Story: Digital Trends

Amazon’s Alexa and Cisco’s Webex are heading to deep space on NASA’s upcoming Moon mission

When NASA debuts its new massive deep-space rocket for the first time in the coming months, a familiar voice assistant and video teleconferencing tool will be going along for the ride. Full Story: The Verge

Smart alarm clocks for the smart home with Google Assistant or Alexa

The counterpart of Amazon is the voice assistant Alexa. Full Story: Market Research Telecast

Why Amazon Should Drop the “Alexa” Name

I am a technologist and I make my living building what are called “voicebots”: digital assistants that you can interact with by just speaking to them. Full Story: Business 2 Community

Alexa.com is Shutting Down, But You Can Find Great Alternatives

Products and technologies come and go. And with Amazon winding down their data analytics site Alexa.com, an era is coming to an end. Full Story: iTech Post