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JBL take smart speakers back to the living room Link 300

JBL have added a third product to their growing range of smart speakers: the JBL Link 300.

Sonos say Aussie Alexa support for One smart speaker won't arrive until Autumn 2018

Following this week's launch of Amazon's Alexa and their Echo smart speaker range, Sonos has announced their Australian owners of their Sonos One smart speaker won't gain access to the smart assistant until later this year

Transport for NSW boosts digital experience with Amazon Alexa

Transport for NSW will give commuters access to voice-activated information following a new integration with Amazon Alexa.

Irdeto Acquires Denuvo

Irdeto has acquired Denuvo, the world leader in gaming security, to provide anti-piracy and anti-cheat solutions for games on desktop, mobile, console and VR devices.

Businesses jump on Amazon’s Alexa after Australian launch date revealed

Australian businesses have jumped on Amazon’s Alexa, unveiling ‘skills’ built for the voice-driven virtual assistant.

Officeworks hops on voice interface bandwagon with Google Assistant integration

Officeworks has become the second retailer this week to jump onto the voice interaction bandwagon, announcing an integration with Google Assistant that will allow consumers to engage with its products and brand via voice-activated devices.

Amazon confirms early 2018 Australian launch for Alexa and Echo

Amazon has confirmed that the online shopping giant will be bringing their Alexa smart assistant and Echo smart speaker to Australian homes in early 2018.

JBL join smart speaker arena with the portable, waterproof and (Google-powered) JBL Link range

Audio brand JBL have announced Australian pricing and availability for their new Link series of smart speakers.

University of Sydney Signs World-First Agreement with Dropbox

Content collaboration platform, Dropbox, has announced a multi-million dollar deal with the University of Sydney for the end-to-end deployment of Dropbox across the entire population of researches, academics, staff and students.

Microsoft delves deeper into AI with new kit bag of tools

Microsoft has stepped up its investment in artificial intelligence (AI) arena releasing new tools and solutions to amplify human and organisational capabilities.

Samsung unifies smart-home products with Bixby 2.0

Following a delayed-launch earlier this year, Samsung are now gearing up to make their Bixby voice assistant a ubiquitous element of their new ambitious new SmartThing IoT initiative.

Dropbox go pro with Dropbox Profesional

Dropbox has launched Dropbox Professional, a new offering that introduces business-grade tools to help individual users store, share, and track work from a single, secure place.

Intel launches AI-driven anti-money laundering solution

Intel has announced it'll work with financial institutions to fight money laundering with its new AI-driven Intel Saffron Anti-Money Laundering Advisor.

Nvidia unveils Pegasus, an AI computer that can power fully autonomous vehicles

The GPU designer wants to provide the computational power for the autonomous vehicle industry, and has also opened up early access to Holodeck, its intelligent virtual reality platform

Dragon Gets NDIS Approval

Nuance Communications has announced that its voice recognition software Dragon has been officially approved by the National Disability Insurance Scheme.