Amazon cites First Amendment protection for Alexa in Arkansas murder case

 Late last year, it was revealed that Amazon’s Echo had become a key piece of evidence in…

Wireless earbud startup Earin gets $3.5 million in funding as its readies new product

 Headphone startup Earin announced today that it’s scored $3.5 million in funding, hot on the heels…

Fitbit reveals it paid $23 million to acquire Pebble’s assets

 Among the more interesting tidbits to be found in Fitbit’s disappointing new financial filing is the…

Smartwatches need to get better

 Android Wear 2.0 was bound to be a disappointment. There was just too much hanging on the…

Researchers devise method for regenerating hair cells to help reverse hearing loss

 As we age, the hair cells in our ears – like the rest of us –…

Samsung’s latest C-Lab projects embrace augmented and virtual reality

 Samsung created C-Lab (that’s Creative Lab) half a decade ago as an attempt to incubate employee…

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 210 will add support for Android Things later this year

 When it launched Android Things back in December, Google announced a handful of hardware partners for…

Samsung takes a big hit in new US reputation poll

 Last year was rough on just about everyone. Samsung seemed to get it especially bad, as…