[ad_1] In the latest move of a heated smart speaker legal battle, Google has countersued Sonos, claiming the smart speaker company infringed its patents, Bloomberg has reported. The fight erupted in January this year when Sonos sued Google for alleged patent infringement after the companies had collaborated for several years. Sonos claimed that Google gained […]
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The Sonos Arc is a smart soundbar with Dolby Atmos support
[ad_1] Sonos Plenty of soundbars support Atmos at this point, but Sonos is doing something interesting with how the Arc responds to different audio formats. For example: if you’re watching a movie that doesn’t support Atmos, the Arc will adapt and use the upwards-firing speakers to improve bass performance. Similarly, if you’re running the Arc […]
US opens investigation into Google amid Sonos patent suit
[ad_1] The US ITC opened this investigation as a result of a complaint Sonos made alleging that Google violated section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 by importing and selling products infringing on the company’s patents. Sonos is seeking cease and desist orders against Google that would presumably keep them from selling speakers that […]
Amazon Echo review (2019): Low-priced, but not low-end
[ad_1] While the Echo lacks the smart hub features from the Pro model, I didn’t miss them much. Previously, the biggest benefit with the more expensive model was better audio quality, but now that they sound the same, the Pro is even harder to recommend. I didn’t find its smart home features very useful when […]
Sonos adds another hi-fi music streaming option in the US
[ad_1] With the $20/month Hi-Fi plan, Qobuz members can stream CD-quality music at around 1411 kbps (MP3 quality is typically 320kbps). If you have a subscription, you’ll be able to access music from the service through the Sonos app. You’ll be able to search Qobuz’s library, listen to playlists, discover new tunes and artists and […]