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Apple spending policies over the past five years have dumped increasing amounts of money into research and development for products.

Apple Spending Has Seen $100 Billion Go to R&D in the Past Five Years

The tech giant shows no signs of slowing down its innovation engine, but where is that money going?

News December 13
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Report by ABI Research sees smart home adoption rates continuing strong as the economy tightens in 2022.

Smart Home Adoption Rates Beat Economic Odds in New Report

Easier purchasing and installation is allowing more people to test drive smart capabilities before springing for the full…

Briefs December 8
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Voice Assistants Are Stalling. Could a Market Shift be in Progress?

Standalone voice assistants have proven to be largely unprofitable, yet its hard to picture a home without them.

News December 1
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Matter 1.0 Standard Officially Released

Connectivity Standards Alliance unveils the Matter 1.0 standard and certification program for smart home wireless connectivity.

News October 6
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Hisense Renews 100-day Google TV Guarantee Promotion

Hisense will pay customers $100 if they keep a 65-inch-and-over Google TV for more than 100 days, or…

News September 7
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Google Nest Partnership Helps Spur ADT Revenues

ADT revenues driven to $1.6B for quarter. Nearly half of all installations had Google Nest device as upsell…

News August 4
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ADT Expands Google Nest Partnership

ADT to now install broad slate of Google Nest products, including doorbells, cameras, thermostats, speakers and displays.

News August 3
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ADT Q1 Revenues Up 18% to $1.5B 

ADT reports first quarter revenues of rose 18% to $1.5 billion. Company installs 60,000 Google Nest video doorbells.

News May 5
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Matter Smart Home Standard Launch Delayed Until Fall 2022

After initially being delayed until early 2022, the Matter Smart Home standard is now expected to be released…

News March 23
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