Apple abruptly stops selling speakers and headphones from Sonos, Bose, and Logitech in its retail stores
Apple has abruptly stopped selling audio products like headphones and speakers from Sonos, Bose, and Logitech.
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The Sonos Move now comes in a Lunar White option and offers 11 hours of battery life
Sonos has just launched the wireless Move speaker in a Lunar White color option, and has boosted the speaker’s battery life to 11 hours.
Sonos S2 operating system upgrade, for compatible speakers only
The new Sonos S2 operating system will launch in June 2020 but not all of your Sonos products will be compatible. Find out which products will be left out and what to do if you have a “mixed system.”
Sonos says Spotify operates an even-more closed ecosystem than Apple
Sonos cofounder John MacFarlane has tweeted that he thought Spotify CEO Daniel Ek’s criticism of Apple’s platform was “solid irony”.
Sonos launches the Arc smart soundbar with Dolby Atmos and AirPlay 2 support
Sonos has launched its high-end smart soundbar, the Arc, which features Dolby Atmos and AirPlay 2 support.
Sonos is ending the controversial Recycle Mode that bricked older devices
Sonos has decided to end the controversial Recycle Mode program, which would needlessly brick legacy devices.
Sonos CEO says legacy products will continue getting security patches and bug fixes
Sonos has confirmed that it won’t be ending support for legacy devices this May after all.
Sonos to nix support for older devices in May [Updated]
Smart speaker pioneer Sonos says it’s the end of the road for its oldest devices. Owners won’t get any more updates but can trade in gear for a 30% credit.
Amazon reportedly working on an Echo speaker to compete directly with the HomePod
Amazon is reportedly working on a new Echo smart speaker that will go head-to-head with Apple’s HomePod and Sonos’ more high-profile options.
Apple Music comes to Alexa in Australia and New Zealand via Echo, Fire TV & Sonos devices
The Apple Music-Alexa integration has expanded to customers in Australia and New Zealand after launching in the United Kingdom and Ireland in April.
Select Sonos speakers gain AirPlay 2 support
The latest Sonos speakers now support AirPlay 2 with multi-room audio and Siri voice control. Older speakers can be grouped with one of the compatible speakers to use AirPlay 2.
Sonos unveils Beam smart sound bar, confirms AirPlay 2 and Siri coming to its speakers in July
Sonos today unveiled a new Beam smart sound bar for your TV and announced that official support for Apple’s latest AirPlay 2 media-streaming technology, along with Siri voice control, is coming to select Sonos wireless speakers via a free software update in July.
