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Apple's HomePod ($359.00 at Walmart) is a device built to stay within the company's walled garden. The device works flawlessly with Apple Music, and while it may appear that it doesn't work with any other service outside of Apple's, that's not quite the case.  Now Playing: Watch this: Make an infinite loop with HomePod, Echo and Google Home 3:18 In fact, with a little know-how you can stream music from just about any source to the HomePod. But first, let's take a look at what the speaker supports. Supported servicesAs with most Apple products, the HomePod lacks built-in support for outside music services. So you can't trigger services like Spotify, Google Play Music or Pandora by just talking to Siri. Instead, you are limited to the following according to the HomePod's technical specifications:AirPlay is your (only) friendHarsh, I know. But with the lack of Bluetooth support or an audio-in option on the HomePod, AirPlay is the only means you have to stream music … [Read more...] about Apple HomePod: What to do if you don’t use Apple Music

Apple's HomePod ($349.00 at Apple) puts out amazing sound, though it locks you into Apple's so-called walled garden. If you're OK with that, odds are you already have a HomePod sitting on a shelf in your home right now. Now Playing: Watch this: Set up an Apple HomePod with ease 2:27 Despite a dedicated app on your iOS device, or an interface on the HomePod itself, there's quite a bit you can do with Apple's smart speaker. Below are some tips and tricks we've figured out thus far. Initial setup is a breeze. Plug it in, wait a few seconds, unlock your iOS device and wait for an alert. It's incredibly cool and incredibly easy.Change these settings. We walk you through finding the HomePod's settings, and which settings have an impact on the overall experience.From controls to blocking explicit music, we offer several tips and tricks to help you get the most out of the HomePod.Spotify users, you're in luck… kind of. The HomePod may not work directly with Spotify or … [Read more...] about Apple HomePod: Every tip and trick you need to know

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives.It was the ad that took mockery to an exalted level.Released last November to coincide with the launch of the iPhoneX, here was Samsung wantin everyone to believe that it was the inventive brand, while Apple was the label of sad sheep and retrograde lovers. Samsung was, in its own eyes, first with just about every single development in phone design since, well, smartphones were invented. Apple merely copied. And late, too.With the Galaxy S9 being launched this week, will Samsung still be able to claim this?If you look at the teaser ads for the S9 that the Korean company released last week, they featured the camera, the camera and the camera. Oh, and an emoji variant. Which some Apple faithful might think of as copying Animoji with a little twist.Oddly, this apparent emphasis on the camera and Animojis coincides precisely with what a T-Mobile salesman told me were the biggest selling point of … [Read more...] about Can Samsung still claim to be ahead of Apple?