Apple hints its Echo killer could have a touchscreen

Enjoy the 70-percent lead while you can Amazon, because Apple's coming to slay Alexa and the Echo. Well, it'll try.

In an interview with India's Gadgets360, Phil Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of worldwide marketing, dropped the first hints for its long-rumored smart assistant speaker that'll reportedly be powered by Siri.

Despite refusing to talk about the Echo and Google Home, Schiller didn't shy away from talking about voice-based devices as a whole. While he says Apple is heavily invested in Siri, Schiller talked up both the advantages and disadvantages of having a display. Read more...