Apple Moving Forward With Amazon Echo Rival

Apple is continuing work on an Internet-connected gadget powered by its Siri voice assistant, according to a new report. The device, which Bloomberg reports recently entered the prototyping phase, would be a rival to Amazon's Echo speaker, a surprise hit following its release about two years ago. Amazon has sold about 3 million Echo devices, according to one estimate. Google is also planning a similar device, called Google Home. Like the Echo, the yet-unnamed Apple gadget would respond to various voice requests.