Apple's 'Siri speaker' to take on Google Home and Amazon Echo in battle of the smart assistants

Apple is developing a'Siri speaker' for the home and is set to allow app makers to access its smart assistant, it has been revealed. The move would put Apple in a three way battle with Amazon and Google. The speaker would double as a music player, and could be revealed next month at the firm's annual developer conference, it is believed. Now the firm is set to unveil a new speaker powered by its Siri assistant. 'Apple is upping its game in the field of intelligent assistants,' wrote Amir Efrati of The Information, who revealed the speaker.