Samsung could launch $300 Bixby smart speaker at August 9th event

Samsung hasn’t yet managed to shake the lackluster reputation of its Bixby digital assistant, especially when compared against rivals Google Assistant, Alexa, and even Siri. But the company is apparently pressing on with the idea of putting Bixby into a smart speaker that will resemble the Echo, Google Home, and Apple’s HomePod in concept.The Wall Street Journal’s report on a foldable smartphone from Samsung also offers some new information on the speaker project. Samsung is e