The new iPhone might not be the only smart thing Apple announces at WWDC

In a rare bout of fortune telling that surprisingly has nothing to do with upcoming iPhones, Apple rumormonger Ming-chi Kuo is touting a smart speaker announcement for this year's WWDC. It's high time Apple packed Siri into a stylish connected speaker to rival the likes of Amazon Echo and Google Home. Such a product would make complete sense and is pretty much ready for prime time, now that the technology for it is established and mature.

A Siri speaker will integrate tightly in Apple's ever-expanding HomeKit platform for making smart things like thermostats and ...