Google building tabletop 'Manhattan' to challenge Amazon's 'Echo Show'

Google has decided to remove YouTube from Amazon's 'Echo Show' citing a violation of its terms of service

In a bid to keep up with the growing smart home market, Google is building a tabletop smart screen code-named "Manhattan", similar to Amazon's "Echo Show".

The device will offer YouTube, Google Assistant, Google Photos, video calling and also act as a smart hub that can control "Nest" and other smart home devices, Tech Crunch quoted industry sources as saying on Friday.

The device will come with a 7-inch screen and run a version of Android, which will make it easier for third-parties to build apps for it. It may also include Netflix, the report said.

The original target launch date of the