Security Electronics Siri, Alexa, and Google Home can be hacked with a laser Your smart speakers are a little vulnerable right now By Adrian Potoroaca , November 5, 2019, 12:12 PM
Security Google Android TV photo sharing disabled as Google examines privacy issue Users report being able to access photos from other people's accounts By Cal Jeffrey , March 5, 2019, 7:37 AM
Electronics US smart speaker market hits 66 million installs, only 6% are Apple HomePods Amazon's Echo line continues to dominate By Rob Thubron , February 6, 2019, 12:40 PM
Google Google adds support for bilingual households to Google Assistant You can now alternate between two languages seamlessly By Cohen Coberly , August 30, 2018, 3:30 PM
Google Depressing news stories getting you down? Try Google Assistant's good news feature We all need to hear something positive now and again By Rob Thubron , August 22, 2018, 6:54 AM
Electronics Industry Amazon has captured 70 percent of the US smart speaker market Amazon owns the smart speaker market in the US By Shawn Knight , August 2, 2018, 4:17 PM
Google Electronics Google's line of Home smart speakers have finally learned to speak Spanish Spanish versions of the devices are available in Mexico and Spain now By Cohen Coberly , June 26, 2018, 12:50 PM
Security Google Location data leak in Google Home, Chromecast is being patched Accurate to within a few feet By Shawn Knight , June 18, 2018, 5:17 PM
Electronics Google Google rolls out fix for Wi-Fi bug linked to Chromecast and Google Home devices Your Wi-Fi woes should be over soon By Cohen Coberly , January 19, 2018, 12:00 PM
Industry Science NPR and Edison Research study claims that 16 percent of Americans own a smart speaker 11 percent of those speakers are an Amazon Echo By Cohen Coberly , January 15, 2018, 4:40 PM 9 comments
Google Electronics Google Assistant now lets you broadcast messages across all your Home speakers Make yourself heard By Rob Thubron , November 14, 2017, 7:59 AM 7 comments
Tech Deals Electronics Black Friday electronics predictions: Echo and Google Home will drop below $100 Shoppers can score deals on everything from home assistants to smartwatches By Julie Ramhold , November 9, 2017, 10:57 AM
Industry The BBC is creating a choose-your-own-adventure for Google Home and Alexa Be a part of your own personal drama with the BBC's latest project By Cohen Coberly , September 6, 2017, 6:30 PM
Google Industry Walmart teams up with Google for voice activated shopping "OK Google, is the enemy of my enemy my friend?" By David Matthews , August 23, 2017, 1:45 PM
Electronics Hardware Opinion: The evolution of smart speakers By Bob O'Donnell , August 23, 2017, 8:45 AM 9 comments
Tech Deals Mobile Deal alert: Buy a Pixel XL, get a free Google Home smart speaker By Shawn Knight , June 20, 2017, 5:45 PM
Electronics Apple Apple introduces HomePod, its entry into the home assistant market HomePod to compete with Amazon Echo and Google Home By Cal Jeffrey , June 5, 2017, 4:00 PM
Electronics Google is adding a slew of new features to Google Home including proactive assistance and hands-free calling By Shawn Knight , May 17, 2017, 4:00 PM
Industry Electronics Getting smart about smart speakers Smart speakers are an exciting and intriguing new product category By Bob O'Donnell , May 9, 2017, 11:00 AM
Electronics Microsoft Harman Kardon teases Cortana-powered Invoke speaker By Shawn Knight , May 8, 2017, 12:00 PM
Apple Electronics Apple's Siri-based Echo competitor will reportedly be a high-end affair By Shawn Knight , May 1, 2017, 2:00 PM
Tech Culture Google Burger King launches ad designed to trigger your Google Home, doesn't go as planned By William Gayde , April 12, 2017, 10:15 PM 18 comments
Google Google Home could soon support multiple accounts The feature was inadvertently announced in the most recent update By Jose Vilches , April 10, 2017, 12:00 PM
Google Google removes Beauty and the Beast voice ad from its smart speaker; claims it wasn't an ad It certainly sounded like one By Rob Thubron , March 17, 2017, 9:45 AM 7 comments
Google Developers can start creating actions for Google Home Google is rushing to catch up with Amazon By Jose Vilches , December 9, 2016, 5:45 PM