If you have a Google Assistant-enabled device, like the Google Nest Mini or the Google Nest Hub Max, chances are you already know how to ask it to turn on the lights, set an alarm and call your ...

The Android smartphone in your pocket is a powerful tool that, when used correctly, could make your everyday life more organized and less chaotic. Do you take advantage of that potential? If your ...

I've been having a lot of fun with the "Ok Google" feature of my Android phone. In fact, I've been adding new commands to it (I'll describe how that's done in future articles). But once I enabled "Ok ...

The major selling point of Android Auto is that it brings smartphone-like apps and services to your vehicle. Google Maps, access to music and weather updates are now taken for granted, but it's ...

Another recent feature that’s just been added is called, “Tell Me Something Good” – and it’s all about bringing you GOOD news. All of these commands, and many more besides, are also available on ...

Google will bring its hands-off "OK Google" voice search to iOS, the search giant has confirmed, in addition to launching new mobile and tablet interfaces which make better use of the Knowledge Graph.

It’s been over two years now since Google Now was first introduced with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, and in that time we’ve seen it and the entire Google voice search experience improve dramatically. But ...

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Here’s a 1 percenter problem: I have both an Amazon Echo and a Google Home in our apartment, and so I could theoretically use whichever one is better. In a lot of ways, I think the Google Home is ...