Generative AI is hitting your smart speakers and displays, reigniting the rivalry between Amazon and Google in the smart home ...

Amazon Alexa is flexible and compatible with many smart home devices but can be clunky and has no native smartphone support. Apple HomeKit provides top-notch security and privacy but is restricted to ...

Not only has shouting across the room at an inanimate speaker become normal behavior, but it's now possible to automate pretty much everything in our homes with smart speakers like those from Amazon ...

Britta is the former Deputy Editor of Pocket-lint and has covered the consumer technology industry since 2012. Her specialties include smartphones, smart home, speakers, and wearables. While there are ...

Virtual assistants will soon be as commonplace as smartphones -- in many parts of the world, they already are. Most ...

Amazon Alexa is already a solid smart assistant, but a few clever tweaks and lesser-known features can take your experience to the next level. Here's how to make the most of it.

ALEXA fans have been warned the popular voice assistant will stop working on some devices this week unless they make a key change. If you have an Amazon Echo speaker or display you need not worry.

As part of Works with Nest (WWN) shutting down next week, Google says it will stop supporting the “legacy Nest skills for Alexa.” To avoid any control disruption, owners need to migrate from Nest to ...

This time last year, I was about to move into a new house, and I made the decision to say goodbye to Google Assistant and hello to Amazon Alexa for all my smart home duties. Now, almost a year later, ...