Amazon Alexa is flexible and compatible with many smart home devices but can be clunky and has no native smartphone support.

I've tested nearly every smart speaker and smart display from Amazon and Google in my home, and they are similar, yet vastly ...

To set up Google Assistant, ensure your smartphone has the latest version of the Google app. Connect your phone to the car's ...

A new report reveals how Amazon continues to struggle with building a better AI brain for Alexa as competitors surge ahead.

To help you in the decision-making process, our expert contributors compare common preferences and potential pain points, such as affordability, accessibility and credibility. Amazon Alexa devices ...

Voice assistants like Siri and Alexa are sometimes suspected of listening even without activation, raising privacy concerns. Studies show frequent accidental activations, capturing and storing ...

It also can’t execute routines. Like Google, Amazon is also working to add support for natural language commands in Alexa.

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The best smart speakers make controlling your smart home devices a piece of cake, with simple voice commands putting you in charge. These speakers are for far more than music, with many including ...

The Alexa app will then walk you through ... about what's available on the smart speaker market that can compare to the Dot, the Google-Assistant-powered Nest Mini (2nd Generation) immediately ...

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