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Google announced today that it has added new functionality to the Lenovo Smart Clock and, presumably, to future Smart Clocks.

With its Nest smart home business now integrated into Google Home, Google is enabling Nest users to migrate to Google accounts.

Google announced this week that it is adding assignable reminders to its Assistant to help families or housemates stay organized.

After a year-long naming competition, OnePlus revealed this week that its fans have absolutely no imagination at all.

Huawei unveiled Harmony OS, a new platform for digital devices, this week. But it will not use it in any smartphones this year.

Today, Google committed to making the delivery of its hardware products to and from customers carbon neutral by 2020.

As I write this, we’re about two-thirds of the way through this year’s home swap, which is taking place near Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Apple said Thursday that it is suspending a program that “grades” Siri voice commands issued by users because of privacy concerns.

Microsoft revealed this week that it will remove Cortana from Xbox One and will evolve how voice commands work on the console.

JBL this week announced the first TV soundbar to offer an Android TV experience, complete with Google Assistant support.

The Google Store is hosting a summer sale with huge savings on Pixel 3/3XL, Google Nest Hub, Google Home Mini, and more.

The $80 Lenovo Smart Clock is now available for purchase at Best Buy and Walmart in the United States.

Amazon today announced a smaller version of its Echo Show smart display that will retail for just $90 when it goes on sale in June.

Apple and Google are both terrible in their own ways. But while one has the upper hand when it comes to marketing privacy, that won't help it win this war.

Excited by the possibility of integrating Sonos smart speakers into my whole-house audio system, I purchased a Sonos One recently.

Lenovo’s new Smart Clock is a modern take on the alarm clock with Google Assistant support, voice control, and touch navigation.  

Bose is adding Google Assistant compatibilities to its most recent smart speakers and soundbars via a software update.

Google’s surprise announcement that it would replace its Home brand with Nest was well-received. Then all hell broke loose.

Sonos is rolling out an update that will bring Google Assistant to the Beam and One players.

First announced in September 2018 for new Echo smart speakers, Alexa Guard is now available on all Echo speakers.

18 months after it promised this functionality, Sonos will finally bring Google Assistant compatibility to its entry-level smart speakers.

I’m plenty-busy here in Seattle for Microsoft Build, but I wanted to at least provide a quick rundown of today’s Google I/O announcements

Amazon released a new version of its Alexa app for Windows 10 that runs in the background and enables hands-free use.

Hulu announced today that its U.S.-based subscriber base jumped by 40 percent in the past year to 28 million.

Apple posted net income of $11.6 billion on revenues of $58 billion for the most recent quarter. Both are major declines year-over-year.

Microsoft, an also-ran in the market for digital personal assistants, has issued a report about digital personal assistants.

Amazon today announced that its Alexa customers now have access to a free, ad-supported version of Amazon Music.