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Google expands its line of smart speakers with the new Nest Audio, bringing its Smart Sound feature to the entry-level.

For the second time this year, smart speaker maker Sonos has sued Google for infringing on its patent portfolio.

I knew we’d make smart home mistakes and that we would go down certain roads only to backtrack after things didn’t work out.

Google disabled Xiaomi’s access to its Assistant and Home and Nest devices after a security breach almost two weeks ago.

Google has temporarily disabled Xiaomi’s access to its Assistant and Home and Nest devices after a security breach.

Google announced this week that it is adding support for Google Keep, Any.do, AnyList, and Bring to its Assistant.

Google today announced a feature called “Your News Update” for its Assistant-powered smart speakers and smartphones.

New data from Canalys claims that Google smart speaker sales plummeted 40 percent year-over-year. What’s happening?

The ability to create stereo pairs with Google Home smart speakers is a great if long overdue addition to the platform.

It's been a while since Google launched the first version of the Google WiFi router. The next-gen Nest WiFi router will feature Assistant support, and work with the older Google WiFi hardware.

Google reportedly working on next-gen Home Mini, dubbed the Nest Mini, with a wall mount, improved speakers, new colors.

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

Google Assistant will no longer annoy you with its voice when you are trying to control your lights with your voice.

A mysterious "media device" from Google has appeared at the FCC, but we have no idea what it is.

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

Google announced a free, ad-supported version of YouTube Music to all users of Google Home and other Google-powered speakers.

The market researchers at Canalys claim that the smart speaker installed base will top 200 million globally by the end of 2019.

The BBC has admitted that it is blocking all of its podcasts from appearing in Google Podcasts, Search, and Assistant. For some reason.

Google now documents the APIs required for smart blinds to hook into Assistant.

Google and Apple could be working on bringing official Apple Music integration to Google Home speakers.

A new report says that smart speaker sales hit a new record in the holiday quarter of 2018, with 86.2 million units sold.

Google is reportedly planning to launch new Pixel 3 Lite line of phones, a new security camera, Pixel 4, a new Home, and a new Watch this year.

Google announced this week that its Nest Secure smart alarm system now offers Google Assistant capabilities via its Nest Guard base station.

Google Assistant gets new features on Android, and a new Interpreter Mode on Smart Displays.

Google Assistant will soon be available on a billion devices, with number of active users growing 4x over the last year.

Google announced today that it is using AI to enhance the audio news capabilities of Google Assistant and Google Home.

Google has finally added multi-room audio functionality to its video-based Chromecast, Google Home, and Smart Display devices