If you’re seeking to make your home smarter, odds are you’re in between two smart home ecosystems, Amazon Alexa versus Google Home. Both Amazon Alexa- and Google Assistant-enabled devices can help ...

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...

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All smart speakers nail the basics like timers, weather forecasts, music, and voice commands, but the differences show up once a real setup starts to form across multiple rooms. Amazon Alexa and ...

The Amazon Alexa app is getting a long-awaited redesign, and the new look is nearly identical to the Google Home app. In a post today, Amazon has officially revealed the new Alexa app for Android and ...