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Remember back in August when Google casually dropped the news that Assistant was getting a Gemini-powered upgrade? Well, it ...

Having a set of Google Nest speakers is an easy way to add smart home functionality throughout your home, but did you realize ...

The Google Nest Audio is our favorite smart speaker, which is surprising given its 2020 launch. It has withstood the test of ...

Right now, the Google Nest Audio is half price in Best Buy’s early Black Friday sale, taking this premium smart speaker down ...

If you're thinking of buying a Google Nest Learning Thermostat, you might want to pull the trigger now. You can get a free ...

For now at least, Google Assistant is sticking around on smart displays and speakers, but we've now got some clues as to how Gemini will be helping out. The team at 9to5Google spotted code hidden ...

Earlier this year Google announced that Google Assistant would be getting some improvements, all thanks to the Gemini AI. The ...

Google Home is the beating heart of the tech giant's smart home ecosystem, and its Nest speakers have made it easier than ever to issue voice commands into the ether. Still, if you've blanketed ...

TechHive’s editors and writers have been testing smart speakers since the early days of Alexa Siri, and Google Assistant, giving us more than a decade of experience with these devices and their ...