Smart home devices are great, until you try mixing a few from different brands, and before you know it, you've got half a dozen apps on your phone for controlling your house. I had a similar problem, ...

Voice assistants are a path to efficiency, accessibility, and quick access to information—but first, you have to choose the right one for your household. Amanda Blum is a freelancer who writes about ...

Jasmine is Software and PC Hardware Author at XDA with years of tech reporting experience ranging from AI chatbots right down to gaming hardware, she's covered just about everything. Whether it's ...

She's "smarter than she's ever been" and is rolling out next month, Amazon announced today. The best part? Alexa Plus is free for Prime members. Amazon’s Alexa is going to be able to do more than just ...

Voice assistant technologies remain a hot commodity, given the ubiquity of Alexa and Google Home devices (although oddly, not Apple’s Siri to the same extent). The rise of voice assistants has become ...

It's no secret that the smart home world is dominated by Big Tech, with Amazon's Alexa leading the charge, closely followed by Google Home and Apple HomeKit. These popular automation systems aren't as ...

This time last year, I was about to move into a new house, and I made the decision to say goodbye to Google Assistant and hello to Amazon Alexa for all my smart home duties. Now, almost a year later, ...

Richard is the PC Hardware Lead at XDA and has been covering the technology industry for almost two decades. He's been building PCs since young, and when not creating content, you can often find him ...