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DEAL: Save $20 on Google Home ($79), $24 on Google Home Mini ($25)

Tim November 12, 2019

Should you feel bad about giving Google Home Mini devices out as holiday presents? I don't, and since they're always on sale (or given away for free at times), I think they make perfect little stocking stuffers. Right now, you can pick up a Google Home Mini...

Original Google Home, Home Mini Get Speaker Pairing for Stereo Sound

Tim October 28, 2019

Recently added into the Google Home app, owners of original Google Home and Google Home Mini units can now pair their speakers to create a set of stereo speakers, an ability that was previously not there. As you may recall, this feature was available to other...

You Can Now Move Streams Between Google Cast Devices With Your Voice

Tim October 8, 2019

At long last, users can now move music and video streams between Google Cast-supported devices with nothing but their voice. Before this change, let's say you casted music to your bathroom speaker, but now want to move it to the living room. To do, you'd have...

Google Loses #2 Spot in Global Smart Speaker Sales

Tim August 26, 2019

According to the latest Q2 figures in the smart speaker category, Google has officially lost its #2 spot in the global market, falling to #3. Taking over that #2 spot behind Amazon is Baidu, a relative newcomer to the category. In terms of figures, Google's Q2...

Nest Migration to Google Accounts is Now Live

Kellen August 19, 2019

This morning, Google updated a bunch of their Google Nest Help pages with FAQ and instructions over migrating your Nest account to a Google account. Up until a few minutes ago, we weren't seeing the option to perform the migration, but a Nest app update that...

Google Home Now Less Obnoxious When It Comes to Turning Off Lights

Kellen July 24, 2019

Every night for the past several years, I've run two Google Assistant commands. The first is to turn on my bedroom lights, followed by a second not long after to turn them back off. Each time I do that, Google responds with an audio reply that it has done...

Report: Not so Surprisingly, Google Listens to a Small Fraction of ‘Ok Google’ Queries

Tim July 11, 2019

A report from VRT NEWS is claiming that Google employees are listening to "Ok, Google" queries made from Google Home devices and Google Assistant on our smart devices. Not only are they listening to a small portion of all queries, said to be about 0.2% of the...

Nest Hub and All Google Home Products are Super Cheap Right Now

Kellen June 27, 2019

Google slashed prices on all of its Google Home products today, including the rebranded Nest Hub. The deals as of this morning include $24 off Google Home Mini, $30 off Google Home, $50 off Google Home Max, and $50 off Google Nest Hub. You can get into a Home...