If you have a Google Assistant-enabled device, like the Google Nest Mini or the Google Nest Hub Max, chances are you already know how to ask it to turn on the lights, set an alarm and call your ...

Quick Phrases will let you perform Google Assistant tasks without requiring the “Ok/Hey Google” hotword. You will be able to set alarms, control your music, and more with this in-development feature.

Interactive voice technology is set to transform brand-to-consumer conversations. Do you have a voice marketing strategy? Having evolved from a concept to a certainty, voice assistants and devices ...

The Pixel Watch 4 has won me over with its longer battery life, faster charging, better repairability, and absolutely gorgeous new display, but one feature I keep finding myself swooning over is the ...

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. After the Wear OS community’s cries for help over broken “OK Google” functionality were picked up by media and ...

Google has come up with a compromise to make its "OK Google" feature more secure. Rather than allow users to unlock their Android devices completely (a security risk), the Voice Match command will ...

TL;DL (Too Long; Didn’t Listen): Virtual assistants like Alexa and Siri know a lot about us – maybe TOO much about us. But when we’re gone, they also leave our loved ones with something to hold on to.

Google’s software engineers are looking at bringing a little bit of Android to the Chromebook. François Beaufort, who works on Google’s Chromium open-source browser, announced on Friday that new ...

Together, they just unveiled the OK Go Sandbox, a collection of free design challenges, guides, worksheets, and other materials for K-12 teachers. I'm PCMag's managing editor for consumer electronics, ...

The Google Assistant has many strengths but one of its great weaknesses is that you have to precede every interaction with the “Hey Google” or “OK Google” wake-up call. Google promised a solution in ...