If you're spending more time fixing your smart home than using it, it could be time to stop relying on the cloud. Here's how.

You can’t have a conversation about smart home devices without including Amazon’s Alexa in the picture. As of 2025, the ...

We surveyed our readers about their favorite smart home devices, including which smart assistants they use and love.

Unlike many devices that you can add directly in the Alexa app by searching for them, Dyson devices require logging into your ...

The Google app for Search, and the Google office suite — Docs, Slides and Sheets — all run on iPhones. You can make or ...

But smart TVs are more than just a portal to Netflix. These days, major smart TV OSes are packed with convenient features. Google TV and Amazon Fire OS are both based on Android, ...

The fourth-generation Echo Show 8 has upgraded speakers for richer sound and a faster processor for more seamless and natural voice interactions with Alexa+, making it Amazon's best smart display for ...

Best suited to large rooms, Amazon's Echo Show 11 smart display combines excellent sound quality, a large screen, and the ...

Cameyo by Google streams legacy Windows or Linux apps to the Chrome browser on a ChromeOS device or to a progressive web app.

If you're eager to get the most out of your burgeoning smart home setup, Alexa automations can really add a dash of ...

From opening your garage door as you drive up to arming your security system when you leave, a geofence can make your smart home work like magic.

Amazon’s Alexa was one of the many tech services impacted by a major Amazon Web Services outage that started on Monday morning, Oct. 20. According to Downdetector, reports of an Alexa outage peaked ...