I've tested nearly every smart speaker and smart display from Amazon and Google in my home, and they are similar, yet vastly ...

The Google Mini speakers - the first-generation Google Home Mini and second-generation Google Nest Mini - are charming, puck-shaped smart speakers. Their low price means you could likely populate ...

Yet the pace of new smart speaker launches has come to a crawl. With Google, it's been over four years since the launch of ...

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 Mini is the follow-up to the original Google Home Mini, offering a similar design with upgraded speakers. As you would expect, it has Google Assistant built-in — meaning that you ...

Spotify is giving away free Google Home Mini speakers with individual and family plans—even if you're already a subscriber. To catch up with Amazon, Google should just give away Home Minis to ...

Ty Pendlebury has worked at CNET since 2006. He lives in New York City where he writes about streaming and home audio. Expertise Ty has worked for radio, print, and online publications, and has ...

Worse, when you realize it might be the smart home speaker on the ... around with a Nest Mini when he discovered that a rogue account could be created using the Google Home App.