Amazon Alexa is flexible and compatible with many smart home devices but can be clunky and has no native smartphone support.

Google Home Max: If you're big into audio ... You can ask Alexa to re-order items from Amazon, or you can ask Alexa how far Pluto is from Earth. It's the gold standard in smart speakers, and ...

They were activated when a user said something like: "Alexa, turn on my horoscopes ... remember some of the apps offered for Amazon Echo and Google Home devices were made by third parties.

I've been covering technology for five decades and even I can't handle smart home setups – and that's a big problem.

Google Home, Google's smart home platform, is relatively static at the moment. While millions of people use it, and there are ...