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Why Google rebranded to Alphabet - and why it paid dividends
By Ross Kelly published
Google's decision to rebrand to Alphabet made shocked the industry at the time, and it's since paid dividends.

The new Google Home Speaker comes in some fun color options in the US, but elsewhere it's gray all the way
By Cat Ellis published
Not in North America? You're missing out on funky colored speaker and cameras, as well as the new Nest Doorbell.

I tested NotebookLM and found it very useful for academic, technical, and general research
By Brian Turner published
NotebookLM is very useful for academic, technical, and general research.

Gemini is coming to every Google smart home device from the last decade – here's how to get early access
By Mark Wilson last updated
Google has just launched Gemini for Home, a replacement for the aging Google Assistant in smart home devices. Here's how to get an early look at the Alexa+ rival.

Google Home Speaker vs Amazon Echo Dot Max – here’s how the two big smart speaker rivals compare
By Rowan Davies published
From AI smarts to subscription plans, this is how Google and Amazon's new smart speakers compare.

Google Home Premium is here to replace Nest Aware – here's how much it costs and who gets it
By David Nield published
Google is changing up its smart home subscription offerings, and these are the details you need to know.

Nest isn’t dead – Google takes on Ring with new AI-powered video doorbell and security cameras
By Cat Ellis published
Google's new doorbell and cameras boast 2K resolution and Gemini-powered smarts, but is that enough to keep pace with Ring?

The Google Home Speaker brings Gemini into a compact design with plenty of color – but you’ll be waiting
By Jacob Krol published
Google has revealed an affordable new Home Speaker with Gemini smarts – here's our first impressions based on a brief play with the Echo Dot Max rival.
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