Smart Home

Alexa and Google Assistant both have skills that make them excellent sous-chefs. But which one is best for giving you a hand with Thanksgiving dinner?

Both of these smart speakers cost $199 and deliver high-end audio.

The Amazon Echo Dot with Clock ($60) and Google Nest Mini ($49) face off for the best budget smart speaker crown.

Both the Amazon Echo and Echo Plus are powerful Alexa smart speakers, but they each have different capabilities. Here's how they compare.

Does the new Echo Dot hold up to its predecessor? Here's how they compare.

In our final tally, Google Assistant narrowly beat Alexa for the number of first-place finishes, though both were tied in total points. Siri came in third overall.

Which smart refrigerator is best?

From LG's webOS and Roku TV to Samsung's Tizen and Amazon Fire TV, we test and rank all of the top smart TV platforms.

We love Bose Frames — but a new competitor has appeared, and we're putting it to the test.

The Google Home Hub and Echo Show are both formidable smart displays, but they are very different in terms of price, size and features.

The Echo Dot and Google Home Mini are both formidable smart speakers under $50, but Amazon’s comes out on top.

Whether you want to make your old air conditioner smart or you're ready to invest in a new unit, here's how to keep cool with little fuss.

Two devices dominate the smart thermostat market. But the Ecobee is the better buy.

We compare the Home Max and Sonos based on design, audio quality, their virtual assistants and more.

The Google Home Mini has some advantages over the Echo Dot, especially in sound quality, but Amazon's little smart speaker is simply more versatile.

From design and smart home capabilities to sound quality and value, here's how these premium smart speakers compare.

Which smart speaker is best? We tested the Amazon Echo and Google Home based on their voice assistants, smart home capabilities and more to declare a winner.

The new HomePod looks pretty advanced, but does it it have right combination of features to take on Amazon, Google and newer upstarts?

Google Home is good, but Amazon's virtual assistant and its Echo speakers are better in several ways.

Amazon's Echo and Alexa might be popular, but Google Home tops it in several ways.

Siri is deaf and Alexa is dumb, but Amazon's voice assistant is teachable and more versatile, which gives it an edge over Siri.

How does 4G compare with traditional home internet service? We ran some speed tests in a New York City apartment to see what's fastest.