Google adds payments setup to Google Assistant, kind of
As the Google Assistant continues on its wandering journey of adding new features, we're getting an indication of the next new addition: payments. Users in the USA have begun to see a new menu option for 'Payments' showing up...
Google Assistant accidentally shows up on non-Pixel phones
In a bit of a 'whoops' moment, it seems that an alpha version of Google's eponymous app rolled out, and while it was pretty unstable and buggy, users who have sideloaded the app since are reporting that they've gained...
Want to get Home Automation control on your Pixel before Google flips the switch?...
Earlier today we reported on the Pixel getting official access to the Home Automation menu, and thus control, previously restricted to owners of the Google Home. Unfortunately, this is one of those updates that requires you to jump through...
The Pixel’s Google Assistant gets the ability to control home automated devices
A couple of weeks ago Google announced that Google Assistant on the Pixel phones would soon be able to control home automated products. Today the roll out has apparently begun.
With the update to Google app 6.11 and Play...
Google Assistant adds two more smart home partners to their live offerings
Google Assistant has today gotten a lot smarter with the addition of two new partners. Today's announcement sees the previously announced WeMo integration going live as well as the addition of new partner Honeywell.
Alongside WeMo support, Google has also...
Google Assistant and Google Home can control my TV using Logitech Harmony and IFTTT
Since getting my Google Home, I've been slowly integrating anything in my house that I can, it all started with my Christmas Tree thanks to a Belkin WeMo power outlet and has progressed to my Garage Door. Now thanks...
Samsung’s virtual assistant Bixby is getting ready for launch with IP Australia trademark applications
Samsung's launch of the Galaxy S8 won't be coming at Mobile World Congress next month, but Samsung is making all the moves to ensure the phone will launch without incident, including trademarking the Bixby virtual assistant.
Samsung has applied for...
Report: LG G6 may be the first ‘non-Google’ phone to include Google Assistant
Google's decision to retain the Google Assistant as a Pixel exclusive feature has been a source of consternation for some, but a new report out of Business Korea says that the Google Assistant could be branching out to another...
Microsoft’s virtual assistant, Cortana, is Coming to Android lock screens
Microsoft's virtual personal assistant, Cortana, seems to be coming to Android lock-screens very soon. We understand that Microsoft have begun beta testing a version of Cortana that allows access directly from your phones/devices lock screen, according to a report from...
With Google Assistant, IFTTT and Belkin’s WeMo, I’ve automated my garage door
The smart home has been often promised and typically half delivered, few products exist that deliver you "the package", and to be honest that's still the case today. However, with the right combination of pieces, you can get close,...
Screenshot feature has arrived in the Google Assistant for Pixel owners
The Google Now On Tap screenshot feature was a great idea, but with the transition to Google Assistant when the Pixel phones were released, it fell by the wayside. Now it appears that Google is bringing it back, with...
Search Gesture And Keyboard Input Coming To Google App and Google Assistant
It seems that CES 2017 was the year of Amazon's Alexa. We saw it on many devices and phones, and not a single one of them was made by Amazon. After all the hype surrounding Google Assistant last year...
Google Assistant may be updated for continuous conversations, as demoed on Android TV [Video]
Having used Google Assistant via voice on both my Pixel XL and now my 2 Google Homes devices, one thing more than anything else drives me Bonkers, and that's having to say "Ok Google" over and over and over...
Lenovo will be bringing their Alexa powered Smart Assistant to Australia ‘Soon’
Lenovo, like many other companies this year at CES have launched products which are using Amazon's exciting voice assistant technology Alexa. The Lenovo Smart Assistant announced this week is slated for launch in the US in May, but it's...
Google Assistant is making its way to Android TV
Android TV is making some strong inroads into the market and with the announcement that Google Assistant will be making its way onto the platform soon, Google is hoping that this foothold will increase.
As with anything Android based, there...