Revamped Google Home app gets serious about the smart home The app's not just for setup anymore. It's a full-blown smart home control center.

The smart home was supposed to make our lives easier, but confusing controls and too many apps are frustrating. There must be a better way.

Apple’s Home app has always felt like an afterthought. Probably because it was. Apple didn’t want to make an app to control its HomeKit home automation software framework; it didn’t release ...

Google Home users are getting a free smart home upgrade, as Gemini will now be able to control their devices. The Gemini mobile app's new integrations, rolling out to the public, let you ask ...

Tired of firing up a separate app to control each of the Bluetooth devices in your house? Check out Oort -- an upcoming access hub that unifies them all ...

Smart home hubs excel in tidying up that operation, tying all of your gadgets together so that you can access and control them from a central point.

Have you ever wondered what smartwatch does a better job at controlling the smart home? Well, I found out WatchOS is significantly ahead of Google's WearOS.

In other words, you’ll lose control of your Apple HomeKit-connected smart devices. Apple’s move to ditch its old Home app has been a long time in coming.

The Chamberlain MyQ Smart Garage Control explains itself with the name. For $29.98, it sets out to be a catchall solution for remote access to a garage door complete with intelligent features. By ...