David Priest is an award-winning writer and editor who formerly covered home security for CNET. Amazon's Echo Dot is impressive as ever. Its 1.6-inch speaker is half an inch larger than the previous ...

The hockey puck or the doughnut? Choosing your mini smart speaker is a tricky decision. Before deciding between Echo Dot and its new Google rival, it’s worth asking what you’d mostly use your voice ...

Michael Bizzaco has been writing about and working with consumer tech for well over a decade. With a background in home theater sales, installation and repair, Michael's hands-on reviews, how-to ...

We’re starting this discussion with the HomePod Mini because it’s very different from its rivals. It’s $50 more expensive and requires an iPhone or iPad, whereas Amazon and Google’s products will also ...

When Google introduced the Home Mini two years ago, it was playing catch-up to Amazon's Echo lineup. The Echo Dot, a tiny and affordable version of the larger Echo smart speaker, had been on sale for ...

The Google Nest Mini and Amazon Echo Dot are both the cheapest smart speakers available from their respective ranges costing less than £50. These are accompanied by bigger smart speaker such as the ...

The cheapest smart speakers from Amazon and Google remain among the most enticing smart home devices on the market, even months after release. But which one is better? Rich was the editorial lead for ...

At Apple's recent 'Hi, Speed' event the main focus was of course the reveal of its flagship phone the new iPhone 12 - but the announcement of the HomePod Mini hardly went unnoticed. A smaller, cheaper ...

The Google Home Mini is a no-brainer for anyone who’s already enjoying a Google Home, but it’s not the right smart home controller for everyone. The Google Home Mini is the gateway drug Google ...

They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. If that's true, Amazon must be tickled pink right now. The obvious inspiration for last year's Google Home was the Amazon Echo, and it's just as ...

You’ve just noticed a great price on an Amazon Echo Dot or Google Home Mini smart speaker. Should you buy one? The prices are intended to make them impulse purchases, because both Amazon and Google ...