If you're an Android user, you can ask Gemini to control smart lights, thermostats, and more via the Gemini app.

As well as a new home for all these apps ... In its place is now a soft M made out of Google’s core colours of blue, red, yellow and green. Without the envelope, the new logo is a closer match to ...

NRG Energy (NRG) announced it is partnering with Renew Home, a leading virtual power plant company to boost its residential VPP capabilities.

stream music to a smart speaker using Alexa (or Google Assistant), lock your doors remotely, or automatically vacuum your floors without lifting a finger, the best smart home devices streamline ...

What’s inside a PNG file? Graphics, sure. But how is that graphic encoded? [Evan Hahn] shows you what goes into a single black pixel inside a 67-byte file. Why so many bytes? Well, that is ...

A little over four years later, is it still enough to make the display a must-have for your smart home? Find out in Android Authority‘s Google Nest Hub Max review! About our Google Nest Hub Max ...

A Python script that prints its own hash would be easy. But not every file type is so easy. Take PNG for instance. these files are split into chunks of data, and each chunk is both CRC-32 and ...

The TIFF, PNG and WebP graphics formats support the 8-bit alpha channel, whereas JPEGs have none. GIF supports a 1-bit channel, which means that an area marked as alpha can be either transparent ...

After debuting on Google TV Streamer and extending to Chromecast more recently, the new Home Panel has also since rolled out to Google TV sets from TCL, Hisense, and other brands. The Home Panel ...

Macy is a Writer on the CNET How-To team, covering a variety of topics, including home security ... you wait until the holidays get closer? Google Flights recently released its key insights ...

The Google TV Streamer is designed to sit on a shelf or table, but a clever case makes it really easy to mount or hang it.

While the Arlo Pro works just fine with Alexa and Google Home, it does not support Apple HomeKit, so Apple users should look elsewhere. Also, be sure to factor in the cost of an Arlo Secure ...