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Google Home Hub uses different software than other Google Assistant smart displays

When JBL and Lenovo launched smart displays powered by Google Assistant this summer, the companies tapped into a platform Google announced at the start of the year. But when Google launched its own smart display this week, the company didn’t follow suit. The Google Home Hub is a $149 smart display with a 7 inch […]

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Report: Microsoft’s answer to Amazon Echo may be Home Hub software for Windows 10

Amazon’s Echo is an internet-connected, voice-activated speaker that you control by talking to it. Google Home is a similar device, but it uses Google’s Asisstant voice service rather than Amazon’s Alexa. And Apple is said to be working on a Siri-based version. But what about Microsoft? The company reportedly has its own solution on the […]