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SmartThings technology continues to enhance and improve the way we experience smart living. We're pleased to further strengthen our partnership with Google and integrate Nest into our portfolio to offer users more ways to control and automate their home. We are committed to creating a universal system where all smart home devices can work cohesively together. … [Read more...] about You will soon be able to control your Google Nest devices with Samsung SmartThings

It's still far from perfect, however. At the moment, you can only control Nest-branded cameras, thermostats, and doorbells via the SmartThings app, with Nest Secure and Nest Protect devices left out in the cold. Even worse, Google's lineup of smart speakers is currently also not supported. … [Read more...] about Samsung SmartThings now works with some Google Nest devices

Google prudently opted out of including a video camera on the Hub itself, getting ahead of some privacy concerns, and likely prompting Amazon to include a manual video shutter on its new, smaller Echo Show 5 display. If you really want a Google-based smart display that allows for video chatting, a few third-party options can make that happen. Even without it, the Nest Hub is the best, most affordable marriage of a voice assistant and a display interface on the market. Read our Google Nest Hub review. … [Read more...] about The best smart home devices for 2021: Amazon, Google and Apple race to control your home

For years, a "GPhone" to compete with the iPhone had been a mythic prospect -- a device that Android fanboys believed could properly take on Apple's smartphone. The Pixel, with its premium build and high-end price tag, seemed primed to contend. It was glossy and chic, even drawing comparisons to the iPhone's appearance. It had a remarkable camera with advanced photography software. But it entered a market already dominated by the likes of Apple and Samsung, two of the most popular phone makers in the world.  … [Read more...] about Pixel 5 is a reminder that Google’s phones have never been all that relevant

Official and officially awesome These are all the first-party Samsung Galaxy S21 cases & accessories There's a new Galaxy S21 just waiting for you, but between promotional credits and waiting for third-party cases to catch up, you might want to turn to Samsung's own cases and accessories. Here's all the official first-party cases and accessories for the Galaxy S21, all in one place for you to easily peruse. … [Read more...] about The Galaxy S21 is bringing Samsung and Google even closer together