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Hey Google goes quiet with Google Home and Chromecast outage

By Staff Writer 28 June 2018

Google had to sort out a major headache yesterday, as millions of Google Home and Chromecast users were left without service. FULL STORY >

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Google Home Mini received software patch to stop it recording everything

By Robin-Leigh Chetty 11 October 2017

Something to think about if you're looking at getting one of Google's new small smart speakers. FULL STORY >

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Google adds Home Mini and Home Max to speaker lineup

By Robin-Leigh Chetty 5 October 2017

One was leaked ahead of time, but the other was a welcome surprise. FULL STORY >

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Miniature Google Home speaker leaked ahead of Pixel 2 event

By Robin-Leigh Chetty 20 September 2017

Google may have a smaller version of its Home speaker to debut at next month's Pixel 2 event. FULL STORY >

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Google Home spouts ad, Google says it’s not an ad

By Staff Writer 17 March 2017

Get used to some marketing messages hence forth if you want to build your life around’s Google’s voice-activated speaker, powered by Google Assistant. Popping up yesterday was an ad for the latest Disney movie – Beauty and the Beast. FULL STORY >

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Now you can control smart home devices with Google Assistant on Pixel phones

By Robin-Leigh Chetty 10 February 2017

Soon the Google Assistant will be able to control more than its own smart home devices thanks to latest update. It is however, limited to the Pixel phones for now. FULL STORY >

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Google Home debuted as the hub of one's smart household

By Robin-Leigh Chetty 5 October 2016

Built with Google's assistant at its core, the company unveils its Home speaker to the masses. FULL STORY >

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Six significant announcements from the first day of Google I/O 2016

By Robin-Leigh Chetty 19 May 2016

A new VR platform and headset to match, new messaging apps, a FaceTime rival and three other big announcements following the first day at Google I/O 2016. FULL STORY >

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Google readying Amazon Echo competitor called Google Home

By Robin-Leigh Chetty 18 May 2016

With Google I/O kicking off today, reports say the company is readying an Amazon Echo competitor called Google Home, which is wants to release later this year. FULL STORY >

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