It's time to call it: Amazon has conquered the smart home industry. From connected appliance makers and game creators to television networks and even financial institutions, everyone is jumping aboard the Alexa train. But Amazon is eyeing a new domain: your smartphone. And its bid for a presence in phones faces stiff competition from existing assistants. Still, when Huawei announced at CES that it would bring Alexa to its Mate 9 flagship, we were intrigued.

It wouldn't be April Fools without some hilarious jokes from our favorite tech companies. The 2017 joke from Huawei's subsidiary brand Honor is your new best friend. The Honor BFF is the device that will shower you with praise and encouragement throughout your day. Whether you need a kind word about your looks, a pick-me-up after a long day at work or some cheering on during a difficult mobile game level, the Honor BFF includes U-daBest Always-On Affirmation sensor and machine learning technology, which can detect when a user needs a complement and will dole them out generously. The smartphone is the perfect assistant during a long and grueling workout and offers motivation to keep going.

During its Unpacked event, Samsung proudly introduced its Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 handsets to the world while also shedding light on the voice service that it will be launching with the devices called Bixby. As expected, the voice assistant will come with support for various Samsung apps. Interestingly, there is now confirmation that third-party apps will also be supported by Siri's rival. On Friday, MobileSyrup reported that some third-party apps that will be supported by Bixby were leaked at Samsung's Canada press briefing. Apparently, an early version of Bixby was showcased at the event and it included a list for all supported apps. The third-party apps that made it to the list were Facebook, CNN, YouTube, Uber, Twitter, LinkedIn and Foursquare.

Earlier this week, the Samsung Galaxy S8 line of devices were announced with tremendous fanfare. The Galaxy S8 serves as a symbol of Samsung's comeback story following the Galaxy Note 7 debacle. In my opinion, the pros of the Galaxy S8 outweigh the cons. However, there is one specific con that has been making the headlines today. Early reviewers of the Galaxy S8 discovered a security flaw in the facial recognition feature.

Samsung introduced the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 with its own facial recognition technology for unlocking phones. Although the technology is supposed to provide an added layer of security, it looks like it can easily be tricked. In a recent Twitter livestream, YouTuber MarcianoPhone demonstrated that the facial recognition technology on the Galaxy S8 can easily be fooled by a full-screen selfie. He did this by registering his face on one of the Galaxy S8 units displayed at Samsung's showroom. He then used another S8 to take a photo of himself and used that photo to unlock the the Galaxy S8.

The Galaxy S8 is one of the most stunning phones we've ever laid eyes on, but there's one design element we can't quite wrap our heads around. Instead of centering the fingerprint sensor on the back like so many other phone makers have done, Samsung has placed it next to the camera, virtually assuring that most people will use one of the other myriad ways to unlock. But the one people are most likely to use is also one of the least secure. Instead of a pattern or a passcode, you can set up your Galaxy S8 to unlock as soon as it sees your face (since you're likely to be looking at it anyway). It utilizes the front camera to study the proportions of your face and when it recognizes it's you, it'll unlock.

A video appearing to show somebody trick the new Samsung Galaxy S8's facial recognition technology has emerged. The handset, which was launched earlier this week, allows users to unlock the phone with their face. It's a fast and convenient alternative to PINs, passcodes and patterns, but might not be the most secure of options. The clip, posted on Twitter by Marcianotech, appears to show a user unlock a Galaxy S8 with a picture of his own face. He doesn't manage it right away, taking several minutes to get the picture into position, but you can see his successful attempt just after the nine-minute mark.

The Samsung Galaxy S8 was announced Wednesday and brings to the market a host of new features to the Galaxy S line. From iris scanning and facial recognition to the Bixby AI assistant, the Galaxy S8 packs a host of functions in a frame than it smaller than Samsung's previous flagship models. Samsung Galaxy S8 and Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus Photo: Fionna Agomuoh The Samsung Galaxy S8 features a 5.8-inch Quad HD dual-edge display. The Galaxy S8 Plus features a 6.2-inch Quad HD display. While the screens are much larger than prior Galaxy S devices, their overall size is similar to the Galaxy S7 Edge and the Galaxy Note 7. Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus app tray Photo: Fionna Agomuoh Users can access the Samsung Galaxy S8 app tray by swiping up from the bottom of the display.

When the Samsung Galaxy S8 smartphone finally goes on sale in April, the new flagship smartphone will also be available at a place that might initially seem surprising: the Microsoft Store. Microsoft will begin selling a Microsoft Edition of the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus through its local Microsoft Stores. As with the primary Galaxy smartphones, it will also be available April 21. Externally and mostly internally, the Microsoft Edition of the Galaxy S8 features the same specifications and features as the main Samsung version of the smartphone. However, the Microsoft Edition of the phone will also automatically install a suite of Microsoft mobile apps during the initial setup process.

And there are some awesome features packed in.