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All the Amazon Alexa and Echo news, reviews, tips, tricks and how-to guides you need

How to use Alexa: the complete guide

How to use Alexa: the complete guide

Become an Alexa ninja with our epic do-everything guide
101 Alexa Easter eggs you need to try

101 Alexa Easter eggs you need to try

Updated with brand new Easter Eggs: Discover Alexa's funny side
The best Alexa skills

The best Alexa skills

All the skills you need to download for Alexa
Best Alexa compatible devices

Best Alexa compatible devices

The devices you need to craft your connected home
How to make Alexa talk faster or slower

How to make Alexa talk faster or slower

Not quite your tempo? You can now change the speed of Amazon Alexa's speech
Make Alexa your Android assistant

Make Alexa your Android assistant

Not into Google Assistant? There is another way
Sonos ducking with Amazon Echo

Sonos ducking with Amazon Echo

Sick of Amazon turning down the sound on your speakers? Luckily, there's a fix
How to use Alexa with Logitech Harmony

How to use Alexa with Logitech Harmony

Get Alexa working in harmony with Logitech
B&O Beosound A1 has Alexa on the go

B&O Beosound A1 has Alexa on the go

Latest portable speaker from Danish giant has Amazon's voice assistant baked in
Organising your Alexa smart home devices

Organising your Alexa smart home devices

A quick guide to keeping your Alexa smart home organised and well managed
Aqara Smart Home Starter Kit

Aqara Smart Home Starter Kit

This starter kit can polish up your Alexa and Google smart home, too
Your Echo Show can now scan barcodes

Your Echo Show can now scan barcodes

Time to move your smart display into the kitchen
Amazon Music closes in on Apple

Amazon Music closes in on Apple

Amazon Music has more than 55 million subscribers
Creepiest and weirdest things Alexa has said

Creepiest and weirdest things Alexa has said

Is there a monster in the house?
Echo Glow

Echo Glow

Amazon's first smart light is fun and whimsical, but not a necessity
Amazon Echo Wall Clock gets Mickey Mouse

Amazon Echo Wall Clock gets Mickey Mouse

This Christmas, give the gift of a smiling, time-telling wall rodent
Get Samuel L. Jackson on your Alexa speaker

Get Samuel L. Jackson on your Alexa speaker

English mother****** – do you speak it?!
Amazon Echo Show 8

Amazon Echo Show 8

If the flagship Echo Show is too big for you, this one will be just right
New Ring smart bulb incoming

New Ring smart bulb incoming

Alexa owned smart security specialist details new connected lighting
Amazon Echo Flex

Amazon Echo Flex

Want Alexa in your home? Now all you need is a power outlet
A portable Echo speaker is on sale soon

A portable Echo speaker is on sale soon

A different kind of Echo Input is launching later this December
How to use Skype on Amazon Echo

How to use Skype on Amazon Echo

Alexa, Skype mom
Amazon Echo Studio

Amazon Echo Studio

For this price, the Studio should have Sonos scared
How to use Echo Buttons

How to use Echo Buttons

Get trigger happy with Amazon's colourful smart home buttons
Amazon Fire TV Blaster goes live

Amazon Fire TV Blaster goes live

HDMI input switching has never been so much fun
Connect your Echo and Fire TV

Connect your Echo and Fire TV

Pair the two and boost the sound in your living room
How tech companies use smart speaker data

How tech companies use smart speaker data

And what you can do about it
Alexa has new smart light tricks

Alexa has new smart light tricks

New features to help ease you in and out of the day
Amazon Echo (2019)

Amazon Echo (2019)

Amazon’s flagship speaker is still going strong
Amazon Echo Dot v Google Nest Mini

Amazon Echo Dot v Google Nest Mini

We pit the tech giants' latest mini speakers against each other
Smart speakers can be hacked

Smart speakers can be hacked

Yep, your smart speaker can spy on you and steal your passwords
Alexa gets Premier League quiz skill

Alexa gets Premier League quiz skill

The daily three-question quiz pits you against other fans
Privacy or features: What will you choose?

Privacy or features: What will you choose?

We speak to Daniel Rausch, Alexa VP, about your data and the smart home
Amazon's Echo Spot is dead

Amazon's Echo Spot is dead

No alarms and no surprises
Digging into Alexa's new privacy tools

Digging into Alexa's new privacy tools

New features will give users more control – but will they quell our fears?
Alexa gets multilingual mode

Alexa gets multilingual mode

Alexa follows Google Assistant and Siri with Spanish support
Amazon Music comes to Apple TV

Amazon Music comes to Apple TV

The app is available to download right now
Amazon Fire TV Cube (2019)

Amazon Fire TV Cube (2019)

The new Cube is zippier and makes the assistant more useful
How to set up ​Alexa for your kids

How to set up ​Alexa for your kids

Make your Echo speaker safer, smarter, and more fun
Freetime comes to Fire TV

Freetime comes to Fire TV

Parents get full control over what the kids are watching
Amazon reveals four-in-one Smart Oven

Amazon reveals four-in-one Smart Oven

Get ready for automatic cooking with Alexa
Amazon Alexa event: What to expect

Amazon Alexa event: What to expect

Amazon's holding another big Alexa event. Here's what might be coming…