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

How to use Alexa guide

How to use Alexa guide

How to get the most from your Alexa speaker
Alexa Easter eggs you need to try

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 smart home products

Best Alexa-compatible smart home products

The top cameras, lights, doorbells and plugs you can control with Alexa
Alexa offers no option to turn off recording

Alexa offers no option to turn off recording

The voice assistant is eavesdropping, whether you want it to or not
Alexa Routines are getting smarter

Alexa Routines are getting smarter

New features are rolling out in the coming weeks
How to use Alexa's Brief Mode

How to use Alexa's Brief Mode

You say it best... when you say nothing at all
The Week in Smart Home: Saluda a Alexa

The Week in Smart Home: Saluda a Alexa

The headlines from the past week in the world of the smart home
How to set up Echo Dot in your car

How to set up Echo Dot in your car

Getting Alexa in your car is easier than you think
A month living in a Google home

A month living in a Google home

After living in Amazon's world for so long, how would Google compare?
How to use Alexa on your PC

How to use Alexa on your PC

Alexa is on your computer, too – here's how to get it running
How to install Kodi on Amazon Fire TV

How to install Kodi on Amazon Fire TV

All those downloaded movies and TV shows don't have to go to waste
Report: Alexa team can see addresses

Report: Alexa team can see addresses

Internal tools grant access to longitude and latitude data
Audible launches Alexa live call support

Audible launches Alexa live call support

The voice assistant can now help connect you with a human
How to listen to music free on Alexa

How to listen to music free on Alexa

Update: Amazon now makes it easy to enjoy (some) tunes for free
Alexa's Apple Music support comes to Sonos

Alexa's Apple Music support comes to Sonos

Access for the streaming service is heading to the Sonos One and Beam
How to connect SimpliSafe to Alexa

How to connect SimpliSafe to Alexa

It's time to voice control your smart security system
Amazon workers listening to Alexa clips

Amazon workers listening to Alexa clips

It's a necessary part of training AI, but is Amazon overstepping the line?
Amazon Echo Link and Link Amp on sale

Amazon Echo Link and Link Amp on sale

The company is attempting to become your high-end, 'dumb' audio gateway
How to sleep better with Alexa

How to sleep better with Alexa

Hit the sack with help from Amazon's smart assistant
Alexa earns its medical license

Alexa earns its medical license

Alexa just earned its medical license
Amazon Dash guide

Amazon Dash guide

Update: Physical Amazon Dash buttons are dead, but the idea lives
Amazon ​Echo Sub

Amazon ​Echo Sub

Alexa, bring the bass
Garmin Speak Plus

Garmin Speak Plus

A dash cam with Alexa built in
Alexa scientist hints at robot future

Alexa scientist hints at robot future

Rohit Prasad believes the digital assistant needs eyes to develop
Lenovo Smart Tab with Alexa

Lenovo Smart Tab with Alexa

Is the two-in-one a worthy Show Mode device?
HomePod vs Echo

HomePod vs Echo

We round up the differences to help you decide
Echo vs Echo Plus

Echo vs Echo Plus

We round up the differences and help you decide
Apple Music hits Amazon Fire TV

Apple Music hits Amazon Fire TV

Cupertino continues its aggressive push in services
Smart speakers have an app problem

Smart speakers have an app problem

Google and Amazon are struggling with visibility
Eero doubles down on privacy

Eero doubles down on privacy

It's also celebrating with deals and Wi-Fi Simple Setup suppport
Alexa can now control your Roku

Alexa can now control your Roku

The streaming devices continue to get cosy with voice assistants
Roav Viva

Roav Viva

Anker's putting Alexa on the road, but how does it perform on wheels?
Alexa-powered Zipp 2 speakers land

Alexa-powered Zipp 2 speakers land

Zip it up with these smart wireless speakers
Amazon Echo Wall Clock

Amazon Echo Wall Clock

Is the time-keeping Alexa gadget worth it?
Pair Ikea Trådfri with Alexa

Pair Ikea Trådfri with Alexa

Control Ikea's budget bulbs with the help of Amazon's smart assistant
RIP Amazon's Dash Buttons

RIP Amazon's Dash Buttons

Pour one out for Amazon's weirdest idea so far
How to change the time on Echo

How to change the time on Echo

The times, they are changin'
How to build an Alexa skill

How to build an Alexa skill

And there's no coding required
Amazon Cloud Cam

Amazon Cloud Cam

Living with Amazon's affordable and simple smart cam
Echo Wall Clock back on sale

Echo Wall Clock back on sale

A connected clock that's now connected
Amazon and Google want continuous data

Amazon and Google want continuous data

A look back at the week that was