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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 smart home devices

Best Alexa compatible smart home devices

Lights, locks, plugs, and more: The best Works with Alexa products
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…
Alexa's Show and Tell helps the blind

Alexa's Show and Tell helps the blind

New accessibility feature is available for first and second generation Echo Show
Echo Spot may have a screen problem

Echo Spot may have a screen problem

Multiple reports of faulty screens have surfaced over the last few months
Amazon shows off new smart TVs and soundbar

Amazon shows off new smart TVs and soundbar

IFA 2019: JVC, Toshiba and others will build the branded sets
Spotify Multi-Room hits Fire TV Cube

Spotify Multi-Room hits Fire TV Cube

Alexa, play my evening jams
Amazon lets you disable review of recordings

Amazon lets you disable review of recordings

The company follows recent privacy updates from Apple and Google
Alexa gets new Song ID feature

Alexa gets new Song ID feature

Music discovery just got automated
Police get savvy about smart homes

Police get savvy about smart homes

No, they can't get your footage without your permission
How to use Alexa to check your email

How to use Alexa to check your email

Alexa can now read you your email
Ring Peephole Cam

Ring Peephole Cam

Apartment renters, your time has come
NHS advice now available through Alexa

NHS advice now available through Alexa

Amazon's partnership with the UK government comes to fruition
YouTube is back on Fire TV

YouTube is back on Fire TV

Amazon and Google are playing nice and swapping their video services
​Amazon Echo Show 5

​Amazon Echo Show 5

Less is more with this discreet device
Echo Wall Clock finally goes on sale in UK

Echo Wall Clock finally goes on sale in UK

Remember, you'll need another Echo device to pair with this one
How to add new skills to Alexa

How to add new skills to Alexa

Make the speaker your own with third-party apps
Amazon confirms it stores voice data forever

Amazon confirms it stores voice data forever

The company responds to US senator's request for clarity
Alexa app is coming to Sony Android TVs

Alexa app is coming to Sony Android TVs

The voice assistant is expanding into rival territory
Amazon is being sued over child recordings

Amazon is being sued over child recordings

It's claimed the company creates voiceprints of users without proper consent
Luna Smart Lamp is Alexa-enabled

Luna Smart Lamp is Alexa-enabled

Wireless charging smart lamp speaker goes live (on Indiegogo)
​Amazon unveils new Alexa privacy commands

​Amazon unveils new Alexa privacy commands

The company is starting to take privacy concerns seriously
Alexa compatible with 60,000 home devices

Alexa compatible with 60,000 home devices

Amazon's voice assistant appears to be the friendliest of them all
Amazon responds to kids privacy complaint

Amazon responds to kids privacy complaint

Campaigners take issue with Amazon's privacy policies
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