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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
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
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
Amazon opens up Skills Store to everyone

Amazon opens up Skills Store to everyone

That's right, even you can create skills to pay the bills
The problem with Amazon buying Eero

The problem with Amazon buying Eero

Get acquired or die?
Amazon Echo Input

Amazon Echo Input

The Echo Input is a problem solver – but not a primary Alexa speaker
​How to shop using Alexa and Amazon Echo

​How to shop using Alexa and Amazon Echo

How to buy stuff with your voice
Amazon stops selling Echo Wall Clock

Amazon stops selling Echo Wall Clock

It'll come back in the coming weeks though
Ring Stick Up Cam

Ring Stick Up Cam

We put the wired model of Ring's latest smart security camera to the test
Alexa can now adapt its speech patterns

Alexa can now adapt its speech patterns

It can speak like an actual newscaster
Polk Command Bar adds Multi-Room Music

Polk Command Bar adds Multi-Room Music

It's the first third-party speaker to add Alexa Multi-Room Music
Fire TV Stick's remote can control volume

Fire TV Stick's remote can control volume

One less remote you have to keep track of
Alexa's skill count doubled in 2018

Alexa's skill count doubled in 2018

Games and wellness become the go-to skills for users
Why Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K won

Why Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K won

Amazon's streaming stick asked for little and offered a lot
Amazon sold a record of smart home devices

Amazon sold a record of smart home devices

Smart ho-ho-homes were all the rage
Why Alexa won Smart Platform of the Year

Why Alexa won Smart Platform of the Year

Competition is fiercer than ever, but Alexa still reigns supreme
How to set up TP-Link smart plugs with Alexa

How to set up TP-Link smart plugs with Alexa

Now you're connected to power
How to use Alexa holiday greetings cards

How to use Alexa holiday greetings cards

Forgot to pick up a card for your family? Get Alexa to pick up the slack
Alexa played 60 years of Baby Shark in 2018

Alexa played 60 years of Baby Shark in 2018

Amazon reveals the inane requests we've been bugging the smart assistant with
Amazon Fire TV Recast

Amazon Fire TV Recast

Cord-cutting made easy, but freedom has its compromises
Alexa gets location-based reminders

Alexa gets location-based reminders

And routines get a glut of new abilities
Amazon wants you to help Alexa

Amazon wants you to help Alexa

Howard Shore composed the Lord of the Rings soundtrack FYI
Fire HD tablets now receive Drop In calls

Fire HD tablets now receive Drop In calls

The new features are rolling out right now
Can Alexa be the CEO of the household?

Can Alexa be the CEO of the household?

Voice assistants and ecosystems are here to save women time and mental energy
The Alexa Big Mouth Bass out for pre-order

The Alexa Big Mouth Bass out for pre-order

This one is quite a catch
Men voice control the home more than women

Men voice control the home more than women

And most people stick to the basics
Alexa can Skype now

Alexa can Skype now

Microsoft and Amazon buddy up again
Alexa can now wake up your home devices

Alexa can now wake up your home devices

Even more ways for Alexa to stay in control
Alexa Skill Blueprints launches in the UK

Alexa Skill Blueprints launches in the UK

Make your own skills – no coding required
How to get Alexa on Apple Watch

How to get Alexa on Apple Watch

The omnipresent assistant
Echo recordings to be used in murder trial

Echo recordings to be used in murder trial

A New Hampshire judge has requested two days' worth of Alexa data
How to change the Echo Spot home screen

How to change the Echo Spot home screen

All the instructions you need for customising your display
Tour Lennar's South Carolina smart home

Tour Lennar's South Carolina smart home

This home is fully automated before you move in
Windows 10's Alexa app is live

Windows 10's Alexa app is live

There are some caveats though
A peek into Alexa's context-filled future

A peek into Alexa's context-filled future

Context and transparency are the goals for Amazon