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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
150 Alexa Easter eggs you need to try

150 Alexa Easter eggs you need to try

Discover Alexa's funny side with these questions and commands
Best Alexa skills to download

Best Alexa skills to download

Supercharge your Echo device with these recommendations
Best Alexa compatible smart home devices

Best Alexa compatible smart home devices

Lights, locks, plugs, and more: The best Works with Alexa products
The best Alexa smart speakers

The best Alexa smart speakers

Our pick of the top Echo and third-party speakers with Alexa inside
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
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
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
Amazon Fire TV Blaster goes live

Amazon Fire TV Blaster goes live

HDMI input switching has never been so much fun
Amazon Echo (2019)

Amazon Echo (2019)

Amazon’s flagship speaker is still going strong
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 reveals four-in-one Smart Oven

Amazon reveals four-in-one Smart Oven

Get ready for automatic cooking with Alexa
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
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
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
Amazon confirms it stores voice data forever

Amazon confirms it stores voice data forever

The company responds to US senator's request for clarity
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
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
Report: Alexa team can see addresses

Report: Alexa team can see addresses

Internal tools grant access to longitude and latitude data