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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
The best Alexa smart speakers

The best Alexa smart speakers

Our pick of the top Echo and third-party speakers with Alexa inside
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
Amazon stops selling Echo Wall Clock

Amazon stops selling Echo Wall Clock

It'll come back in the coming weeks though
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
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
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 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
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
Amazon Alexa turns four: In numbers

Amazon Alexa turns four: In numbers

A short history of Amazon's smart home AI in stats
How to use Alexa and Google in the bathroom

How to use Alexa and Google in the bathroom

Rubber ducky's gonna have to step aside
Alexa gets third party reminders and more

Alexa gets third party reminders and more

Amazon wants Alexa to help you manage your time
Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K

Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K

More than remotely brilliant
More Alexa home hubs are coming

More Alexa home hubs are coming

Here's what next year's Alexa speakers will do
Amazon Echo Show v Google Home Hub

Amazon Echo Show v Google Home Hub

We've tested both to help you decide
Alexa is working normally again

Alexa is working normally again

Update: The assistant is back in action
Alexa consumables explained

Alexa consumables explained

Alexa skills are starting to add paid-for features
Amazon Echo Show

Amazon Echo Show

Echo Show grows up – but still has a lot to learn
Amazon Echo Dot 2018

Amazon Echo Dot 2018

Alexa, you're looking great
Amazon Echo Plus

Amazon Echo Plus

The second-gen Echo Plus is a big upgrade