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Welcome to our dedicated news section for all things Amazon and Alexa, keeping you up to speed with the latest hardware and software announcements from one of the leading brands in the smart home world. Amazon, with its range of Echo smart speakers and displays and, of course, the Alexa smart home assistant is constantly breaking new ground in the connected home space, and this is your destination for staying on top of all the latest developments.
What do you actually use Alexa for? Chances are it’s for a few, simple day-to-day tasks like playing music, getting…
With the Amazon Fire TV Cube now on the scene, the plug-in Fire TV stick and box aren’t the only…
As we all get more used to yelling out commands to digital assistants in our homes, we may one day…
Would a smart speaker by any other name sound as sweet? Since the Amazon Echo, and its voice assistant, launched…
We’ve known for nearly six months that Alexa and Cortana are set to work together, enabling you to use both…
Alexa’s world domination is taken as gospel in the smart home world. But alongside the researchers and scientists with bold…
Secret Amazon plans to build a home robot, a kind of Echo that moves around the house, have been revealed…
As voice activated smart home controllers go screen happy, Amazon is continuing to retrofit its Fire tablets with hands free…
Amazon’s Alexa is well-known for funny Easter eggs and hidden features, but it seems her latest skill has taken the…
Amazon has reached a deal to buy video doorbell and smart home security specialist, Ring; with the acquisition reportedly costing…
Plastic bottles are killing the planet – everyone knows that. But while tap water filters are gaining popularity amongst a…
Amazon has been cleared of a breach of advertising standards, after one of its Alexa adverts inadvertently ordered cat food…
This weekend, the first episode of Mosaic will be shown in the UK. If you’ve not heard of it, Mosaic…
We still don’t know exactly how many homes have Alexa in but if Amazon’s latest earnings call for the end…
If you’re an Alexa owner who’s ever wondered why TV ads don’t wake your smart speaker – especially during Super…
The discovery of former police officer Victor Collins’ battered body floating in a blood-stained hot tub was a grim one.…
The connected self doesn’t just stop at the walls of your home, or on your wearables; the car is a…