Virtual assistants will soon be as commonplace as smartphones -- in many parts of the world, they already are. Most ...

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Amazon will soon disable a privacy-focused feature available on three of its newer Echoes that allows commands to those smart speakers to be processed on the device rather than online. The decision is ...

Alexa Plus can now pull up movie scenes you describe with Prime Video, jumping right to the exact moment you want.

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. One of the biggest selling points of smart plugs, smart coffee makers, or smart blinds is their remote control capability. Gone are the days ...

Amazon's Alexa is handy, but connecting it with If This Then That (IFTTT) lets you do so much more. Here's how to get started, along with some of our favorite applets. I’m PCMag’s home theater and ...

My kids accidentally bought a fart app using Alexa+. Here's how to set up Amazon parental controls to stop voice purchases, ...

The Alexa voice assistant is an incredible digital companion with plenty of skills to unpack. As the brains behind Amazon’s lineup of Echo speakers and smart displays, along with a host of third-party ...