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 ...

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

“Alexa, set my weights to 15 pounds,” I say, and in a split second, the dumbbells at my feet are 15 pounds. “Alexa, set my weights to five pounds.” And boom, they’re back down to five pounds. It feels ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

For an audio format invented before mobile internet was even really a thing yet, podcasts have kept up with the times remarkably well. Gone are the days of hard-wiring a click-wheel iPod to your ...

Alexa can be super helpful. With just a few tech tips, you can set timers and alarms, get the day’s forecast, play music and even reorder your favorite coffee, since, well, things aren’t pretty when ...