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All the features and functions that come with having more than one Echo

Those of you who own an Amazon Echo might be surprised to learn how much it can really do. It's loaded with features and hidden settings.

You've long been able to ask Alexa to buy you things from Amazon. But how do you stop accidental ordering on your Amazon Echo with Alexa?

Alexa, Amazon's virtual assistant, has an answer for just about everything. And, at the same time, she's loaded with hilarious responses for all sorts

Not only can you place a call using the feature, but you can also leave a voice message or send a text-based message.

UK users can now ask Amazon’s virtual assistant "Alexa, why did you do that?" Amazon says the feature is helpful when you want to know why Alexa respo...

The Amazon Echo is one of a range of hands-free speakers and devices from Amazon that can be controlled with your voice. The voice-controlled "persona...

We met with Amazon’s vice president of Alexa devices Miriam Daniel recently – the discussion was not only varied but rather interesting so we’ve

If you're worried about your privacy or want to remove a recorded conversation, we have all the details

Now you can whisper to Alexa and it will whisper back in the US and UK.

The reasonably new Echo Dot with clock now has money off.

Your Amazon Echo has just arrived and you might have glanced at the quick-start guide, but beyond the basic setup, what are the first things to do?

Amazon has launched a new version of the Echo Wall Clock, and it has a Disney theme.

You can get an Amazon Echo Dot for just 99 cents if you sign up to an Amazon Music Unlimited plan today.

Amazon now offers its own version of Google Assistant cameo voices -  but for Alexa devices, obviously - and it's starting with Samuel L Jackson.

The Echo Show 5 has only been around for a few months but Amazon has absolutely obliterated its price, with a £30 discount

Echo Input adds Alexa to any speaker you have around the house.

Amazon's multi-room audio feature lets you play music across multiple Echo devices in your home at the same time. But there are caveats.

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Amazon lets you sync up Echo speakers so that they can play tunes in unison, and it lets you use an Echo speaker to control a Fire TV. Now, you can li...

Hopes move will allow Alexa to become the de facto personal voice assistant and win out against Google Assistant and Apple's Siri.

Eero’s mesh WiFi systems, including eero and eero Pro, are now available in the UK for the first time since Eero's acquisition by Amazon. The Eero

Amazon recently announced a multilingual mode for its Alexa devices in the US, Canada, and India. Now, that feature is rolling out.

Amazon already has a couple so-called Day One Edition devices in testing. Here's everything you need to know about them, including when you can try th...

Amazon recently unveiled a slew of devices at its now-annual autumn hardware event, but buried among those product launches was a new technology proto...

Amazon chief Jeff Bezos got up on stage during the aftermath of Amazon's lengthy product launch today to hail the work of Amazon's team in developing ...

Here is everything the company announced in one handy place

Amazon is one-upping its own Alexa-enabled microwave from last year, by introducing a smart oven that doubles as a microwave. It even works as an air ...

Amazon is adding smart glasses and smart rings to its ever-growing list of Echo-branded devices.

Amazon has announced an Alexa-equipped wall plug, called Echo Flex, and it's available for pre-order in different versions for both the US and the UK.

Amazon has announced the first mesh network Wi-Fi system to be released after its acquisition of specialist brand Eero.

Amazon loves to add to the Echo ecosystem and has released a number of devices for kids in the past. The Amazon Echo Glow is exactly that - a smart li...

You can now choose to auto-delete your Alexa recordings after 3 or 18 months. Amazon is announcing a bunch of stuff at its devices and services event

Amazon has announced a new version of the Echo Show called Echo Show 8. It follows the Echo Show 5 from last year.

Amazon has announced a new version of its popular Echo speaker moving to the third generation and shifting the design to look more like the 2018 Echo ...

Amazon has announced a number of new Echo devices at its September event, including the Echo Studio, an all-new Echo, an Echo Dot with a clock and an

Amazon is live in Seattle, where it is announcing new hardware, including something called "Echo Dot with clock".

Amazon has announced a new Voice Interoperability Initiative, with the goal of allowing people to access multiple voice services - from Amazon Alexa t...

Alexa just became a lot more useful for people who are visually impaired, thanks to a new feature called Show and Tell. Here's how it works.

Amazon has a hardware event set for 26 September, roughly one year after it held a similar hardware event to announce several new devices, ranging fro...

The idea is you’ll be able to make campaign donations to 2020 presidential candidates through your Amazon Alexa-enabled devices, as long as the candid...

Congratulations, you’re the newest source for Alexa to draw upon when answering users' questions.

Amazon is holding a "devices and services" event at its HQ in Seattle on 25 September.It's a fair bet that we'll be getting at least some new Echo dev...

We've already seen some instances of this type of thing before, of course. Ikea Place is probably our favourite, again enabling you to see the Swedish

Amazon has given Alexa users a new feature: The ability to change how fast it talks.

Amazon has finally put its £30 Echo Wall Clock on sale in the UK.

Amazon is now enabling you to prevent human review of your Alexa voice commands should you wish. The feature is enabled through an option in the setti...

Amazon is working on a new training method to help improve Alexa's ability to answer more complex questions and solve your queries more usefully.

Once you’ve enabled it, Alexa will announce the artist and name of every song before it plays.

It's super common to misplace your phone at home. We all do it. It can fall between the couch cushions, get lost in the bedsheets, be left in some ran...