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

The Echo Dot Max is one of Amazon’s most robust and best-sounding smart speakers yet, though plenty of folks will be served just as well by cheaper options.

Amazon Alexa is already a solid smart assistant, but a few clever tweaks and lesser-known features can take your experience to the next level. Here's how to make the most of it.

Update, October 29 2025, 12:37PM ET: This review was updated after Amazon clarified how the tap controls for play/pause are ...

You can set up Alexa on your Amazon Echo or Echo Dot device using the Alexa mobile app, or on Echo Show using the built-in screen.

Most people use Alexa for basic requests, but Echo devices can do much more. From home safety to daily time savers, here are ...

You’re already talking to humans by way of your phone, so why not also use it to talk to artificially intelligent beings? Next year, you’ll be given the opportunity to take a step further into a ...

An Amazon Web Services outage caused some consumers to go without their early morning Starbucks mobile order and Wordle.