Longtime owners of an Amazon Echo (or any other Alexa-enabled smart speaker) may have noticed that Alexa is asking a lot more follow-up questions than before. And if you just want an answer to a ...

Virtual assistants can be quite handy. In fact, Alexa has proven to be an integral part of my smart home system. The fact that I can walk into my home and say “Alexa, turn on bedroom” and the lights ...

If you have an Amazon Echo at home, you need to dive into the privacy settings. There are a few important things to lock down. Don’t forget to turn off voice purchasing if you never use that feature, ...

If you’re experiencing relationship problems with Alexa, don’t despair. Yes, there are frustrating aspects to Amazon’s voice assistant, especially given the limitations of the technology. However, ...

Amazon’s Echo speakers, and the Alexa assistant, are incredibly useful and pretty darn invasive. On the practical side, it can function as a security alarm with a device you already own. Neat. Here’s ...

I've been using my Amazon Echo for several years and I've found it convenient for many things -- it turns on my TV when I'm too lazy to search for the remote that's buried in my couch and it controls ...