With more than a decade of experience, Nelson covers Apple and Google and writes about iPhone and Android features, privacy and security settings, and more. Since its arrival in 2014, Alexa has ...

Spooky Halloween Sounds will play a continuous loop of unsettling noises until you tell Alexa to stop. Just say, "Alexa, start Spooky Halloween Sounds" to get started. Spooky Sounds plays 50 minutes ...

Alexa Skills can simplify your chores and make work and personal life easier—if you know the ins and outs. This ebook explains what Skills are and how to enable and use them and offers tips for ...

Digital assistants are quickly taking the world by storm: It seems like every time you turn around, there’s a new voice-activated device just waiting to bring more convenience to everyday life.

Press the microphone button on your Echo device to immediately stop Alexa from listening. When the button or indicator light is red, it means Alexa is no longer listening. To ensure uploaded ...

The Echo Pop is the cheapest Amazon smart speaker, and it just got a huge discount ahead of Prime Day. When you know how to use Amazon Echo devices to find your phone, you’ll save yourself a heap of ...

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 ...

That means it also has plenty of treats for Halloween. Your Amazon Echo device is more than just a speaker; it's a key to turning your home into a haunted house. With the right voice commands, you can ...

With police asking Amazon to turn over data sent from an Alexa-powered Echo speaker, here's how to manage your Alexa history and recordings. The new Amazon Echo Pop is a colorful and compact Alexa ...