We may earn a commission from links on this page. Alexa, Amazon's voice assistant, is easy to use, and works great on all of the company's Echo speakers. You don't need to buy one of their speakers to ...

Amazon Alexa and Google Home are great control centers to navigate your new smart home, but they aren't absolute necessities. Here are other ways to make your home smarter. John Carlsen has more than ...

Alexa, like any other tech you use, needs to updated occasionally—but wherever you're using it, from Amazon's Echo speakers and displays to the Alexa app for Android or iOS, it's easy to do. How to ...

From talking about the weather to answering questions about the latest celebrities, Alexa is one useful voice assistant – and even more so if you connect compatible smart devices around your home or ...