Alexa Tutorials & How-Tos

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Posted by Tom Bedford on September 4, 2018

Amazon Echo Show removed from stores

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Posted by Jonathan Bray on September 3, 2018

Huawei’s AI Cube is an Alexa-powered, 4G portable router

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Posted by Rob Leane on August 22, 2018

Best Amazon deals of the day: Christmas deals on Echo devices and more

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Posted by Emma Sims on August 10, 2018

Alexa Cast: What is it and how to use it?

Posted by Jamie on August 8, 2018

How To Update Firmware on the Amazon Echo Dot

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Posted by Victoria Woollaston on June 7, 2018

The £399 Sonos Beam is an Alexa-powered smart speaker for audiophiles

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Posted by Thomas McMullan on May 25, 2018

Bizarre case sees Alexa record and share a family’s private conversation, Amazon admits

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Posted by Victoria Woollaston on May 23, 2018

Amazon Spring Bank Holiday deals: Amazon cuts the price of its Echo, Fire TV Stick and Fire tablet ranges

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Posted by Alan Martin on April 25, 2018

Amazon launches the Echo Dot Kids Edition to teach your children some manners

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Posted by Alan Martin on April 24, 2018

Amazon reportedly wants us all to have Alexa home robots looking after our families from next year

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Posted by Wayne Williams on April 23, 2018

Make your own Alexa skills for the Amazon Echo using this simple web tool

How to setup Amazon Echo and solve Amazon Echo Wi-Fi setup problems
Posted by Victoria Woollaston on April 20, 2018

Alexa Announcements comes to the UK: Intercom feature lets you broadcast messages to every Echo in your home

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Posted by Alan Martin on April 19, 2018

Amazon Prime now has 100 million subscribers and shifts “tens of millions” of Alexa-based devices

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Posted by Vaughn Highfield on April 12, 2018

Is Alexa really a believer in conspiracy theories? Its thoughts on Chemtrails suggests so

Amazon Alexa for Business
Posted by Thomas McMullan on March 12, 2018

Amazon Alexa calling can now be used on tablets

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Posted by Thomas McMullan on March 8, 2018

Amazon issues fix for Alexa’s random bursts of creepy laughter

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Posted by Alan Martin on February 6, 2018

This open-source Echo rival respects your privacy and doesn’t want to sell you anything

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Posted by Vaughn Highfield on February 5, 2018

Alexa is now smart enough to know when you’re actually talking to your Amazon Echo

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Posted by Rob Leane on January 16, 2018

Amazon Echo Spot review: The world’s smartest clock gets a £20 discount

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Posted by Alan Martin on January 11, 2018

Researchers trick speech-to-text systems with hidden messages – Could Alexa, Bixby, Google, Siri and Cortana be next?

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Posted by Christopher Minasians on January 9, 2018

LG’s CLoi is part robo-butler, part Amazon Echo – and it failed at both jobs at CES

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Posted by Emma Sims on January 8, 2018

Amazon’s Alexa is coming to Windows 10 PCs from HP, Asus and Acer

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Posted by Alan Martin on January 5, 2018

Alexa will soon take up a pointless residence in your microwave

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Posted by Alex Lee on January 4, 2018

“Alexa, I’d like to report a crime”: Your Amazon Echo could soon be used to

Cheap Amazon Echo
Posted by Victoria Woollaston on December 13, 2017

Amazon slashes the price of its Echo, Echo Show, Echo Plus, Fire TV, tablets AND Paperwhite ahead of Christmas

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Posted by Curtis Moldrich on December 8, 2017

The SEAT Ateca and Leon will soon have Alexa as a co-pilot

Amazon Alexa for Business
Posted by Joe Curtis on December 1, 2017

Alexa for Business brings voice controls to work so you can talk to your office IT

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Posted by Victoria Woollaston on November 15, 2017

Amazon Echo Show review: A glimpse at the future past predictions never quite got right

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Posted by Matt Breen on November 7, 2017

Amazon Echo Plus review: Alexa has never sounded this good

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Posted by Alan Martin on October 30, 2017

Amazon Echo 2 review: Amazon’s smaller Echo gets cheaper

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Posted by Vaughn Highfield on October 19, 2017

Google Home Mini review: The Amazon Echo Dot rival

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Posted by Alex Lee on October 11, 2017

US Department of Justice echoes Amber Rudd’s views on encryption

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Posted by Alan Martin on October 5, 2017

Apple fans favour Echo over Google Home

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Posted by Christopher Minasians on October 4, 2017

Google Home Mini review: The new Amazon Echo Dot rival costs £49

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Posted by Vaughn Highfield on October 2, 2017

Google could be launching a rival to the Amazon Echo Show

New Amazon Echo
Posted by William Stanton on September 27, 2017

Meet the new Amazon Echo range of speakers and buttons

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Posted by Thomas McMullan on September 20, 2017

Amazon wants to put an Echo on your face with a range of Alexa-powered smart glasses

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Posted by Jonathan Bray on September 19, 2017

Amazon Fire HD 10 (2017) review: The new Fire HD 10 adds hands-free Alexa

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Posted by Alan Martin on September 18, 2017

South Park is pranking your Amazon Echo

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Posted by Thomas McMullan on September 4, 2017

How one woman became a human Amazon Echo in the name of art

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Posted by Vaughn Highfield on August 31, 2017

Lenovo Tab 4 Home Assistant review: Hands on with Lenovo’s answer to Amazon’s Echo Show

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Posted by Alan Martin on August 23, 2017

Deal alert: You can now get an Amazon Echo and Echo Dot for £124 (a saving of £76)

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Posted by William Stanton on August 22, 2017

Google Home Mini: The new Amazon Echo Dot rival will be announced today

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Posted by Emma Sims on August 10, 2017

Anker one-ups Amazon with Alexa-powered $35 version of the Echo Dot

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Posted by Emma Sims on August 1, 2017

Hackers turn Amazon Echo into a spying device using just an SD card

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Posted by Curtis Moldrich on July 24, 2017

Toyota and Microsoft’s EchoCam lets fans take selfies with a WRC rally car

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Posted by Alan Martin on June 5, 2017

HomePod is Apple’s answer to the Amazon Echo and Google Home

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Posted by William Stanton on May 22, 2017

Amazon Echo 2 vs Google Home vs Apple HomePod: Which smart speaker should you make the centre of your smart home?

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Posted by Vaughn Highfield on March 28, 2017

Lone Echo takes VR to a whole new level of immersion

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Posted by Alan Martin on March 13, 2017

Alexander Graham Bell warned of man-made climate change 100 years ago