Amazon's Alexa makes for a great smart home hub, adding voice command capabilities to multiple devices, as well as letting you setup daily routines.

SEATTLE, Washington — Users of Amazon’s virtual assistant will soon be able to interact with Alexa in new ways after the company on Thursday introduced customizable personality styles designed to ...

Alexa+ is getting a personality upgrade with four new styles: Brief, Chill, Sweet, and Sassy. While functionality remains the same, users can now choose how Alexa responds, from direct to enthusiastic ...

During my first few days with the Amazon Echo Dot Max, my general feeling was, “well, it’s definitely an Amazon Echo.” That’s not a bad thing, mind you; having a reliable Alexa speaker in my living ...

Google started out as a search engine, so nobody ever expected it to be directly competing with Amazon, an online retailer, in the smart home market.

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When Amazon first launched the Echo smart home speaker and the Alexa voice assistant, I was excited beyond belief. It felt like a true evolution in tech, something straight out of the science fiction ...