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Amazon Alexa, Google Home, and Apple Homepod smart speakers
The best smart speaker: for Google, Alexa and Siri

By Cat Ellis Last updated

Updated Whatever smart home ecosystem you use, our experts have picked the best smart speaker for you.

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Don't panic, but one family seems to have a haunted Amazon Echo speaker

By David Nield Published

The new and improved Alexa+ seems to have got a bit too expressive in a counting task.

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Daniel Rausch, Amazon VP Alexa & Echo
Amazon sees its original smart assistant vision realised in Alexa+

By Josephine Watson Published

As Alexa+ gains ground in the UK, we had the opportunity to catch up with Daniel Rausch, Amazon's VP Alexa and Echo to find out more about the Generative AI rollout so far.

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A toy Amazon Echo next to the Alexa Plus logo and a range of Echo devices
Alexa+ just got a personality upgrade — brief, chill, or sweet

By Graham Barlow Published

Amazon has added three customizable personality styles to Alexa+, letting users control how the assistant responds without changing its core functionality.

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Level up your smart home with these 3 Amazon Echo Dot features

By Cesci Angell Published

Whether you were on the nice list or just decided to treat yourself, I’m gifting you with three Alexa features you’ll be glad you tried.

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An Amazon Echo Show next to an Echo Dot and a Ring doorbell
11 things Amazon announced at its big September 2025 event

By Mark Wilson Published

Amazon just announced a lengthy list of new gadgets for us to put on our Christmas lists – here's the full list of announcements.

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Close-up of Kindle e-reader, Amazon Echo Studio speaker, and Alexa+ logo
Amazon’s big hardware event as it happened – four new Echo devices, Kindle Scribe Colorsoft, Alexa+, new Ring doorbells and more

By Cat Ellis Last updated

Amazon's 2025 hardware event is happening today, and we're bringing you all the announcements as soon as they happen.

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7 things you should know before buying an Echo speaker – don't make the same mistakes I did

By Josephine Watson Last updated

There are settings you should change when setting up an Echo device. Here are the most common ones people overlook.

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Amazon Echo Smart Speaker
Amazon is experimenting with renaming Echo speakers to Alexa speakers, and it's about time

By Lance Ulanoff Published

Amazon is experimenting with a different Echo name, and it's one that's so perfect I wish they'd just do it today.

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Panos Panay and Alexa Plus
Amazon's Panos Panay teases future Alexa+ devices from speakers to possible wearables

By Jacob Krol Published

Panos wants “perfection in every single product that we ship."

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