Amazon was quick to pledge support for the Matter smart home standard, and now it's clear just when (and if) you can expect the technology to reach your household. The company has confirmed that 17 ...

The 4th-Gen Echo smart speaker will be a Thread border router alongside Eero Wi-Fi devices as Amazon wraps up its Matter rollout. The 4th-Gen Echo smart speaker will be a Thread border router ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. With 100 million Matter-enabled Echos and the fourth-gen smart speaker as a Thread border router, it should now ...

Amazon is finally pushing ahead into a new era of digital assistants with Alexa+, a next-gen version of Alexa that is powered by generative AI capabilities. It is more talkative with natural language ...

Amazon's Daniel Rausch has delivered great news for owners of existing Echo and Fire TV products – they should be compatible with Alexa+ when it finally rolls out globally. Speaking in an interview, ...

Since Amazon announced plans for a generative AI version of Alexa, we were concerned about user privacy. With Alexa+ rolling out to Amazon Echo devices in the coming weeks, we’re getting a clearer ...

Last year, Amazon announced Alexa Care Hub, a free service that uses Alexa to let people check in on family members. The so-called "caregiver" can see notifications and alerts when someone uses Alexa ...

Users of the Amazon Fire TV Stick streaming device may not be aware that the device features an optional micro-USB port, and ...

Family Tech Support: How to Set Up an Amazon Echo for Someone Else Live too far away for a tech support housecall? Here's how to set up an Echo for someone outside your household and ship it to them ...