Amazon has given me a precious gift: infinite new ways to troll my family and house guests with Alexa. On Thursday, the company released a set of DIY apps for the voice-assistant that anyone can make.

The Amazon Echo’s virtual assistant has many weird and wonderful functions, plenty of which you’ll likely find very useful, as our list of the best Alexa skills makes clear. The trouble is that Alexa ...

Being able to make Alexa say anything you want with Home Assistant has always been one of my favorite features. But I quickly tired of her default voice and decided to replace it with a far more ...

If you've got an Amazon Echo speaker, you already know how much fun having Alexa at your fingertips can be despite the risk to your privacy and security. Whether playing music, answering random ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Amazon's virtual assistant Alexa can be too talkative for its own good at times, which can be a bit overwhelming for users constantly telling ...

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Virtual assistants will soon be as commonplace as smartphones -- in many parts of the world, they already are. Most smartphones have a built-in ...

Do you ever feel like your Alexa device is listening to you a little too much? Do you wish you could have more control over what it says and when it says it? It's great that they can be set up to lock ...

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 ...

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Alexa Together is a unique, premium program that’s available to anyone with an Echo device. Developed as a way to support loved ones who live in different households, the service is an affordable way ...

Wish you had a smart washing machine that would alert you when your laundry is done? Thanks to a clever Alexa feature, you can add smarts to practically any washing machine or dryer. Alexa’s Sound ...