Amazon Alexa is already a solid smart assistant, but a few clever tweaks and lesser-known features can take your experience to the next level. Here's how to make the most of it.

Amazon’s new Echo lineup with Alexa+ brings smarter AI, richer audio, and proactive home control—led by Echo Dot Max, Echo Studio, and Echo Show 8/11. Editorial Note: Talk Android may contain ...

TV and home video editor Ty Pendlebury joined CNET Australia in 2006, and moved to New York City to be a part of CNET in 2011. He tests, reviews and writes about the latest TVs and audio equipment.

Earlier this year, Amazon rolled out Alexa+, an AI assistant meant to be more conversational and capable than the Alexa most people are used to. Customers in Early Access have already been chatting ...

Say what you like about the relatively slow evolution of Alexa as a voice assistant (and the slightly slower emergence of Alexa+ as a more advanced AI system), Amazon has absolutely thrashed Apple and ...

Amazon today announced the launch of new Echo Dot Max, Echo Studio, Echo Show 8, and Echo Show 11 smart speakers, all of which are designed to work with Amazon's Alexa+ AI assistant. The new speakers ...

Amazon's new line of Echo devices, launched at its event in New York City, will feature Alexa Plus integration, upgraded functionality and sound quality. The lineup includes four speakers: the Echo ...

Amazon's next-gen Alexa+ chatbot is now available in four new Echo devices and a bevy of Ring cameras. The company also ...

16:30, Tue, Sep 30, 2025 Updated: 16:30, Tue, Sep 30, 2025 Amazon took to the stage in New York City today to unveil four new versions of its smart speaker and screen hardware, introducing the new ...

At its annual hardware event, Amazon introduced a new lineup of Echo devices, built specifically for its AI assistant, Alexa+, which has already rolled out to millions of customers through its early ...

What if you could just use a ton of Echo speakers as a surround sound setup for your TV? That’s basically what Amazon is trying to accomplish with its new Alexa Home Theater feature, which was ...

Amazon’s voice assistant is hanging on by a thread. And that thread is generative AI—or, in Amazon’s case, Alexa+. Amazon hasn’t had a problem getting people to buy cheap, Alexa-powered gadgets.