If you have an Amazon Tap, Dash Wand or the Amazon Fire TV voice remote, you'll need to press a button to wake Alexa. Amazon ...

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Use the app or your voice to set alarms with Alexa for any time and at any interval. This article explains how to set an alarm with the Alexa app or by using voice commands on Alexa-enabled devices.

Using Amazon to make purchases from Whole Foods for curbside pickup? You can say "Alexa, check into Whole Foods" to let the grocery store know you're there. And if you want to turn on a light or some ...

We use Amazon’s Echo device at my house, mainly for voice control of our smart home devices like lights. Recently, Amazon ...

Even if you’re a regular Alexa user, there’s a good chance you haven’t discovered some of its most efficient features. Actually, strike that: There’s a good chance you’re only using your Alexa device ...

The Amazon Echo line makes for a neat hub for simple home automations, but not every user realizes just how much data it ...

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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 ...