Amazon's AI-powered Alexa offers new and improved features for just about every user. Here's how to get started and whether you should buy a new Echo device to try it out.

Alexa has evolved far beyond its origins as a simple voice assistant for setting reminders and playing music. After 11 years, ...

Few people realize Alexa can send a virtual hug. It's a neat little feature, a surprise that can improve someone's day. If ...

Just picked up an Amazon Echo device? Then you'll be itching to discover what it can do. Play music? Check. Answer questions? Check. But as the 30 best Alexa skills (skills being similar to apps), ...

If you have an Amazon Echo device at home, you're probably using it for its best feature—the voice assistant Alexa. However, you can use Alexa as a speaker too—it's easy enough to pair your Amazon ...