The fiercely tribal world of smart speakers offers a window into the wider battle for tech giant supremacy. All of the major titans, be it Google, Apple or in this case Amazon, send their smart ...

There’s a lot more riding on Amazon’s latest batch of Echo hardware than usual. After all, these are the first devices arriving alongside Alexa+, the AI-powered revamp of the company’s signature voice ...

After 11 years and four generations as the flagship of Amazon's Echo speaker family—and arguably the first major smart speaker ever—the standard Amazon Echo has been retired. Taking its place is the ...

During my first few days with the Amazon Echo Dot Max, my general feeling was, “well, it’s definitely an Amazon Echo.” That’s not a bad thing, mind you; having a reliable Alexa speaker in my living ...

Amazon has seen the power and potential of Alexa+, its AI-powered smart assistant, and is now launching a raft of devices to support it. Today, at the company's September 2025 devices event, the ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The hardware finally feels ready, but Alexa Plus is still a work in progress. If you buy something from a Verge ...

Amazon says its latest Echo Dot provides nearly three times more bass than the fith-generation model. Amazon says its latest Echo Dot provides nearly three times more bass than the fith-generation ...

Built for Alexa+ and packed with smart features, the Amazon Echo Dot Max makes for a solid smart-home foundation, but that doesn’t mean every Echo Dot owner should automatically move up to it. The ...