My title is Senior Features Writer, which is a license to write about absolutely anything if I can connect it to technology (I can). I’ve been at PCMag since 2011 and have covered the surveillance ...

Chris Wedel is a fan of all things tech and gadgets. Living in rural Kansas with his wife and two young boys makes finding ways to stay online tricky — not to mention making my homestead smarter.

Creating a house full of voice-assistive interaction means choosing which Amazon Alexa Echo devices best fit your space and your needs. Once you’ve successfully set up Alexa on your phone, you can ...

Before now, only Spotify Premium subscribers could use the music streaming service on Alexa-compatible speakers. Now, you can manipulate your favorite songs, podcasts, and playlists with your voice, ...

While there's a range of handy applications for the Amazon Echo Dot, Show, and other Alexa-enabled devices around the home, ...

Setting up routines or automations is half the reason to get into smart hubs and assistants. Every major hub, from SmartThings to Alexa, lets you create routines, in which you use triggers to cause ...

Voice assistants have become essential for hands-free convenience, and GM vehicle owners can now take advantage of Amazon Alexa integration through OnStar. This feature adds functionality to ...

The first step in connecting Matter devices to Alexa is ensuring your Alexa app is running the latest firmware. Check to make sure you don’t have any updates pending – otherwise, Matter support may ...