If you want Alexa to keep listening for smoke alarms and breaking glass, you’re going to have to pay up. Here’s how much it will cost. We’ve long been fans of Alexa’s ability to listen for suspicious ...

Look out for the free Echo update. Your Amazon Echo speaker can now keep an eye on your home while you’re away. A new feature called Alexa Guard lets your speaker listen for signs of danger while ...

Amazon is shutting down its previously free Alexa Guard service in favor of Alexa Emergency Assist, a new paid emergency services feature. Amazon is shutting down its previously free Alexa Guard ...

Amazon is paywalling more formerly free features on its smart home devices. Several months after it moved some basic Ring alarm system features behind a subscription plan, Amazon is doing something ...

During its annual fall event on Wednesday, Amazon announced a new personal safety feature for Alexa devices. Building on the existing Alexa Guard, Emergency Assist sounds a bit like Life Alert for ...

Many of Guard’s once-free features will now require a $6 monthly subscription for Emergency Assist starting next year. Many of Guard’s once-free features will now require a $6 monthly subscription for ...

Amazon's Alexa devices as well as their Echo speakers are ubiquitous in our homes as handy assistants, but some of their ...

If you have an Alexa-enabled device, you probably already know how to ask her for the weather, to start a timer and to adjust your smart lighting. But, there are many clever Alexa voice commands that ...