The Echo Dot Max is one of Amazon’s most robust and best-sounding smart speakers yet, though plenty of folks will be served just as well by cheaper options.

Update, October 29 2025, 12:37PM ET: This review was updated after Amazon clarified how the tap controls for play/pause are ...

At about 4:30PM ET on October 20, things seemed to be returning back to normal. Apps like Venmo and Lyft, which were either ...

An Amazon Web Services outage impacting Amazon's own services and as well as apps around the world wasn't resolved until ...

An Amazon Web Services outage caused some consumers to go without their early morning Starbucks mobile order and Wordle.

The Dot Max is Amazon’s best all-around smart speaker. It’s pricier than the $50 Dot, but it offers far better sound, more power, and more smart home capabilities. If you are hanging on to a ...

This streaming stick makes a great gift idea for streamers, movie lovers and anyone who could use an entertainment upgrade.

Spooky Halloween Sounds will play a continuous loop of unsettling noises until you tell Alexa to stop. Just say, "Alexa, start Spooky Halloween Sounds" to get started. Spooky Sounds plays 50 minutes ...

Amazon has introduced the Fire TV Stick 4K Select in India, expanding its Fire TV lineup with a new 4K streaming device. Following its global debut earlier this month, the model supports HDR10+, ...

A widespread AWS outage disrupted major apps and websites including Snapchat, Venmo, and Reddit, before Amazon reported ...

The Amazon Web Services outage that, at one point, saw Amazon Music, Prime Video, Alexa, Signal, WhatsApp, Snapchat, IMDb, ...