Set up your new Amazon Echo like this Amazon's Alexa assistant will only be as helpful as you let it be, so do these 11 things first.

QUICK ANSWER You can't ask Alexa to dial 911 or other emergency services directly, unless you have an Echo Connect hooked up to a landline phone. You can, however, set up a personal emergency ...

Through Amazon's Wi-Fi Simple Setup, Amazon wants to take away the headache of setting up your smart home . As it stands, you usually need to connect each smart plug , smart lightbulb and smart ...

Amazon today announced the Echo Connect, among other devices in its Echo ecosystem, that can link up with existing landline connections and allow for hands-free calling via an Echo, including to 911.