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Every September, Amazon announces a tsunami of new smart home products. But this year was a little different, at least from my perspective.

Amazon alerted users of its Alexa-powered devices that it will soon enable a potentially dangerous new service called Sidewalk. You may want to disable it.

As it does every September, Amazon today unleashed another amazing collection of Alexa-powered smart home devices.

Amazon FreeTime and FreeTime Unlimited are now called Amazon Kids and Amazon Kids+, and each is getting new content and features.

In the wake of its legal challenge to Google, Sonos has finally gone after the market leader, Amazon, albeit indirectly.

Apple and Amazon today announced the release of Apple Podcasts on Amazon Echo, meaning you can now listen to Apple Podcasts on your Alexa-enabled device.

New data from Canalys claims that Google smart speaker sales plummeted 40 percent year-over-year. What’s happening?

Amazon is allowing users of its FireTV and Echo products to combine them and create a home theater solution.

Amazon launches Echo Buds, the company's brand new $129 bluetooth buds that come with Alexa integration and noise-cancellation from Bose.

Amazon's Echo Flex is a neat little $24.99 speaker that includes Alexa and lets you attach additional accessories that work perfectly with Ring's security system.

Amazon has a new Echo Dot that can show you the time and weather, as well as a new Echo with an improved design and audio.

Amazon is working on a new, high-end Echo speaker that will offer premium sound like the HomePod and Google Home Max.

Amazon is launching a new Echo Dots Kids Edition based on the third-gen Echo Dot with new parental features, more.

First announced in September 2018 for new Echo smart speakers, Alexa Guard is now available on all Echo speakers.

Amazon today announced that its Alexa customers now have access to a free, ad-supported version of Amazon Music.

The market researchers at Canalys claim that the smart speaker installed base will top 200 million globally by the end of 2019.

A new report says that smart speaker sales hit a new record in the holiday quarter of 2018, with 86.2 million units sold.

Amazon is offering huge discounts for almost all its Echo devices.

Amazon superpowers Alexa routines with new features, introduces better email integration, more.

Apple Music is coming to the Amazon Echo and other Alexa-powered smart devices, starting December 17.

Microsoft has brought Skype audio and video calling to the Alexa platform. And it works with all modern Alexa devices.

It's yet another not-so-subtle indication that Microsoft is pushing Cortana aside for Amazon's digital personal assistant

Amazon is now pushing its less well-known Alexa for Business offering to third-party Alexa-compatible devices.

I needed a few days to decompress after Amazon's massive set of announcements on Thursday. There is so much going on here.

Today, Amazon revealed that it is dramatically increasing the number of Alexa-powered smart home devices it sells.

Look out, Apple, Google, and Microsoft: Amazon is trying to muscle in on this month of tech device announcements.

Two new reports point to an inevitable conclusion: Google could overtake Amazon in the smart speaker market as soon as this year.