With the new premium $35 Alexa Voice Remote Pro, you can say "Alexa, find my remote" into any Echo device you own (or the ...

Samsung now lets you set a custom wake-up phrase for its Bixby voice assistant. Here's how you can do it on the Galaxy S25 and other phones.

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Disable Bixby by removing its side button shortcut and turning off the "Hi, Bixby" wake word. Change the side button ... the most important search engine. Alexa is better at conversational ...