Amazon's smart speaker, Echo, has a physical button to turn the microphone on and off in all models. Echo can be operated by voice or linked to a smartphone to change settings from an app ...

as MWR Labs announce their work in persuading an Echo to yield the live audio from the microphone and turn the voice assistant device into a covert listening device. The work hinges on a previous ...

Need to take a call on your Mac in a busy environment? Apple’s built-in microphone modes can help. Here’s what they do and ...