Amazon adds voice control to Alexa app for Android with iOS update on the way Amazon is beefing up its virtual brain Alexa within the Android operating system, as it continues to battle Google and… Read More
Getting to know you: Amazon is widening the repertoire for Alexa AI voice assistant G’day, Alexa: Amazon’s digital voice assistant is getting an Australian accent for its Down Under debut this week, but there’s… Read More
Where’s Cortana? Microsoft is playing the long game as Amazon and Google dominate CES LAS VEGAS — Lost in the shuffle of Amazon and Google’s digital assistant showdown this week at CES is another… Read More
Podcast Geared Up Podcast: Voice assistant mania and the latest TV tech at CES It’s that time of the year: This week is the Consumer Electronics Show, the biggest tech expo in the U.S.… Read More
Testing Alexa in a hotel room: We used Amazon’s voice assistant inside a swanky Las Vegas suite LAS VEGAS — Alexa is just about everywhere here at CES this week — in PCs; in cars; in coffee… Read More
Video: Inside Amazon’s traveling smart home trailer, where Alexa controls the PC, coffee pot and the mood LAS VEGAS — A downpour forced Google to pack it in for the day at CES, but Amazon was out… Read More
Polk Audio debuts first voice-controlled sound bar with Amazon Alexa LAS VEGAS — Polk Audio is teaming up with Amazon to sell the first voice-controlled sound bar with built-in Alexa… Read More
Panasonic bringing Alexa and Google Assistant to in-car ‘infotainment’ systems, with offline capabilities LAS VEGAS — An overriding theme of CES this year is Amazon’s Alexa versus the Google Assistant, but Panasonic isn’t… Read More
LG bets big on Google Assistant, but still hedging its bets with Amazon LAS VEGAS — The battle of voice assistant platforms has begun at CES 2018, pitting the Google Assistant versus Amazon’s… Read More
Alexa is coming to PCs: HP, ASUS and Acer bring Amazon’s assistant onto Microsoft Cortana’s turf Amazon Alexa will soon arrive on Windows PCs, creating new competition for Microsoft’s built-in Cortana voice assistant. Hardware makers HP,… Read More
Alexa headphones and smartwatches? New Amazon development kits open digital assistant to more devices Amazon’s goal of getting Alexa everywhere is taking a step forward today as the retail giant announced two new development… Read More
CES 2018 preview: Amazon in the spotlight again as it aims to get Alexa everywhere Many of today’s most valuable tech companies — Microsoft, Apple, Facebook, Google, etc. — don’t make a big splash at… Read More
Why Alexa and Cortana aren’t BFFs yet: Amazon and Microsoft taking longer than expected to integrate voice assistants A few months ago, Amazon and Microsoft said their respective digital assistants, Alexa and Cortana, would begin talking to each… Read More
Amazon’s epic year: 5 biggest storylines from 2017, and what to watch in 2018 2017 has been the year of Amazon. On a Friday morning in June, the world woke up to the shocking… Read More
Amazon sells ‘tens of millions’ of Alexa devices worldwide in record holiday season Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant may have reached critical mass during the 2017 holiday shopping season, judging from a new report… Read More
Podcast Geared Up Podcast: T-Mobile’s TV plans explained, and hands-on with the Muse in-car Alexa device T-Mobile is making a big splash in the wireless industry, but it seems like that’s just the beginning. On this… Read More
Amazon Echo Buttons review: Fleeting moments of fun, spoiled by glitches and a thin launch lineup Updated below with details on additional games and user experience updates from Amazon. Wait a couple months before getting Amazon’s… Read More
Reviews: Echo Spot is Amazon’s cutest device yet, but it has a few issues Amazon’s latest Alexa-powered device, the Echo Spot, is one of the best looking gadgets ever produced by the retail giant,… Read More
Podcast Geared Up Podcast: How Apple could use Shazam’s technology after reported $400M acquisition Apple just made its biggest acquisition since it bought Beats for $3 billion in 2014. The tech giant is now… Read More
Amazon Echo is now a clock radio with new Alexa musical alarm feature Amazon today introduced a new feature for its Alexa-powered catalog of devices: musical alarms that essentially turn the smart speakers… Read More
Amazon bringing Echo and Alexa to 80 additional countries in major global expansion This post has been updated to correct the areas in which Echo and Alexa are now available. Full list below.… Read More
Review: Amazon Cloud Cam is a solid security camera, but clearly just a start for the tech giant Amazon’s Cloud Cam made a big splash when it was unveiled in October, but not because it’s a flashy piece… Read More
Amazon’s Alexa can now control Hulu, Showtime and more third party Fire TV apps Amazon’s digital brain Alexa Alexa can now control a variety of third-party apps like Hulu and Showtime on the Fire… Read More
An Echo in every conference room: Amazon Web Services confirms Alexa for Business If you’ve even been in a meeting at work that gets derailed by clumsy conference calling software or complicated presentation… Read More
Report: Amazon to unveil ‘Alexa for Business,’ expanding voice assistant into workplace Amazon is preparing to bring its Alexa voice-based assistant into the workplace, according to a report by CNBC this afternoon.… Read More
Amazon gives $500K first place Alexa Prize award to Univ. of Washington team’s ‘socialbot’ The winning team of Amazon’s inaugural Alexa Prize competition sits right in the company’s backyard. The Seattle-based tech giant today… Read More
YouTube returns to the Echo Show as Amazon and Google patch up their differences YouTube is back on Amazon’s Echo Show device, two months after Google pulled the video service over a violation of… Read More
Alexa, eh? Amazon’s digital brain, Echo devices and Prime Music come to Canada Amazon is taking Alexa north of the border. The retail giant said today that Amazon’s digital brain, as well as… Read More
$50 ‘Muse’ device puts Amazon’s Alexa in the car, connects via smartphone Another technology company is aiming to bring Amazon’s Alexa into the car. San Francisco-based Speak Music, the company behind the… Read More
Amazon leads smart speaker race with 20M devices sold, study claims, but Google is gaining ground Amazon is leading the way in the smart home automation market — thanks to its growing line of Alexa-powered devices… Read More
