Amazon has been designing its own chips for a few years, ever since acquiring Annapurna Labs in 2016, but it is readying a new push thanks to a new acquisition… Read More
Amazon’s digital brain, Alexa, can already make calls and now she can send text messages too. Users can now ask Alexa to send a message to a friend, and the virtual assistant… Read More
Google’s push to compete with Amazon Echo in the home is starting to pay off with increased market share, according to a new study released this morning by Consumer Intelligence… Read More
2017 has been the year of Amazon. On a Friday morning in June, the world woke up to the shocking news that Amazon had agreed to acquire Whole Foods Market… Read More
T-Mobile is making a big splash in the wireless industry, but it seems like that’s just the beginning. On this episode of Geared Up, we dive into the details of… Read More
Apple just made its biggest acquisition since it bought Beats for $3 billion in 2014. The tech giant is now the proud owner of Shazam, the music and video recognition… Read More
Amazon today introduced a new feature for its Alexa-powered catalog of devices: musical alarms that essentially turn the smart speakers into high tech clock radios. The new musical alarm feature… Read More
If you’ve even been in a meeting at work that gets derailed by clumsy conference calling software or complicated presentation hardware, Amazon Web Services thinks you might like Alexa for… Read More
Amazon is taking Alexa north of the border. The retail giant said today that Amazon’s digital brain, as well as its Prime Music service are available now in Canada. Canadian… Read More
A new study sheds some light on why tech companies across the world are in the midst of a digital assistant arms race and battling to build the best smart… Read More
Amazon is leading the way in the smart home automation market — thanks to its growing line of Alexa-powered devices — but Google is gaining ground as it too expands… Read More
Alexa is officially a star. With a turn on the red carpet for a real live Hollywood movie premiere, Amazon’s voice-activated assistant reached peak AI status on Monday night. An… Read More
Google has opened up a new front in its battle against Amazon’s digital assistant Alexa: kids and families. Google today detailed more than 50 new games, activities and stories designed… Read More
Alexa has been a hit, helping Amazon capture an early lead in the voice-activated speaker market through the Echo and igniting an arms race among tech giants to see who… Read More
Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson became the central face in the battle against President Donald Trump’s immigration ban. Longtime Amazon exec Toni Reid is the woman behind the voice… Read More
Amazon Echo owners are more likely to be iPhone and iPad fans, while owners of the Google Home smart speaker are, unsurprisingly, heavy users of Android smartphones and tablets, according… Read More
Amazon announced an ambitious slate of new Echo devices this week, ranging from a new “Echo Plus” to a $20 pack of buttons for playing Alexa-enabled games. In fact, the company… Read More
Amazon just put out a flurry of new Alexa-powered devices and services, as the company continues to find new ways to deploy its digital assistant. For years, the Echo was… Read More
The revamped Echo from Amazon, unveiled Wednesday in Seattle, comes with improved sound, a lower price and a new design. But for the discerning eye, at least a couple of… Read More
Amazon said Wednesday at an event unveiling the next generation Echo device that it has the equivalent of a small town of people — more than 5,000 — working on the… Read More
Amazon still has a tight grip on the U.S., home smart speaker market. Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP) published a new report today from its latest “home automation devices” study… Read More
A display of Alexa-powered products such as the Echo and Echo Dot popped up at a Whole Foods Market in Seattle this morning, as Amazon begins to implement changes —… Read More
Amazon just released a new capability for its digital brain Alexa that is sure to delight chronic TV remote misplacers. Alexa, through Amazon’s lineup of smart speakers, can now control… Read More
Alexa-powered devices are flying off the virtual shelves during Amazon’s supersized Prime Day shopping event. Amazon said it has already sold twice as many Alexa-powered devices in the U.S. as… Read More
As more and more companies get into the smart speaker game, a new report shows just how much ground they have to make up to catch Amazon’s digital assistant, Alexa.… Read More
Amazon has cut the price of its Echo smart speaker to $129.99, the same price as the Google Home speaker, for one day only. This is not the first time… Read More
Amazon is known for being secretive about its plans, but when it wants to make an impression it knows how to go big. Today, the tech giant unveiled a King… Read More
Seattle area smart home startup Kirio just released its first product, and it aims to take home automation to a new level. There are countless hubs to control smart home features,… Read More
It wasn’t long ago that smart home technology — such as connected lighting and thermostats — was a luxury only available to big spenders, but declining costs and increased demand… Read More
Apple today unveiled its own voice-activated smart home speaker, the HomePod. Set to begin shipping in December, the speaker is designed to be spatially aware, meaning that it understands the… Read More