Amazon’s Tap speaker gets a hands-free update in defiance of its name
Amazon’s Tap set itself apart from its Echo brethren with better sound – positioned more as a Bluetooth speaker with…
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Plex users can now play their movies, TV shows and music just by asking Alexa
Plex is getting voice-activated. The popular media player software maker just launched voice control through a new Plex Skill for Alexa-powered…
Amazon Payments nearly doubled transaction volume in 2016, added 10 million more customers
Shortly after a Bloomberg report indicating that PayPal and Amazon have been discussing ways to work together on payments, Amazon…
Alexa Voice Service now works on connected devices in UK and Germany
Since first being unbundled back in 2015 in the U.S., Alexa Voice Service — the voice-response software that powers the Amazon Echo and…
Amazon Echo spot ‘primes’ Super Bowl audience for drone delivery in the US
Although Amazon ran a Super Bowl ad for Echo, its delivery drones stole the show. The e-commerce titan’s Super Bowl spot featured a woman…
Amazon fumbles earnings amidst high expectations
Mixed faces in Seattle today as Amazon delivered its Q4 2016 earnings. The e-commerce company reported lower than expected revenue of $43.74 with better…