Alexa

Amazon Alexa, known simply as Alexa, is a virtual assistant developed by Amazon, first used in the Amazon Echo and the Amazon Echo Dot smart speakers developed by Amazon Lab126. Alexa is a cloud-based voice service that allows users to add products to a wish list, re-order items, check order status, and more - using just their voice.

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Alexa Goes To Mexico
Alexa Goes To Mexico
November 07, 2018  |  Amazon

Amazon announced Wednesday (November 7) that its voice-activated digital assistant Alexa and its smart speaker Echo are now available in Mexico. In a press release, Amazon...

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Bixby Eyes Third-Party Integration
Bixby Eyes Third-Party Integration
November 05, 2018  |  Voice Activation

Samsung Electronics is expected to announce this week at an event in San Francisco that it’s opening Bixby, its voice-activated virtual assistant, to third-party app...

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Amazon’s HQ2 To Be Decided By IQ And EQ
Amazon’s HQ2 To Be Decided By IQ And EQ
November 02, 2018  |  Amazon

Amazon.com’s chief executive Jeff Bezos said he will pore over all the data when choosing Amazon’s second headquarter, but then it comes down to “going...

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As Amazon’s Market Cap Takes Hit, Bright Spots Emerge
As Amazon’s Market Cap Takes Hit, Bright Spots Emerge
October 30, 2018  |  Amazon

It was only about two months ago — August, in fact — when the prediction came out: Amazon, the eCommerce operator that had recently made moves into...

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Seven Big Threats Facing Seven Big Tech And Payments Players This Halloween
Seven Big Threats Facing Seven Big Tech And Payments Players This Halloween
October 29, 2018  |  Commerce

Halloween, the annual celebration of the spooky and supernatural, is just a couple of days away. For many in payments and the vast ecosystem that...

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Amazon Alexa Now The Office Assistant, Too
Amazon Alexa Now The Office Assistant, Too
October 25, 2018  |  Alexa

Amazon has launched a new feature that will allow third-party office equipment manufacturers to embed Alexa directly onto their devices. According to Fortune, the feature is an...

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Amazon Roundup: Making Moves In Rx, Grocery
Amazon Roundup: Making Moves In Rx, Grocery
October 24, 2018  |  Amazon

It almost seems like a myth at this point, some tale that grandparents will tell their grandchildren. They will listen to this too-silly-to-be-true story of...

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Adobe Doubles Down On Voice Interfaces
Adobe Doubles Down On Voice Interfaces
October 24, 2018  |  Innovation

At its annual MAX conference in Los Angeles last week, Adobe had all sorts of things to announce. After a (very) long wait, Photoshop in...

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Qualcomm Rolls Out Reference Design For Bluetooth Headset With Alexa
Qualcomm Rolls Out Reference Design For Bluetooth Headset With Alexa
October 23, 2018  |  Innovation

Qualcomm Technologies, a unit of chipmaker Qualcomm, announced Tuesday (October 23) the launch of a Bluetooth smart headset reference design featuring push-button activation support for...

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