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Amazon Giving Away a Free Echo Dot With Alexa Enabled PCs
Earlier this year, Amazon invaded new Windows machines with the arrival of Alexa. The company partnered with Acer, HP to […]

Amazon Taps Microsoft’s Talent for Consumer Push
Amazon is obsessed with Microsoft’s talent. The company hired as many as 30 directors or higher level executives from Microsoft […]

Alexa Answers the Call of Duty
Activision announced this week that it has released a beta set of Call of Duty skills for Amazon Alexa. Yes, […]

Amazon Brings Calling and Messaging to Alexa on Tablets
Amazon is expanding Alexa’s abilities on your tablets by bringing new communication features. The company first added the ability to […]

Microsoft’s Still Working On Cortana/Alexa Integration, No Timeline for Release
It was in August of 2017 that Microsoft and Amazon announced a partnership that would allow the two digital assistants […]

Amazon + Ring (Premium)
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Amazon is Taking the Bold Step of Adding Alexa to its Alexa App
The word “courage” is often bandied about too easily these days. This is a great example of that. Amazon is […]

Today’s Smart Speakers Point to Our Ambient Computing Future (Premium)
Ambient computing is the next major wave of personal computing, and smart speakers are how we get there. To access […]