Amazon is on a hiring spree to keep Alexa on top
Amazon is the unexpected early winner of the digital assistants, as Alexa is available not only on the increasing number of distinct Echo smart speakers, …
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Best Buy is expanding same-day delivery to take on Amazon
The most annoying thing about shopping online is that you have to wait a while to get your order delivered. The major online retailers out …
Amazon Alexa and Microsoft Cortana team up to take on Google
The voice assistant business is about to get even more interesting, as Amazon and Microsoft announced a partnership that will see Alexa and Cortana playing …
Amazon now lets you sync your music across multiple Echo devices
Amazon’s Echo smart speakers got even smarter today as the company began rolling out a new feature called “multi-room music.” As the name suggests, multi-room …
Amazon Music Unlimited now has a discount for impoverished students
It’s the time of year again when students head back to their hallowed halls of learning, and retail outlets the country over make an extra-special …
Amazon’s Echo is out of stock, signalling an impending update
Amazon first released the Echo speaker back in 2015, approximately 115,452,101 Lightning Deals ago. The hardware has remained the same ever since then, largely because …
Amazon Instant Pickup delivers products in minutes, but only if you’re a thirsty student
Amazon Instant Pickup is a new service meant to reduce delivery times to just minutes after placing an order online. These will be brick-and-mortar locations …
Amazon wants to send you pre-cooked meals thanks to military technology
Amazon is already web’s largest retailer, and having mastered the digital sale and delivery of everything from audio books to baby wipes, it was only …
The Essential smartphone just got a massive boost from Amazon
Earlier this year, Android founder Andy Rubin surprised everyone when he announced the Essential smartphone. It’s not that people were surprised to see Rubin working …
The Amazon Echo can be hacked to listen in on everything you say
Smart home speakers equipped with microphones programmed to listen for everything you say may be turned into devices that would spy on everything you say. …
Facebook wants to build a video chat tablet for your grandparents, report claims
Amazon’s Echo lineup got a huge new addition in June with the launch of the Echo Show, a smart speaker married to a touchscreen and …
Interview: ‘Frasier’ star Kelsey Grammer talks about starring in Amazon’s new show debuting tomorrow
You won’t ever catch Kelsey Grammer glued to a smartphone to stream a TV show. “I’d rather sit in front of a big ol’ screen …
Amazon wants to use drone scans of your house to sell you more stuff
Amazon’s plans to use drones to deliver your purchases is moving along swiftly, with the company having already tested the system both abroad and here …
Antitrust watchdog investigates Amazon for allegedly lying about deal prices
The Federal Trade Commission just set its sights on Amazon’s deal pricing schemes, responding to complaints that the giant online retailer misleads customers with its …
Amazon is selling prepackaged meal kits because groceries are so 2016
Amazon is expanding its war against all other forms of retail onto a new front: food. The internet giant has already announced its intention to …
Does the world need a new messaging app? Amazon seems to think so
It’s not as if the tech world needs another messaging app, but that apparently won’t stop Amazon from throwing their hat into the ring. According …
You can install Amazon’s Echo Dot in a car for a ‘truly hands-free experience’
Amazon is clearly winning the home speaker war right now, as the Alexa assistant is available on so many popular devices, most of which are …
Amazon is reportedly prepping a brand new Echo to compete with the HomePod
If Apple thought it was going to waltz into the smart speaker market with the HomePod and take over without a fight, it has another …
The best deals from eBay’s ‘Prime Day’ sale
It’s Prime Day today, which means Amazon Prime members have plenty of reasons to hunt deals on their favorite online shop. But just because Amazon …
Amazon Prime is nearly as popular as cable TV
Amazon Prime Day is very nearly upon us, which means it’s a good time to evaluate just why it’s seemingly such a big deal. Prime …
Amazon is introducing its own Geek Squad to set up electronics in your home
Amazon’s mission to become the only company in the United States continues unabated as Recode reports that the online retailer is beginning to roll out …
Prime Day 2017: Everything you need to know about Amazon’s killer voice shopping deals
We’re now less than one week away from Amazon’s massive annual summertime shopping event, Prime Day 2017. As has been the case for the past …
Target wants to beat Amazon at its own game with next-day ‘essentials’
If you need to replenish your stock of any random household item, but absolutely refuse to actually go to a store to accomplish that task, …
Amazon Echo Show review roundup: Amazon may have another hit on its hands
Amazon’s Echo Show won’t be available until Wednesday, but some early reviews are already up and it appears that the critical reception to Amazon’s Alexa-powered …
Amazon will now ship you clothing just to try it on, for free
Shopping on Amazon is one of the most painless ways to buy things these days — and that simplicity is one of the big reasons …
Apple basically confirms its interest in taking on Netflix
Apple on Friday confirmed what we already know: it’s very interested in producing original video programming in the future, and that its efforts will not …
Amazon is buying Whole Foods for $13.7 billion
You know how Jeff Bezos is looking for new ideas related to philanthropy? Well, he might be a bit too busy to read everyone’s suggestions …
Amazon’s new ‘Prime Reload’ service isn’t the deal it seems
Amazon has a slightly strange new service called “Prime Reloaded.” It incentivizes Prime members to pay for stuff off Amazon using a debit card, rather …
Best Buy reportedly plans to launch a rental service with used gadgets
After rebounding from what appeared to be certain doom just a few years ago, Best Buy is on the upswing as of late. Sure, they’ve …
Amazon axes unlimited Drive storage
For a little while now, Amazon Drive has quietly had one of the best deals around for large amounts of cloud storage. For $60 a …
