The inside story of how Apple’s Siri lost its lead over rivals
Siri may have been the first virtual assistant, but Apple failed to turn it into a leader. Google came out with Google Now and then …
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A new Amazon Android phone might be coming, and this one won’t be dumb
Remember the Fire Phone? I can’t blame you if you don’t, because it was one of the saddest smartphone releases in recent history. But it …
We finally have an idea of how many Alexa smart speakers Amazon sells
Amazon’s lineup of Alexa-enabled smart speakers is just a few years old now, but it’s already one of the hottest new device lines in the …
Controlling pay TV with Alexa might be the best reason to keep pay TV
The pay TV market has clearly seen better days. Subscriber counts continue to drop across the board as television service providers struggle to convince customers …
You can’t stop people from calling you on your Amazon Echo
Earlier this week, Amazon announced the Echo Show — the first Echo device with a touchscreen display. Alongside that announcement, Amazon revealed that voice calling …
Ads will soon invade the Amazon Echo
If you assumed that ads on smart speakers were an inevitability, VoiceLabs is here to exonerate you. On Thursday, voice analytics company VoiceLabs announced that …
Apple and Amazon to unveil Prime Video app for Apple TV at WWDC
One of the Apple TV‘s most glaring shortcomings will soon be a thing of the past. According to a new report from Buzzfeed’s John Paczkowski, Apple …
Amazon lowers free shipping minimum to just $25
If the free shipping minimum was the one thing stopping you from getting on Amazon Prime, then you should know the online retail giant has …
Amazon officially announces Echo Show with touchscreen for $229.99
Two years after launching the Echo and kick-starting the smart speaker craze, Amazon is back with a brand new version of one of its most …
Amazon Echo Show with touchscreen to launch today for $229.99
After cutting its teeth as an online bookseller, Amazon has quietly become one of a small handful of trendsetters in the consumer electronics business. The …
Amazon’s ugly touchscreen Echo might be launched tomorrow
Last week, a grainy photo of a 1990s Skymall teleconference device started doing the rounds. According to the site that leaked it, the thing is …
Apple TV may finally get Amazon Video this summer
The Apple TV is a well-rounded set-top streaming machine, provided you don’t need access to Amazon Video. The competitive rivalry between the two companies has …
Amazon Echo touchscreen device shown for the first time in new leak
When Amazon launched the Echo back in 2015, it immediately shot to the top of charts. Two years later, Google has released its own competitor …
Get ready for all the wireless carriers to get worse
The last couple months have seen a welcome change in the wireless industry. Instead of massively confusing bills and data caps, we’ve had prices slashed …
Amazon’s $200 selfie cam will tell you you’re pretty
As part of its ongoing attempts to cut human interaction out of our lives, Amazon has released a new addition to the Alexa product line. …
How to ensure you never get another ‘not enough storage’ error on your iPhone again
You pull out your phone with just enough time to pop open the camera and frame the perfect photo before it’s too late. Time is …
A single $33 gadget really can save you thousands
We’ve written about a few different dashboard camera models before here on BGR, and we often discuss how much money these affordable little gadgets can …
Netflix originals could land in theaters, but only after they’re already available to stream
As streaming video services like Amazon and Netflix gain more and more subscribers, revenue, and pull within Hollywood, it’s become clear that the traditional cinema …
YouTube is getting absolutely crushed by Netflix
We all know Netflix is popular, but actually putting its popularity into perspective can be difficult. A new report from comScore does a pretty good …
Stolen credentials lead to huge spike in fraud for third-party Amazon sellers
When the world’s largest online retailer allows anyone and everyone to list products for sale without requiring proof of inventory or legitimacy there’s always going …
April Fool’s Day roundup: The best tech pranks from around the web
You know what day is today, right? It’s April Fool’s Day, which means many tech companies have dreamt up various tricks and pranks for their fans. …
Watch the Amazon Prime Air drone make its first delivery in the US
We’re one step closer to having drones drop off packages at our doorsteps. On Monday, Amazon held a machine learning, automation, robotics and space exploration …
The cheapest Moto G5 Plus deal is available on Amazon right now
One of the best budget phones coming out of MWC 2017 this year is the Moto G5 series, and Lenovo’s brand new Motorola handset is …
Alexa adds Prime Now delivery option for peak laziness
The future is already here, folks: we finally get to talk to machines and tell them what to do, and that includes buying stuff online …
Amazon officially brings Alexa to the iPhone
There have been ways to get Alexa on your iPhone before, but now we have an official solution from Amazon to enjoy. If you’re not …
Get ready to make calls with Amazon’s Alexa
Amazon’s hugely popular Alexa virtual assistant is already everywhere, and given her similarities to Apple’s Siri and Google Assistant, it was only a matter of …
Tiny iPhone-controlled camera lets you stream directly to Facebook Live and edit in real-time
Okay now this is seriously cool. Dedicated cameras made a comeback thanks to the emergence of the compact action cam category, but you’ve never seen …
Amazon finally explained what happened when it accidentally took down the internet
The Amazon Simple Storage Service and Amazon Web Services, also known as S3 and AWS, happen to power a lot of the internet as you know …
Amazon’s AWS storage crashed in the middle of an AWSome conference
Amazon loves to talk about how great its products and services are – just like any other massive company — so the fact that it …
The Moto Z just scored a snap-on Alexa speaker, making all other phones jealous
Amazon’s Alexa is truly taking the world by storm, but since the company’s smartphone ambitions have hit a bit of a brick wall, the dream …
