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Customers will be able to ask Alexa to play their favourite songs, artists, and albums.

Apple Music now available on Alexa Devices in India

Users of all Amazon Echo devices can enjoy Apple Music via simple voice commands with Alexa.

19 Sep 2019 2:06 PM

The Portal costs USD 179 and is now available to pre-order.

Facebook launches new Portal models with WhatsApp calling, Alexa support

There's also support for Facebook Watch content on the Portal TV, and Alexa for hands-free voice control.

19 Sep 2019 7:40 AM

The brain that powers all Amazon Echo devices, the feature shall now also be available on all its voice-controlled smart speakers.

Alexa will now be able to understand your commands in Hindi and 'Hinglish'

Under the update Alexa will understand customers speaking to her in Hindi or Hinglish, in multiple contexts, with varied regional accents

18 Sep 2019 5:10 PM

It promises improved 360-degree sound, deeper bass, and up to 12 hours of battery life.

New Bose Portable Home speaker to take on Amazon, Google

By using the wake word for the digital assistant, you can access weather, music, news, and more.

23 Aug 2019 7:41 AM

The findings also highlight just how quickly all of these assistants are evolving

New research in digital assistants reveals Google at the top, Amazon fast improving

Testing the three across 5 categories for performance, Google performed the best while Alexa improved the most.

19 Aug 2019 4:44 PM

The researchers believe that if they repeated the study with kids, they would find different results. (Photo: AFP)

Apple’s Siri or Amazon’s Alexa could be making us impolite

Parental concerns have already prompted both Google and Amazon to make adjustments to their digital assistants.

19 Aug 2019 7:40 AM

, CamSoda has invented a VAB (Virtual Assistant Blocker) that has the appearance of a condom, tip and all.

Porn site's Alexa condom protects your sexual moments

CamSoda has come up with a condom for Amazon’s voice assistant to keep your conversations private.

09 Aug 2019 10:57 AM

The deal could ease pressure on the NHS by reducing the need to visit a doctor.

Coming down with a cold? Alexa’s got you covered

The plan is to give patients - especially the elderly, blind and those unable to access the internet through traditional means.

11 Jul 2019 2:01 PM

The aim is to reduce the pressure on the NHS by providing information for common illnesses.

Amazon's Alexa will offer medical advice

Users can ask questions such as "Alexa, how do I treat a migraine?" or "Alexa, what are the symptoms of flu?

11 Jul 2019 7:55 AM

What this essentially means is that it’s bad enough that Amazon retains your data what’s worse is that it shares it with a third party service as well. (Representational image/ Photo: AFP)

Amazon’s scary admission should worry every customer

The declaration was made in a very matter-of-fact way that makes it all the more alarming.

04 Jul 2019 12:21 PM

One of the lawsuits seeks damages up to USD 100 a day while the other wants damages of USD 5,000 per violation.

Amazon's Alexa invites lawsuit over recording children's voices via Echo Dot

Amazon stressed that it has strict guidelines in place to protect family security and privacy.

15 Jun 2019 11:13 AM

This year, you can hear Cyrus Broacha give you regular updates on World Cup with Alexa.

Keep track of live cricket matches and scores with Alexa

Get live match updates and notifications; follow your favourite teams and cricketers; participate in polls and more.

12 Jun 2019 2:39 PM

Wilke did not say where customers might see the drone in action, but Amazon made its first customer delivery by drone in the United Kingdom in 2016.

Amazon's new drones to start delivering packages in months

The new drone takes off and lands vertically like a helicopter, is more stable and can spot moving objects better than humans.

06 Jun 2019 10:25 AM

With voice integration, users can place a call, send voice messages and Drop-In on other Alexa devices right from the Fire TV Cube.

Amazon adds Alexa features to Fire TV Cube to make it smarter

The new feature will be rolled out to every compatible device in coming weeks.

01 Jun 2019 11:21 AM

Alexa has been added with new features including how-to videos from wikiHow and updated smart home controls.

Alexa, delete everything I said today

For the first time, you will now be able to easily delete your voice recordings on all enabled devices.

30 May 2019 11:11 AM

So instead of starting an instruction every time with 'Alexa, play some music', it could allow you to simply say, 'Play some music, Alexa.'

Amazon wants you to have a human-like conversation with Alexa

The system would allow capturing and processing portions of a spoken utterance, before a wake word.

25 May 2019 10:50 AM

With Alexa support, users will be able to ask compatible LG TVs can ask questions, control smart products, and access more than 90,000 Alexa skills, all without any separate device.

LG adds Alexa to 2019 ThinQ AI TVs

The update will be implemented through the Alexa app on 2019 TVs.

24 May 2019 10:48 AM

Anyone can use the existing blueprints to publish skills for a variety of customizable scenarios.

Now create your Alexa Skill and publish for everyone in India to discover and use

Alexa Skill Blueprints make it easy for anyone to create and publish an Alexa skill for a variety of scenarios.

07 May 2019 5:19 PM

ECS brings in a series of products across multiple platforms such as Amazon Alexa, Google Assistance or Windows Cortana to help people accomplish daily tasks, entertainment, home devices control and more via simple voice control.

ECS announces new range of AI and Alexa-enabled products

ECS launches a series of products in India — LIVA One with Alexa, LIVA M520, Whirlwind and Bora.

03 May 2019 3:00 PM

Information related to car tax, marriage registration will be added soon. (Photo: AP)

Google Assistant, Alexa will now provide government-related information

There are over 12,000 pieces of Gov.uk information available through the voice-enabled assistants.

23 Apr 2019 10:48 AM

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