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Amazon's Alexa told a child to do potentially lethal 'challenge'

The child's parent Kristin Livdahl posted a screenshot of their Alexa activity history on her Twitter handle

29 Dec 2021 1:34 PM

There is no word on whether the adaptive volume will work in the opposite direction, which means becoming quieter if there is no background noise. (Photo: PTI)

Amazon's new feature will make Alexa respond louder when it's noisy

The feature is currently available to US customers, and Amazon says that a user can activate it by saying Alexa, turn on the adaptive volume

02 Sep 2021 7:26 PM

I bought this device called Alexa, because a pretty young salesgirl in a bookshop in Mumbai told me I could have endless Nusrat and Hindi film songs if I bought it. (PTI Photo)

Creepy feelings as tech advances: Will Alexa listen in & tell the CIA?

The brain is a muscle which harbours memories and thoughts

07 Aug 2021 10:33 AM

Amazon has updated the Alexa app on iOS so that users can access the voice assistant right from their home screens via a new widget. (Photo: PTI)

Amazon Alexa app adds 'Ask Alexa' widget to iPhones

The new Ask Alexa widget isn't so much Alexa itself as it is a link directly to the iOS app

30 Jul 2021 3:19 PM

Amazon customers can now read detailed product information, manage account settings, track orders, view account history, pay bills, and recharge their phone or DTH services in Tamil, Kannada, Telugu and Malayalam in addition to English and Hindi. This photo shows Amazon workers checking packages moving down a conveyor system that leads to a shipping area at an Amazon 'fulfilment' centre. (Photo | AP)

Now you can shop on Amazon using Tamil, Kannada, Telugu and Malayalam interfaces

In just five months, Amazon shoppers using Hindi grew 3 times, prompting the move to add four more languages ahead of the festive season.

22 Sep 2020 9:28 PM

10 ways to beat the exam stress with Alexa

Did you know that your very own home assistant, Alexa, can actually help during this exam season.

26 Feb 2020 9:06 AM

Users also asked Alexa "how are you" 8 times every minute and "Alexa, kaisi ho?" thrice every minute.

Indians said "Alexa, I love you", once every minute in 2019

In 2019, Indian customers interacted with Alexa millions of times each week.

07 Feb 2020 6:54 AM

Amazon also introduced its Alexa Developer Rewards program in India.

Students publish over 1500 Alexa Skills with Alexa Student Influencer Programme

Amazon is also collaborating with multiple stakeholders to enable the voice ecosystem.

17 Jan 2020 11:42 AM

With the in-car Alexa support, you can tell the digital assistant to play your favourite music, make calls, send messages and more.

Amazon aims to be no backseat driver in India with Echo Auto

Echo Auto uses a car's 12V charging socket or USB port and connects to the car's stereo system for audio playback.

08 Jan 2020 9:26 AM

One can use voice commands to play songs, listen to podcasts, check weather, and more.

Kohler unveils a showerhead that's also Alexa speaker

Called Moxie AI Speaker, the smart showerhead comes with built-in Alexa & reportedly can be magnetically docked into the existing shower.

04 Jan 2020 1:49 PM

Until now, users were able to ask Alexa to play music, but not podcasts.

You can now ask Alexa to play podcasts on Spotify

Spotify free and Premium users will now be able to ask Amazon Alexa to play podcasts of their choice.

14 Dec 2019 10:50 AM

The boAt Stone 200A is said to be robust, intricately made and yet absolutely idiot-proof making it hard to damage externally.

boAt Stone 200A, the cheapest Alexa in-built smart speaker launched online

boAt Stone 200A is the lowest priced Alexa built-in far field speaker on e-commerce website Amazon, and is said to be water proof.

13 Dec 2019 12:15 PM

The Onida Fire TV Edition smart TVs will be available for customers at an introductory price of Rs 12,999 for 32-inch model and Rs 21,999 for 43-inch model with attractive cashbacks.

Onida and Amazon launch new Fire TV with Alexa built-in

Amazon has announced the launch of its much-awaited Fire TV Edition smart TVs in India in partnership with Onida, which has Alexa built-in.

13 Dec 2019 12:15 PM

The addition of emotional responses is particularly aimed at gaming and sports categories such as when telling the score for a lost match.

Amazon Alexa can now respond in happy or disappointed tone

US users will be able to enable Alexa to respond with either a happy/excited or disappointed/empathetic tone.

28 Nov 2019 8:00 AM

This essentially means users will see more devices such as light bulbs, switches, and single-purpose devices which are low-specced but with built-in Alexa support. (Representational image/ Photo: AFP)

Amazon brings Alexa to low-powered IoT devices

Now, they can integrate Alexa into devices which are elementary level with low-powered chips and 1MB of RAM

27 Nov 2019 9:32 AM

Alexa will retrieve the amount due for bills from their registered Amazon account and ask for customer confirmation before processing the payment.

Amazon Alexa enables bill payments powered by Amazon Pay

Amazon Pay also offers various cashbacks and EMI options, which enable its customers a purchasing power at the lowest possible cost.

16 Oct 2019 12:12 PM

If you are unable to see Hindi/English as a language option in your Device settings, make sure you have the latest software update by asking “Alexa, check for software updates”

You can now talk to Alexa in Hindi and English seamlessly

Amazon's digital assistant Alexa can now understand commands in Hindi and English without repeatedly changing the language settings.

09 Oct 2019 2:57 PM

To start, users can simply say, "Alexa, open the three percent challenge."

Netflix brings '3%' episodic game to Alexa, Google Assistant

The free-to-play episodic game that is set in a dystopian future is coming to Amazon Alexa.

09 Oct 2019 10:07 AM

he new devices include three new Echo smart speakers. These join Echo Dot, Echo Plus, Echo Show, Echo Show 5, and Echo companion devices – Echo Sub, Echo Link, Echo Link Amp – to create the Echo family of devices.

Amazon's Alexa gets a slew of new features, new Echo devices also launched

Amazon introduced an all-new line-up of Echo devices and a range of new Alexa features, today.

26 Sep 2019 11:33 AM

Voice assistants, from day one, had massive potential, from changing web surfing behaviour to making voice the virtual keyboard to all the information in the world.

Voice Versa!

Voice is the new form of two-way man-to-machine communication, and India is leading the race.

23 Sep 2019 9:25 AM

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