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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 July 2021 3:19 PM IST

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)

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

The brain is a muscle which harbours memories and thoughts

7 Aug 2021 10:33 AM IST

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'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...

2 Sept 2021 7:26 PM IST

She said the family unplugged the devices and contacted Amazon after they learned the recording had been sent. (Photo: AP)

Amazon Alexa sends recorded private conversation to another user

An Amazon Echo device recorded a private conversation between a wife and her husband and sent the recording to an...

27 May 2018 11:53 AM IST

You can now set Alexa as default voice assistant on Android. (Photo: ANI)

Alexa can now reschedule your meetings

Amazon has added the support for scheduling one-on-one meetings using voice commands.

25 May 2018 10:56 AM IST

Hey Cortana, open Alexa, and Alexa, open Cortana, to unveil in the spring.

Cortana scores worst in most voice assistant categories: Report

The test also gauged how people are using the smart speakers.

24 Dec 2018 4:22 PM IST

Alexa has also chatted with users about sex acts. She gave a discourse on dog defecation. And this summer, a hack Amazon traced back to China may have exposed some customers data, according to five people familiar with the events.

'Kill your foster parents': Amazon's Alexa talks murder, sex in AI...

A customer was shocked last year when Alexa blurted out: Kill your foster parents.

22 Dec 2018 3:49 PM IST

Alexa Cast is only limited to Amazon Music and its not yet known whether other third-party audio streaming services will get support for it in the future. (Photo: Echo Dot)

Alexa, Read Me A Book : Indians can now access their audible library...

Alexa-enabled devices nationwide are now equipped to play audio content downloaded through Audible.in.

15 Dec 2018 11:54 AM IST

The addition of a display to Alexa provides with a galore of opportunities that will appeal to the curious consumer looking to sort most of the life activities.

Amazon Echo Spot review: It's time to sack that old alarm clock

The Amazon Echo Spot brings the convenience of smart voice assistant in a familiar alarm clock form factor.

18 May 2018 6:00 PM IST

The integration enables Amazon Echo users to quickly search for flights using simple voice instructions.

Smart' gadgets: Ways to minimise privacy and security risks

There are ways to minimise the odds that gadgets will serve up unpleasant privacy surprises.

27 May 2018 5:23 PM IST

The Amazon Echo Dot and Google Home Mini were available to the customers for around $29 from $50. (Photo: Amazon AI speakers)

Amazon to allow Apple Music on its Echo speakers

Apple Music will become available on its Echo smart speakers starting Dec. 17.

1 Dec 2018 9:45 AM IST

Several leading travel portals across the world, including the likes of Kayak and Skyscanner have launched their own chatbots. (representative image)

Understanding conversational commerce: What works and what doesn't

And with messaging apps taking over as the primary form of communication, a new hybrid of retail and conversation is...

14 May 2018 6:49 PM IST