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Facebook debuts new video chatting device Portal amid privacy and security concerns

Facebook on Monday unveiled Portal, a new at-home hardware device focused on video chat. Portal and the larger Portal+ use… Read More

TLDR: Amazon unveils Alexa-enabled microwave

Today’s featured stories Here’s everything Amazon announced today, from a microwave to a subwoofer to new Alexa capabilities ‘Alexa, cook… Read More

Here’s everything Amazon announced Thursday, from microwave to subwoofer to Alexa capabilities

Microwave. Subwoofer. Smart plug. In-car device. Those are just a handful of the new devices Amazon debuted on Thursday as… Read More

Amazon ‘Echo Sub’ and Smart Plug images surface in latest Alexa leak

Images and descriptions of two unannounced Amazon Alexa devices publicly surfaced Wednesday afternoon, providing an inadvertent sneak preview of what… Read More

Amazon aims to make it easier to play music on Echo speakers with new Alexa Cast feature

Amazon is out with a new feature that makes it easier to control music on Echo smart speakers and other… Read More

Amazon Echo Look review and unboxing: What it’s like to use this fashion-focused Alexa device

[Editor’s Note: Starla Sampaco is the host and producer of GeekWire’s TLDR daily news show. Watch and subscribe here.] I… Read More

Echo is Amazon’s most popular device, study says, narrowly beating out Fire tablets and Fire TV

After a strong 2017, Amazon’s line of Echo smart speakers have overtaken Fire tablets as the tech giant’s most popular… Read More

Fashionably late: Amazon’s $200 Echo Look widely released more than a year after unveiling

Amazon made its $200 Echo Look generally available for purchase in the U.S. starting Wednesday morning, more than a year after… Read More

Mystery solved? Amazon explains what cracked up Alexa, and what they’re going to do about it

OK, don’t laugh. There’s been enough of that, apparently. After reports about its Alexa-enabled devices laughing out loud for no… Read More

Testing Alexa in a hotel room: We used Amazon’s voice assistant inside a swanky Las Vegas suite

LAS VEGAS — Alexa is just about everywhere here at CES this week — in PCs; in cars; in coffee… Read More

Amazon sells ‘tens of millions’ of Alexa devices worldwide in record holiday season

Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant may have reached critical mass during the 2017 holiday shopping season, judging from a new report… Read More

Amazon Echo Buttons review: Fleeting moments of fun, spoiled by glitches and a thin launch lineup

Updated below with details on additional games and user experience updates from Amazon. Wait a couple months before getting Amazon’s… Read More

Amazon bringing Echo and Alexa to 80 additional countries in major global expansion

This post has been updated to correct the areas in which Echo and Alexa are now available. Full list below.… Read More

Amazon reports another record-breaking holiday shopping weekend for its Alexa devices

Update: Jeff Wilke, CEO of Amazon Worldwide Consumer, said that Cyber Monday was the biggest day ever for small businesses on… Read More

Alexa, eh? Amazon’s digital brain, Echo devices and Prime Music come to Canada

Amazon is taking Alexa north of the border. The retail giant said today that Amazon’s digital brain, as well as… Read More

Microsoft’s Cortana finally gets her own speaker: Hands-on with the $199 Harman Kardon Invoke

Alexa has a bunch of them. Siri is getting one. So why not Cortana, too? A new smart speaker from… Read More

Amazon introduces revamped $99 Echo, new Echo Connect calling device, Echo Buttons and more

FOLLOW-UP: Here’s everything Amazon announced today Amazon this morning unveiled an array of new Echo devices, including a smaller and… Read More

Amazon working on Alexa smart glasses with bone-induction audio, report says

Amazon will put Alexa into a new pair of smart glasses, allowing users to summon and interact with the virtual… Read More

Talk to the lamp: We tried GE’s Sol, a $200 light with Amazon Alexa inside

It is becoming more common to control smart lights around the home or office with voice commands, by connecting those… Read More

New Amazon Fire TV models could include an Echo-like cube and a dongle, report shows

Two new models of Amazon’s Fire TV are in the works, according to a new report, and one of them… Read More

If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em: Kohl’s to open Amazon showrooms in select stores

Like other department stores, Kohl’s is struggling to compete with online retailers, most notably Amazon. Faced with declining sales, Kohl’s is… Read More

Amazon adds Echo pairing integration to Fire TV for hands-free voice control

Fire TV owners can now control the streaming device without touching a remote. Amazon today rolled out a new feature… Read More

Seattle startup debuts Alexa skill that helps hotel guests and staff call for help in emergencies

There are countless emergency situations — from cardiac arrest to a suspected intruder — which can make it difficult to… Read More

Amazon Alexa and Echo chief Mike George is leaving after nearly two decades with the company

Mike George, the Amazon vice president who oversaw two of the company’s most successful products — the Alexa virtual assistant… Read More

Samsung is reportedly developing a voice-controlled speaker to compete with Amazon Echo

Another day, another tech titan developing a smart speaker. A new report from The Wall Street Journal claims Samsung is… Read More

Report: Top Amazon rival Alibaba is about to launch an Echo competitor

Alibaba, the China-based e-commerce giant determined to go toe-to-toe with Amazon, is coming out with its answer to the Echo… Read More

Recipes via robot: As voice technology shakes up cooking, Allrecipes adapts with help from Amazon

If your grandmother was anything like mine — at home in the kitchen with a recipe box full of hand-written… Read More

Amazon rolls out Alexa intercom function, letting users ‘drop in’ on Echo speakers remotely

Amazon is taking a big step forward in its quest to turn Alexa into the operating system for the home.… Read More

Amazon unveils $20 Dash Wand with Alexa for voice-enabled grocery ordering and home controls

Amazon just introduced a new Alexa device: a $20 version of its Amazon Dash Wand with the voice-enabled smart assistant… Read More

Amazon rolls out contact blocking for Alexa voice-calling feature

Amazon is rolling out an update to its Alexa app that lets users of its voice-calling feature block specific people… Read More