Alexa

Amazon Alexa, known simply as Alexa, is a virtual assistant developed by Amazon, first used in the Amazon Echo and the Amazon Echo Dot smart speakers developed by Amazon Lab126. Alexa is a cloud-based voice service that allows users to add products to a wish list, re-order items, check order status, and more - using just their voice.

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With New Update, Alexa Skills Can Now Be Connected
With New Update, Alexa Skills Can Now Be Connected
July 02, 2019  |  Amazon

Amazon has announced skill connections for Alexa, a new function that allows for developers to use features supplied by other services and apps, according to...

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Samsung Introduces Bixby Marketplace
Samsung Introduces Bixby Marketplace
July 01, 2019  |  Voice Activation

Samsung is introducing a marketplace for Bixby, the company’s voice assistant, despite its relatively unknown name when stacked against the likes of Alexa, Siri and Cortana. ...

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Amazon Expands Alexa Mobile Accessory Kit For Device Makers
Amazon Expands Alexa Mobile Accessory Kit For Device Makers
June 27, 2019  |  Alexa

Amazon’s Alexa Mobile Accessory (AMA) kit, which is software to help integrate Alexa into devices, is getting new features, including GPS-based location support and a...

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Vodafone Users Can Now Make Calls Via Alexa Devices
Vodafone Users Can Now Make Calls Via Alexa Devices
June 12, 2019  |  Alexa

Vodafone, the U.K. telecom company, is enabling customers to make and receive phone calls via an Amazon Echo Speaker with Alexa, its digital voice assistant,...

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Knowles Releases Development Kit For Wake-On-Voice Alexa Headsets
Knowles Releases Development Kit For Wake-On-Voice Alexa Headsets
June 12, 2019  |  Alexa

The Knowles Corporation has announced the creation of a new hands-free solution, enabling original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and original design manufacturers (ODMs) to build headphones,...

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Visa-Western Union Deal And Alexa’s Roommate Potential Top The Week’s News
Visa-Western Union Deal And Alexa’s Roommate Potential Top The Week’s News
June 07, 2019  |  News

Yes, the weekend has arrived! We don’t know about you, but it was a busy week for PYMNTS, given all the news coming from the...

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Amazon SVP On Alexa And The ‘Star Trek’ Connection
Amazon SVP On Alexa And The ‘Star Trek’ Connection
June 06, 2019  |  Amazon

Regulatory scrutiny is indeed coming to bear on big tech firms — along with increased attention on consumer privacy and use of data — but...

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Alexa’s Future As a Built-In Roommate
Alexa’s Future As a Built-In Roommate
June 06, 2019  |  Ecosystems

After a certain age, most consumers are no longer really in the market for a roommate — unless of course they happen to be married...

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Alexa Conversations To Get More Natural
Alexa Conversations To Get More Natural
June 06, 2019  |  Alexa

Amazon has announced the launch of Alexa Conversations, a new deep learning-based approach that developers can use for creating natural voice experiences on Alexa with...

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