Smart Speakers With Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant Invade Indian Homes
If you have not engaged in a conversation with virtual assistants like Amazon Alexa or Google Home on smart speakers in your living home yet, this is the time to …
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How to Set Up Alexa on Echo, Echo Dot, Echo Plus, Android Phone, or iPhone
Amazon says it has sold over 100 million devices with Alexa built-in, be it those that are made by itself and sold under the Echo sub-brand, or those made by …
Your Smart Light Can Tell Amazon and Google When You Go to Bed
As Amazon.com and Google work to place their smart speakers at the centre of the Internet-connected home, both technology giants are expanding the amount of data they gather about customers …
Amazon Echo Led Indian Smart Speakers Market in 2018: IDC
Amazon Echo led the Indian smart speakers market with 59 percent share in 2018, followed by Google Home with 39 percent unit share, a new report from International Data Corp …
Thousands of Amazon Workers Are Listening to What You Tell Alexa
Tens of millions of people use smart speakers and their voice software to play games, find music or trawl for trivia. Millions more are reluctant to invite the devices and …
Amazon May Launch Ad-Supported Free Music Streaming Service: Report
The music streaming services segment is a competitive one, with key players such as Spotify and Apple Music dominating the space. Amazon too has a presence in the segment through …
Amazon’s Alexa Reviewers Said to Be Able to Access Customers’ Home Addresses
An Amazon.com team auditing Alexa users’ commands has access to location data and can, in some cases, easily find a customer’s home address, according to five employees familiar with the program. …
What’s It Like Making Games Without Graphics? This Mumbai-Based Developer Tells Us
With the PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Windows, iOS, and Android, developers aren’t short of platforms to make games for. And while all of these have a visual component with …
Amazon Accused of Using Echo Dot Kids to Illegally Collect Data on Children
A coalition of 19 consumer and privacy groups plans to file a complaint Thursday alleging that Amazon’s Echo Dot Kids Edition is illegally collecting voice recordings and other identifying information …
Amazon May Let Echo and Other Alexa-Powered Devices Record Users Even Before Wake Word, Patent Hints
A newly-published patent application from Amazon shows that the e-commerce giant is planning to let Echo and other Alexa-enabled devices to record what is said even before a wake word, …