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Amazon got tens of millions of new Prime members over the holiday season, shipped more than a billion products in the US. Put simply: Amazon made money. Loads of it.

Alexa is down. Your gifts are ruined. Merry Christmas.

Google Assistant wins the Smart Speaker IQ Test, followed by Siri, Alexa, and Cortana.

Amazon superpowers Alexa routines with new features, introduces better email integration, more.

You can now use Amazon's Alexa app as a regular Windows 10 app on your PC.

Amazon's Alexa has a new Whisper Mode that will keep things quiet.

Amazon rolls out a major redesign for the Alexa app.

Amazon has a new Fire HD 8 tablet, now with hands-free Alexa, Show Mode Charging dock.

Microsoft is launching a new skill for Xbox that lets you control your console with Alexa and Cortana.

Bose announces new high-end smart speakers that come with Alexa built-in.

Microsoft and Amazon finally launch Cortana/Alexa integration after months of wait.

Amazon could be building a full-fledged clone to Google Cast for Alexa-enabled devices.

Remember the Alexa-enabled PCs? They are back, now with free Echo Dots.

Microsoft lost a lot of its top executives and directors to Amazon in the recent years as the software giant shifts its focus away from the consumer.

Activision announced this week that it has released a beta set of Call of Duty skills for Amazon Alexa.

Amazon expands Alexa's capabilities by bringing new communication features to its app on tablets.

Microsoft is still working to make Cortana/Alexa integration a reality but they are making progress to finally deliver the feature.

Amazon's $1 billion purchase of smart home security firm Ring is big news, but it could result in a chilling new era of fragmentation.

The word "courage" is often bandied about too easily these days. This is a great example of that.

Ambient computing is the next major wave of personal computing, and smart speakers are how we get there.

Amazon's digital assistant has made its way to Windows and I got to try it out a new machine made by HP.

I've just arrived in Las Vegas for CES 2018 but the biggest story of the week has already emerged.

With every new piece of hardware having a digital assistant crammed inside, we are about to experience digital overload.

Amazon is bringing its Alexa smart assistant to Windows 10 in partnership with the world's largest Windows device makers.

Microsoft's high volume, low-cost strategy was the winner in the PC market. But will it work with smart speakers too?

In August of 2017, Microsoft and Amazon said Alexa/Cortana integration would arrive by the end of the year but both companies missed their public deadline.

I often complain about Microsoft's aversion to hard numbers. Well, Amazon is even worse.