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

BY Mehedi Hassan with 2 Comments
Amazon expands Alexa's capabilities by bringing new communication features to its app on tablets.
BY Brad Sams with 18 Comments
Microsoft is still working to make Cortana/Alexa integration a reality but they are making progress to finally deliver the feature.
BY Paul Thurrott with 21 Comments
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.
BY Paul Thurrott with 20 Comments
The word "courage" is often bandied about too easily these days. This is a great example of that.
BY Paul Thurrott with 33 Comments
Ambient computing is the next major wave of personal computing, and smart speakers are how we get there.
BY Brad Sams with 19 Comments
Amazon's digital assistant has made its way to Windows and I got to try it out a new machine made by HP.
BY Paul Thurrott with 21 Comments
I've just arrived in Las Vegas for CES 2018 but the biggest story of the week has already emerged.
BY Brad Sams with 20 Comments
With every new piece of hardware having a digital assistant crammed inside, we are about to experience digital overload.
BY Mehedi Hassan with 54 Comments
Amazon is bringing its Alexa smart assistant to Windows 10 in partnership with the world's largest Windows device makers.
BY Paul Thurrott with 20 Comments
Microsoft's high volume, low-cost strategy was the winner in the PC market. But will it work with smart speakers too?
BY Brad Sams with 25 Comments
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.
BY Paul Thurrott with 9 Comments
I often complain about Microsoft's aversion to hard numbers. Well, Amazon is even worse.
BY Paul Thurrott with 43 Comments
Sorry for the seemingly cheap headline, but it's not my fault. This topic creates a unique challenge for its author.
BY Paul Thurrott with 29 Comments
I am probably one of Amazon's best customers, but I don't really take advantage of their consumer tech products and services.
BY Paul Thurrott with 52 Comments
Even Microsoft was able to ship a smart speaker in 2017. How do you like them Apples?
BY Paul Thurrott with 35 Comments
In characteristic fashion, the e-tailer is offering unique benefits that play to the strength of its popularity with consumers.
BY Paul Thurrott with 7 Comments
In a surprise event yesterday, Amazon announced six new Alexa-powered devices for the home, plus coming BMW integration.
BY Paul Thurrott with 50 Comments
Amazon is objecting to Google's decision to pull YouTube from its Echo Show smart appliance.
BY Paul Thurrott with 27 Comments
Harman Kardon isn't just sticking with Cortana for its smart speakers. Harmon Kardon is working with Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa too.
BY Paul Thurrott with 7 Comments
Based on Amazon's Alexa technology, the Lenovo Home Assistant is sold as an accessory for a family of the company's tablets
BY Paul Thurrott with 81 Comments
Over a year ago, Microsoft secretly agreed to partner with Amazon to integrate their digital personal assistants, Cortana and Alexa.
BY Paul Thurrott with 35 Comments
During his Build 2017 keynote address, Microsoft's Terry Myerson referred to Mixed Reality as "the next wave" of computing. But I think ambient computing is a much bigger deal.
BY Paul Thurrott with 13 Comments
Like Microsoft, Amazon.com came too late to the smartphone market. But unlike the software giant, Amazon has already found its Next Big Thing.
BY Paul Thurrott with 9 Comments
Google just announced that it will bring Google Assistant to Android 6.0 and 7.0 handsets starting this week.
BY Brad Sams with 20 Comments
Microsoft has released new usage figures for Cortana and while the numbers are large, they don't tell the entire story about how it is used or how Siri/Google New measure up.
BY Paul Thurrott with 0 Comments
Two weeks after my wife and I invited Alexa into our home, we're saying goodbye to the Amazon Echo and returning it to Amazon for a refund. The reason? This technology, while interesting and a clear peek at the future, just isn't essential.