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Amazon Announces New Alexa-Powered Echo, Fire TV Devices
- Paul Thurrott
- Sep 28, 2017
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In a surprise event yesterday, Amazon announced six new Alexa-powered devices for the home, plus…
Google Pulls YouTube from Amazon Echo
- Paul Thurrott
- Sep 27, 2017
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Amazon is objecting to Google's decision to pull YouTube from its Echo Show smart appliance.
Microsoft and Amazon are Partnering on Cortana and Alexa Integration (Updated x 2)
- Paul Thurrott
- Aug 30, 2017
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Over a year ago, Microsoft secretly agreed to partner with Amazon to integrate their digital…
Thinking About the Next Wave of Personal Computing (Premium)
- Paul Thurrott
- May 16, 2017
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During his Build 2017 keynote address, Microsoft's Terry Myerson referred to Mixed Reality as "the…
Amazon.com Announces Alexa-Powered Echo Show
- Paul Thurrott
- May 09, 2017
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Like Microsoft, Amazon.com came too late to the smartphone market. But unlike the software giant,…
Microsoft’s Home Hub Is Not A Cortana Cube
- Brad Sams
- Nov 22, 2016
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If you were hoping that Home Hub was going to be Microsoft's answer to the…
Bringing Cortana to the Kitchen
- Brad Sams
- Oct 13, 2016
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Microsoft needs to bring Cortana to the kitchen before it is too late; the market…
Amazon Unveils Unlimited Music Service
- Paul Thurrott
- Oct 12, 2016
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Amazon today announced Unlimited Music, its new on-demand music streaming service. Key differentiators include what…
Sonos to Open Up Its Connected Speakers, First to Amazon Echo and Spotify
- Paul Thurrott
- Aug 30, 2016
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I didn't see this one coming: Sonos announced today that it will open up its…
We’re Returning the Amazon Echo
- Paul Thurrott
- Apr 26, 2016
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Two weeks after my wife and I invited Alexa into our home, we're saying goodbye…