Voice
Amazon’s Alexa on course to lose £8bn this year
Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant division is expected to lose up to £8.4 billion this year, according to a report from Business Insider.
As the US tech giant goes through its…
Read MoreAmazon unveils device that tracks breath while sleeping
Amazon has announced a contactless device that will monitor people’s sleep, adding to its lineup of voice-controlled devices.
The device, known as Halo Rise, will retail at $139.99 and tracks …
Read MoreAmazon’s Alexa will recreate the voices of dead relatives
Amazon’s Alexa will soon be able to recreate the voices of user’s dead relatives.
The tech juggernaut revealed it was building the technology to allow its voice assistant device to…
Read MoreJeff Bezos once told Alexa to “shoot yourself in the head” over performance frustrations
Amazon chief executive Jeff Bezos once got so frustrated with Alexa’s performance he told it to “go shoot yourself in the head”.
According to Brad Stone’s new book Amazon Unbound:…
Read MoreFacial recognition payment users to rise to 1.4bn by 2025
Users of facial recognition software as a means of payment will increase by 120 per cent by 2025 according to a research carried out by Juniper.
The study concluded that…
Read MoreAmazon Alexa can now direct you to your nearest COVID-19 testing centre
Amazon’s Alexa smart assistant can now direct users to their nearest COVID-19 testing sites or help them find a vaccine trial.
Amazon quietly rolled out the new voice functionalities last…
Read More‘In-vehicle commerce’ set to be worth $86 billion by 2025
‘In-vehicle commerce’ is set to become an $86 billion industry over the next five years according to new research.
Juniper Research’s latest study suggests that new technologies including in-vehicle payments…
Read MoreAmazon launches brand new Alexa app
Amazon is set to roll out a brand-new Alexa app for its smart assistant offering personalised suggestions and greatly improved navigation.
Amazon is releasing a brand-new version of its mobile…
Read MoreAmazon scraps support for its failed Dash Wand barcode scanners
Amazon is scrapping support for its Dash Wand barcode scanning device as the retailer hammers the final nail in the coffin of its failed Dash experiment.
Its Dash Wand, launched…
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