Advertisement Amazon Echo, which houses a virtual assistant dubbed Alexa, is quite popular with users. Alexa can be issued voice commands so that it can conduct a gamut of tasks that range from ordering you dinner to booking an Uber! The quick responsiveness of the Echo is what makes it appealing to consumers. Once a […]

(iStock) During my first year in college I dated a guy I’ll call Joey (because that was his name). Joey was super cute but not terribly imaginative, but he kept telling me not to give up on him and that he was planning something romantic for Valentine’s Day. The weeks turned into days and he

It’s a weird time for Sonos — and not because it recently got a new CEO. That transition seems to have happened without much drama, with Patrick Spence taking over a company he’d already been with for some time. But there is plenty of drama in the wireless speaker space where Sonos lives. The very

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Amazon Web Services move to enter the Web conferencing business highlights how the company is moving up the cloud services stack and aiming to somewhat nullify the competitive advantages of Microsoft, Google and IBM. On Tuesday, AWS launched Chime, a unified communication service that’ll compete with Cisco’s WebEx, Microsoft’s Skype for Business and a host

Voice-controlled homes have been appearing on television since at least the 1990s. But is that what we’re really heading towards? With the rise of Alexa, dash buttons and other smart home devices, we may soon see further changes in how we live our lives at home. Below, 10 technology leaders from Forbes Technology Council offer

If you think being able to purchase stuff with only your voice is neat, kids—who have no concept of money—will think it’s straight-up magic. Here are a few ways you can keep curious kids from treating your Amazon Echo like a real-life Santa Claus. Set Up a Purchase Confirmation Code Last month, a couple in

In a time of increasing temperatures and decreasing regulation, we can each do our bit to protect our shared Earth. For the owner of a smart home, this is a simple task. The raison d’etre for a great many smart home products, including some of the oldest and most popular, is to save consumers energy.

Rising mobile search volume is putting pressure on Alphabet Inc’s margins. Flickr Changes in the way people access the internet are causing some trouble for Mountain View, California-based search engine giant Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL), formerly known as Google. People are no longer waiting to reach their home or office to access their desktops. Rather, more and more people are