Category: Amazon News
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How Amazon May Start Charging You to Use Alexa
Amazon has been dropping hints that it may eventually start charging a fee to use Alexa – or at least some form of the digital assistant. It’s a radical idea considering Alexa has been free since the first Echo speaker debuted in 2004. Since then, Amazon has firmly entrenched itself in the smart speaker market…
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The Top 10 Free Apps Every Fire TV & Fire TV Stick Owner Should Have In October 2023
Do you own a Fire TV or Fire TV Stick from Amazon? They are great streaming players that let you access a ton of paid content like Paramount+, Hulu, Apple TV+, and more. But the Fire TV also has a ton of 100% free streaming services that every cord cutter should try. Now you likely…
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YouTube TV Now Works on Amazon Fire Tablets – Here is How
One of the main complaints about Amazon’s Fire Tablets was the fact that YouTube TV didn’t work on it. In the past, there was no official app, and trying to watch through the browser would give you an error message. Now, though, that has been fixed, and you can now watch YouTube TV on Amazon’s…
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Amazon Prime’s Sports Talk is Reportedly Getting Canceled
Less than one year after Sports Talk debuted on Amazon Prime Video, the streaming giant is pulling the plug on the daily 12-hour lineup of shows covering all things sports-related. News of the cancellation was first posted on X (formerly Twitter) by The Athletic’s Richard Deitsch confirming the block will conclude its programming at the…
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Would You Pay For Alexa? Amazon Hints That a Smarter Assistant May Cost You
Amazon plans to add loads of generative artificial intelligence capabilities into Alexa, but will a smarter, more human-sounding assistant be worth paying for? Dave Limp, the outgoing head of devices and services for Amazon, suggests a subscription will accompany the enhanced service, although offered little details. When asked by Bloomberg about a potential user fee…
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Amazon CEO Confirms Former Microsoft Product Chief Panos Panay Will Join Online Retail Giant
It’s official: Panos Panay, who led Microsoft’s efforts to transform into a hardware maker, will join Amazon to run its devices and services team. Amazon CEO Andy Jassy on Wednesday confirmed the move, which had leaked earlier shortly after Panay said he was leaving Microsoft after 19 years. Panay will take the reins from Dave…
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Review: Amazon’s Fire TV Stick 4K Max 2023 Hands-On
Last week, Amazon announced a new Fire TV Stick 4K Max that is a significant step up from the older model. The new Fire TV Stick 4K Max has 16GB of storage, WiFi 6E, and a quad-core 2GHz processor. The biggest improvement any will notice is the remote is the same one the Fire TV…
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Amazon’s Freevee Adds Five New Live Free Channels, Including Halloween+ and Universal Monster
If you love free movies and TV shows, Amazon is adding more programming to Amazon Freevee. The service now had five new live channels, including Halloween+ just in time for October. Amazon Freevee is available on Fire TV, Fire Tablets, and as a free channel within Prime Video. Freevee is also available as an app…
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Amazon Sued by FTC and 17 State AGs for ‘Maintaining Monopoly Power’
The Federal Trade Commission and 17 state attorneys general on Tuesday sued Amazon, claiming the online giant has abused its power and position as a retail platform to maintain an illegal monopoly. The lawsuit alleges that Amazon has used its popular platform to box out retailers that need to operate on the site to reach…
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Amazon’s Device Chief Will Reportedly Take Over Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin
Amazon’s head of products and services, Dave Limp, maybe leaving the company, but it won’t be too far from founder Jeff Bezos’s circle. The executive, fresh off of leading the company’s fall event last week, will take over as the CEO of Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket company, according to The Washington Post. He will replace…