Category: Amazon News
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Once-Free Alexa Guard Features Will Now Cost You $6 a Month
Amazon is slapping a price tag on its formerly free security feature for Echo devices. Alexa Guard’s smoke, carbon monoxide alarm detection and glass break sound detection features reportedly moved to Amazon’s new Emergency Assist service, which costs $6 a month, or $59 a year. Alexa Guard’s ability to listen for intruders and household alarms…
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Amazon’s New Home Internet Service Will Launch Its First Satellites Tomorrow
Since 2019, Amazon has been talking about launching a home internet service. This new home internet service from Amazon is currently code-named Project Kuiper. This is not just some side project; according to Amazon’s CEO, it is now one of the main focuses of the company. Finally, weather permitting, Amazon will launch the first two…
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What is Wi-Fi 7? Everything You Need to Know About the Speedier Wireless Standard
When it comes to making sure the vast array of gadgets at home, from the big-screen TV to your smartphone, are connected and working properly, there’s nothing more important than having a good Wi-Fi connection. Those of you looking to connect hundreds of gadgets to your home network will be glad to see a new,…
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Amazon’s Prime Video is Adding Commercials For All Subscribers – Here is Everything You Need to Know
Yesterday Amazon announced that next year it will be adding commercials to its base Prime Video plan. Now if you want to continue to get the commercial-free experience you have now, you will have to pay extra. Since this announcement we got a lot of questions from our readers, so today we want to take…
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Amazon Plans to Hire 250,000 Workers to Speed Up Deliveries For The Holiday Season
Amazon is hiring 250,000 seasonal employees ahead of the holiday season to keep up with customer demands, up from 150,000 last year. The retail giant plans to invest $1.3 billion this year to bring more full-time, part-time, and seasonal workers to its fulfillment centers and delivery crew across the U.S. Amazon is increasing the average…
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Amazon Quietly Releases Cheaper Fire HD 10 Tablet in the Wake of its Big Fall Event
Amazon threw out a bevy of devices at its big fall event. But one that everyone missed — including Amazon itself — was the release of a refreshed Fire HD 10 tablet. A listing for the product appeared on Amazon and was spotted by AFTVnews. It’s the first refresh in two years for the tablet.…
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From New Fire TVs to a Smarter Alexa, Here’s Everything Amazon Announced At its Fall Event
Amazon on Wednesday unloaded a staggering number of new products, from new Fire TV sticks to new Ring and Blink cameras, but the star of the show was a preview of the future capabilities of its Alexa digital assistant. Dave Limp, the head of devices and services for Amazon who plans to leave the company…
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Amazon Introduces a New Fire TV Sound Bar
Today, Amazon announced a new Fire TV Sound Bar. This allows you to have your sound bar work perfectly with your Fire TV. The new two-channel Fire TV Soundbar brings customers room-filling sound with support for DTS® Virtual:X and Dolby Audio. Featuring a compact 24-inch design, the Fire TV Soundbar is simple to set up…
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Amazon Unveils Alexa-Powered Echo Hub Smart Home Control Panel for $179.99
Amazon added a new member to the Echo family with the introduction of the Echo Hub, a wall-mountable smart home hub that it hopes will tie its multiple products — and all your connected gadgets — together. The Echo Hub, like all Amazon products, will be powered by Alexa and feature an 8-inch touchscreen with…
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Echo Frames Smart Glasses Get Refresh and New Styles, Starts at $269.99
Amazon isn’t done with the smart glasses market. The online retailer introduced a refresh of its Echo Frames smart glasses. It’s a refresh of the original Echo Frames, which launched two years ago and came packed with Alexa. Like the original, this upgraded version allows you make calls, listen to media, control smart home devices…