Tag: Amazon
Amazon’s New Fire TV Cube Combines a 4K Streaming Box, an Echo, and a Universal Remote
Amazon has unveiled the latest entry into its Fire TV lineup with the Fire TV Cube. The device offers similar capabilities to the original Fire TV and Fire TV Stick but adds certain functionality that […]
Amazon Alexa Can Now Be Your Default Assistant on Android
Amazon has had its Alexa voice assistant accessible to Android users for some time now, but it’s never been that easy to summon it. You’ve traditionally had to open the Alexa app to start a […]
Amazon Announces New Echo Dot Kids Edition with FreeTime on Alexa
Amazon has made some kid-friendly announcements today. In a press release, the company unveiled its new Echo Dot Kids Edition. Coming in a $79.99, the device works and acts the same way a typical Echo […]
You Can Now Have Amazon Deliver Packages to Your Car
Amazon has announced it now lets you have packages you order delivered to your car. The service is part of Amazon Key which previously only allowed packages to be delivered to the inside of your […]
Amazon Alexa on Tablets Can Now Place Video and Voice Calls
You can now use Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant to place free video and voice calls to other Alexa users on tablets. According to Amazon’s website, by using the Alexa app on a Fire tablet, Android-powered […]
Amazon Gets Exclusive ‘Halo Gray’ Essential Phone with Alexa for $449
Essential may’ve just introduced three new limited edition colors for its first smartphone, but that’s not slowing the company’s roll by any means. Newly listed on Amazon is an exclusive “Halo Gray” finish of the […]
Amazon to Refund $50 Fees Paid to Remove Ads from Prime Exclusive Phones
Amazon’s Prime Exclusive program has taken a turn for the better in recent memory. As of a short while ago, the phones that are a part of the program no longer ship with advertisements on […]
Amazon is Getting Rid of Ads on the Lock Screens of its Prime Exclusive Phones
Amazon has offered what they call Prime Exclusive phones for some time now. It’s a great way for Prime members to save a few dollars on a smartphone by opting to see an occasional ad […]
Amazon Alexa Can Now Send SMS from Your Android Phone
Amazon has updated its Alexa app for Android (via TechCrunch) with the ability to use the voice assistant from an Echo to send SMS messages from your phone number. The feature needs to be enabled […]
Amazon Alexa is Now Available on All Android Devices
Amazon has partnered with OEMs before to bring its Alexa voice assistant to a variety of devices. Now, the company is expanding its reach to all Android smartphones and compatible tablets with an update to […]
Amazon is Bringing Alexa to Windows 10 PCs This Spring
As announced at CES 2018, Amazon says it’s bringing its Alexa voice assistant to more devices. This year, not only will the assistant come to headphones and wearables, but starting this spring, those with Windows […]
Amazon Alexa is Coming to Headphones and Wearables This Year
Amazon has unveiled plans to introduce a new developers kit that will allow Alexa to come to devices such as headphones and wearables like smartwatches. We’ve seen voice assistants on these devices in the past […]
You Can No Longer Use YouTube on the Amazon Fire TV
Earlier this month, Google said they would pull YouTube from Amazon’s Echo Show and Fire TV devices as the result of a bitter disagreement between the two companies. The Fire TV was expected to lose […]
Amazon Prime Video Now Available on Android TV
After releasing an app for the Apple TV as the result of a lengthy wait, Amazon has finally launched its Prime Video application for Android TV. Streamers can download it here to a compatible streaming […]
Amazon to Once Again Sell Apple TV and Google Chromecast
After pulling the devices more than two years ago from its online store, Amazon is gearing up to once again sell the Apple TV and Google Chromecast. The news was confirmed by multiple news outlets […]
You Can Now Stream Spotify with Amazon’s Echo in Every Room of Your Home
Amazon has added Spotify to the list of music services supported by its multi-room playback feature with the Echo. This comes after the feature had initially become available in August with the likes of iHeartRadio, […]
Amazon Prime Video is Finally Available for Apple TV
After a long six-month wait since its announcement, Amazon has finally released its Prime Video app for Apple TV third-generation and above. The app can be downloaded from the tvOS App Store by searching for […]
Google Pulls YouTube from the Echo Show and Fire TV Amidst Battle with Amazon
Google has pulled YouTube once again from the Echo Show after initially bringing the service back to the Amazon smart speaker a matter of weeks ago. But not only is the platform no longer on […]
Deal: Essential Phone Down to Just $399 with 360 Camera for Cyber Monday
Amazon is currently hosting a sale on the Essential Phone for Cyber Monday that comes bundled with a 360-degree detachable camera mod. Instead of costing its normal $499 price without the camera, for today only, […]
Amazon Echo Show Can Display YouTube Videos Again
Back in September, Google pulled YouTube from Amazon’s Echo Show for “violating our terms of service” and “creating a broken user experience” when the retailer built its own interface for displaying videos from the service. […]
