The list of “skills” that Alexa, Amazon’s voice-enabled virtual assistant, is capable of performing keeps on growing,...
NBC becomes first broadcast network to launch a ‘skill’ on Amazon’s Alexa
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Facing new competition from Google, Amazon’s Alexa surpasses 1,000 third-party ‘skills’
That explosion in Alexa “skills” wasn’t our imagination. Amazon’s voice-enabled virtual assistant has reached a milestone of 1,000 third-party skills in less than a year, the company says. Skills are the equivalent of apps, allowing developers to add new capabilities to the Amazon Echo and other devices...
Amazon’s Alexa gets Washington State Ferry smarts, thanks to new third-party skill
“Ahoy there,” says a playfully nautical Alexa when you ask her for information about the Washington State Ferries. It’s a skill that Blink UX, the Seattle-based user experience firm, developed for Amazon’s...
Amazon’s ComiXology offers Netflix-style service to comics fans; Seattle’s Fantagraphics jumps on board
ComiXology, the digital comics service owned by Amazon, launched a subscription service this week that gives readers access to thousands of titles for $ 5.99 a month.
ComiXology Unlimited — which some are calling the “Netflix of...
Review: Amazon’s Kindle Oasis may be the best e-reader ever — but here’s how it could have been better
Amazon’s Kindle Oasis is a premium device. Its screen is stunning, the construction is solid, and it may be the most comfortable reading device I’ve ever used.
But it’s...
Amazon’s cloud computing cash cow: AWS, now a $10B business, fuels record quarter for company
Amazon is happy about its cloud computing business, and so are investors.
The Seattle-based company crushed analyst expectations for its Q1 2016 earnings on Thursday, as the company’s stock spiked more than 12 percent in after-hours trading.
Wall Street expected Amazon to post earnings per share of...
Former Seahawks star Marshawn Lynch inks deal with Amazon’s ‘Exclusives’ line to sell apparel
Beast Mode, meet Amazon.
Former Seahawks star running back Marshawn Lynch today unveiled a new portal to sell his Beast Mode brand apparel online, opening up a storefront on Amazon.com as part of the company’s “Exclusives” line.
Amazon’s giant Seattle biospheres come into focus with installation of first glass panels
Workers are entering...
Amazon’s $50 Fire tablet gets more storage and new colors
Amazon’s budget friendly Fire tablet may not be the most powerful option, but you can probably find a use for it somewhere in your life. Now, Amazon is making the $ 49.99 Fire tablet even easier to fit into your life by offering it in three...
Dealmaster: Get 15% off Amazon’s Echo and Echo Tap
Greetings, Arsians! Courtesy of our partners at TechBargains, we're bringing you a couple of great deals on popular Amazon products. Now you can get both the Amazon Echo, the company's smart home, Alexa-enabled speaker, and more affordable Echo Tap for 15 percent off. That brings the Echo down to $ 153 and the Echo Tap to just $ 111. This is the first time the...