Amazon Releases Echo Show 10, Big Oz Markup
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March 18, 2021
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Amazon’s new Alexa-powered Echo Show 10 smart display, which can rotate to follow the user, is officially available in Australia at a... Read More
Alexa Expands On Xbox
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March 8, 2021
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Amazon Alexa has launched a new official app on Xbox consoles that dramatically expands its functionality. Though Alexa has been supported on... Read More
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Amazon Sell Competitors Clock Product For 50% More Than Own Smart Clock
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Amazon Rings Bell On New Smart Bulb
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Amazon Unlock Echo Stereo Home Theatre Function
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Massive 85-Inch Hisense ULED Smart TV In Oz
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Apple Tipped To Topple Tile Tracker
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Kmart Smart Christmas Lights With Google, Alexa
There truly is no product that can’t be made smarter by the inclusion of either the Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa or Siri,... Read More
