In a bid to increase the existing user-base and enhance the accessibility of the users already part of their ecosystem, Amazon on Wednesday announced the release of Hindi and ‘Hinglish’ language support for its range of Alexa devices. Users can start using it right away by simply asking Alexa to “help me set up Hindi” […]
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Apple Since Siri debuted on the iPhone 4s back in 2011, voice assistants have gone from unworkable gimmick to the basis for smart speaker technology found in one in six American homes. “Before Siri, when I talked about [what I do] there were blank stares,” Tom Hebner, head of innovation at Nuance Communications, which develops
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In the shadow of a blockbuster Apple press conference earlier this afternoon, Amazon quietly announced the general availability of the Alexa Auto SDK 2.0, the latest version of the software development kit that enables automotive OEMs to integrate Alexa into their vehicles. This release ships with a suite of tools for enabling Alexa to play
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Yesterday, the news broke that Amazon has employed thousands of people to listen and transcribe your conversations via Alexa. According to Amazon, this information is used to better adapt Alexa’s search algorithm, but that doesn’t ease any privacy concerns. This isn’t the first issue that has been regarding Alexa and listening in on its users.
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Advertisement As well as Amazon’s own Echo devices, Alexa is available on a huge number of different products like thermostats, headphones, and even vehicles. But to get the best out of Alexa you need to install some Alexa skills. Alexa skills are voice-activated apps that provide you with pretty much anything you can imagine. And
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Amazon has two Alexas in its family: the intelligent voice agent that is popping up everywhere, and Alexa.com, a subsidiary which provides competitive analysis about any web site. Today, the latter Alexa is announcing new features that pushes it deeper into world of the search engine optimization (SEO) and search engine marketing (SEM). New keyword
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