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Alexa.com Is "Retiring"

Alexa.com, the internet company that provides web traffic data, global rankings, and other information on over 30 million websites, is being retired on May 1, 2022. The announcement was brief and didn't explain what was behind the decision. The Alexa.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotDec 8th, 2021

Echo Auto price slashed to $15 for Prime Day, but hurry

Amazon's Echo Auto lets you talk with Alexa hands-free, just as you do with Echo Dot smart speakers and Echo Show smart displays......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJun 22nd, 2021

Echo Frames are practically free with this Prime Day deal

With Echo Frames, you get lightweight and handsome smart glasses with Alexa as well as fantastic support for calls and notification management......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJun 22nd, 2021

Best Prime Day Amazon Echo deals for 2021

Looking for a new Alexa-powered smart speaker? Here are the best Prime Day Amazon Echo deals up for grabs now......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJun 21st, 2021

4th-gen Amazon Echo gets big price cut in early Prime Day deal

Amazon has massively discounted it's 4th Gen Echo speaker with Alexa built-in, as part of the Early Prime Day Deals promotion. All colors are on sale, so check them out!.....»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJun 17th, 2021

This is the cheapest 8K TV deal you’ll ever see

Amazon is currently offering an amazing deal on the Samsung 65-inch Q900TS QLED 8K Smart TV with Alexa which drops the price to the equivalent of a 4K TV......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJun 16th, 2021

Hands-on: Echo Show 8 is like a tablet grafted onto a smart speaker

"Alexa, test and review the new Echo Show 8." "I'm sorry, I don't know that one." Enlarge / Thanks for the suggestion, Alexa—it just might be time to revist Ferris and friends this weekend. Oh, yeah! (credit: Jim Salter) Amazon's newly redes.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJun 14th, 2021

Echo Show 5 price slashed on Amazon as an early Prime Day deal

Prime Day isn’t for a few weeks, but Amazon is getting ahead of its own big day, offering early discounts to go with these . In fact, if you shop today, you can score an Echo Show 5. The first-generation Echo smart display with Alexa is down $50, a.....»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJun 11th, 2021

Amazon Fire TV Stick price drops to its cheapest since last Prime Day

Amazon is offering a steep discount on the Fire TV Stick 4K, which includes an Alexa voice remote. It's the lowest we've seen the price so far!.....»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJun 11th, 2021

How to disable Amazon Sidewalk (and why you should do it)

Whether you don't trust big tech with your data or you're not looking to share any part of your Wi-Fi, here's how to disable Amazon Sidewalk with the Alexa app......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJun 8th, 2021

Mine-sniffing rat Magawa ends years of hard work in Cambodia

After five years of sniffing out land mines and unexploded ordnance in Cambodia, Magawa is retiring......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 5th, 2021

After Years of Detecting Land Mines, A Heroic Rat Is Hanging Up His Sniffer

A heroic rat named Magawa is retiring from sniffing out dozens of land mines in Cambodia for the last five years. NPR reports: Magawa is a Tanzanian-born African giant pouched rat who was trained by APOPO to sniff out explosives. With careful trainin.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotRelated NewsJun 5th, 2021

Bill Gates" Next Generation Nuclear Reactor To Be Built In Wyoming

Billionaire Bill Gates' advanced nuclear reactor company TerraPower LLC and PacifiCorp have selected Wyoming to launch the first Natrium reactor project on the site of a retiring coal plant, the state's governor said on Wednesday. Reuters reports: Te.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotRelated NewsJun 3rd, 2021

Amazon Devices Will Soon Automatically Share Your Internet With Neighbors

If you use Alexa, Echo, or any other Amazon device, you have just over a week to opt out of an experiment that leaves your personal privacy and security hanging in the balance. From a report: On June 8, the merchant, Web host, and entertainment behem.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotRelated NewsMay 31st, 2021

Amazon devices will soon automatically share your Internet with neighbors

Amazon's experiment wireless mesh networking turns users into guinea pigs. Enlarge (credit: Amazon) If you use Alexa, Echo, or any other Amazon device, you have only 10 days to opt out of an experiment that leaves your personal privacy and sec.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsMay 29th, 2021

The funniest things to ask Alexa

Alexa can be hilarious. Check out some funny things to ask Alexa when you want the voice assistant to show off her sense of humor or unveil a hidden Easter egg......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsMay 28th, 2021

LiveSide is retiring, thanks for all your support

All good things must come to an end, and this blog is no exception. When Chris Overd, Matthew Weyer, and Harrison Hoffman founded LiveSide.net back in December of 2005 (LiveSide’s first post was on January 3rd, 2006, … All good thin.....»»

Category: microsoftSource:  livesideRelated NewsMay 27th, 2021

5 random Alexa commands you probably didn’t know exist

Here are 5 random Alexa commands you probably didn't know exist. The post 5 random Alexa commands you probably didn’t know exist appeared first on TabTimes. If you own an Amazon Echo, Dot or Tap, you’re probably already aware of th.....»»

Category: topSource:  tabtimesRelated NewsMay 27th, 2021

Farewell (again) to Microsoft"s Internet Explorer

Microsoft has set a deadline for retiring its legacy web browser from consumer versions of Windows 10......»»

Category: hdrSource:  bbcRelated NewsMay 20th, 2021

Microsoft is Finally Retiring Internet Explorer in 2022

Microsoft is finally retiring Internet Explorer next year, after more than 25 years. The aging web browser has largely been unused by most consumers for years, but Microsoft is putting the final nail in the Internet Explorer coffin on June 15th, 2022.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotRelated NewsMay 19th, 2021

Alexa/Echo Owners Become Part of Amazon"s Massive "Sidewalk" Mesh Network By Default

A tech columnist for Inc. noticed that on June 8th Amazon will finally power up its massive "Sidewalk" mesh network (which uses Bluetooth and 900MHz radio signals to communicate between devices). And millions and millions of Amazon customers are all.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotRelated NewsMay 17th, 2021