Tag: amazon
Vodafone users can now make mobile calls with Amazon Alexa
Vodafone customers can now make hands-free calls using Amazon Echo smart devices under their existing mobile plan, the operator has announced. Users who link their mobile number to an Alexa […]
Amazon to start drone deliveries ‘within months’
Amazon has said it hopes to start delivering packages via drone “within months” as it unveiled its newest model at the re:MARS conference. The online shopping giant said its hybrid […]
Amazon adds option to delete Alexa voice recordings
Amazon is adding an option to Alexa-enabled devices that will allow users to delete all voice recordings, as the company looks to allay privacy concerns around smart speakers. The online […]
Amazon leads £450 million funding round in Deliveroo
Amazon is leading a 575 million US dollars (£450 million) investment round in Deliveroo, in a move that is sure to have repercussions throughout the food delivery sector and send […]
Amazon customers can now pick up items from Next stores
Amazon has launched a new service which will allow customers to collect parcels from pick-up points inside the stores of high street retailer Next. Launching at hundreds of Next stores […]
Amazon results boosted by cloud and subscription-based services
Cloud services and subscription-based products such as Prime helped Amazon achieve strong quarterly results once again, with net sales up 17% to 59.7 billion dollars (£42.6 billion). The company’s growing […]
YouTube to return to Amazon Fire TV devices
YouTube is set to return to Amazon’s Fire TV streaming devices in an apparent end to a near two-year spat between the pair of tech giants. The video sharing site’s […]
Amazon customer ratings hit by ‘fake’ five-star reviews, claims Which?
Amazon’s system of customer reviews and ratings is being undermined by a flood of “fake” five-star reviews for products made by unknown brands, a consumer group has claimed. Which? investigated […]
Is new Disney Plus streaming service a Netflix killer?
Disney has raised the curtain on a hotly anticipated video streaming service that is aiming to topple industry pioneer Netflix. The service, called Disney Plus, has been in the works […]
Amazon confirms it does ‘listen to what users say to Alexa’ for training purposes
I don’t think it will come as a great surprise to many of us. But Amazon has confirmed its staff do listen to recordings of customer interactions with voice-based assistant […]
