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Showing posts with label Amazon. Show all posts

Amazon's Alexa for Business is here

Alexa, the voice assistant from Amazon, has increased its presence across various devices in our home - Bluetooth speakers (Echo), and smartphones (HTC U11). Now it is ready to enter the workplace in the form of "Alexa for Business." The idea of Alexa for Business is to provide employees access to the smart digital assistant so that they can delegate few tasks and make their days easy. Trivial...

The all-new Amazon Kindle Oasis is water-resistant

Last year's Amazon Kindle Oasis has got an upgrade. The newer variant is slimmer than its predecessor and comes with a 7-inch display. Prominent newly-added features include water resistance, support for audiobooks, and ambient light sensor. The screen is an inch larger, and the count of LED backlights has also increased from 10 to 12. The sharpness of 300 pixels-per-inch is retained. The much-needed...

Amazon Alexa and Microsoft Cortana will now communicate with each other

Smart Assistants are aimed at empowering their users to perform various day-to-day tasks conveniently. Major technology giants have already entered this domain. Apple Siri, Amazon Alexa, Microsoft Cortana, Google Assistant, and Samsung Bixby are the leading names that come to my mind when talking about digital assistants and Internet-of-Things devices. Various startups are also based on this concept,...

Amazon patents drone-delivery towers for cities

Amazon is most likely the first name which comes to one's mind when talking about e-commerce stores. It is perceived as a company that wants to be able to sell anything and everything to its customers. They have also entered the groceries and fresh food market recently. Given the amount of inventory they need to store at any given moment in time, they need a vast amount of space. Additionally, they...

Best deals offered by Amazon in Great Indian Sale 2017

Amazon India is back with Great Indian Sale of the year. It runs till May 14. As is the case with any sale, massive discounts are offered to lure customers. Few such offers are great, and this post will contain the best-of-the-best offers to help you grab some good stuff at dirt-cheap prices. Needless to say, we will be only covering deals related to everything tech. You can still visit...

Best deals offered by Diwali sales in India

The festival of Diwali is less than a month away, and the three e-commerce giants in the country have already begun sales for the same. Since this is the time of the year when most Indians buy stuff for themselves and/or their loved ones, these sales offer massive discounts to lure people. Few such offers are great, and this post will contain the best-of-the-best offers to help you grab some...

Amazon confirms iPhone 7 will come with dual-camera

The rumor mill around Apple's iPhone 7 has been running since days. The frequency of such rumors has increased since the date of launch had been announced to be September 7th, i.e., today. Now, just minutes before the official launch, Amazon US has confirmed a few stories. This is intentional, or just a goof-up is a separate topic for debate. On thing that the picture clearly confirms...

Amazon Kindle Oasis with a battery charging cover launched in India; price starts from ₹23,999

Amazon had today launched Kindle Oasis in India. It is the eighth generation of Kindle, the famous e-reader series by the American giant. It features an incredibly thin and light design. Its USP is the charging cover with a dual-battery system (more on this later). The Oasis features a thin touch 300 ppi Paperwhite display, and an ergonomic grip. The built-in front light has 60% more LEDs when...