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Alexa and Cortana Will Soon Talk to Each Other

Announced today, but arriving later this year, Amazon's Alexa and Microsoft's Cortana will be able to talk to each other, allowing for users to get more done. Once this functionality rolls out, you'll be able to say to Echo, "Alexa, open Cortana" to turn on...
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Sonos is Ready to Announce Its First Smart Speaker

Sonos, the Hi-Fi connected speaker company that pioneered the multi-room audio experience, is about to announce its first smart speaker. After having sat mostly idle without a major new product (it's hard to count a speaker that sits under a TV as major, in my...
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Alexa Voice Control Over Fire TV Goes Live

Amazon's Fire TV can now be controlled by voice and a compatible Amazon Echo device, thanks to a software update that began rolling out today. The new voice-control feature was mistakenly posted to Amazon's site a couple of weeks back and never went live, but...
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DEAL: Save $50 on an Amazon Echo, Priced at $130

Currently over on Amazon, you can grab a brand new Echo for just $129.99, down from its usual price of $179.99. You can pick up a unit in either Black or White, but according to the listing, Amazon won't have units back in stock for a couple of weeks (August...