Amazon ‘Alexa Cast’ can stream music to Alexa speakers

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Amazon is introducing a new feature called ‘Alexa Cast’ which will let users control the songs or media that is playing on Alexa-enabled devices from their phone. However, it only works with Amazon Music app to control music playback at the moment. It might eventually bring the ability to control playback of music, movies, podcasts, and more.  Continue reading “Amazon ‘Alexa Cast’ can stream music to Alexa speakers”

Amazon Prime Day 2018 Sale: Best deals on smartphones, accessories, TVs and more

Amazon just started its Prime Day sale, exclusively for Prime members, as it had promised. In this 30-hour sale, it is offering great deals on smartphones, accessories, Kindle, TVs and more.  Continue reading “Amazon Prime Day 2018 Sale: Best deals on smartphones, accessories, TVs and more”

Vodafone offers Amazon Prime membership for select prepaid customers for Rs. 499

Vodafone has launched new  ‘Youth Offer on Amazon Prime’, which gives Vodafone’s prepaid customers between the ages of 18-24 years a 50% discount on the annual membership of Amazon Prime. Vodafone’s youth customers can now enjoy all Prime benefits for Rs. 499. Continue reading “Vodafone offers Amazon Prime membership for select prepaid customers for Rs. 499”

Amazon Prime Day 2018 sale in India on July 16 – Exclusive launches, deals, cashback offers and more

Amazon just announced Prime Day 2018 will take place on July 16th globally, including India, which will start at 12 noon. This year it will launch over 200 exclusive new product launches from top brands in India first to Prime members, will offer thousands of deals on the most sought after products at the lowest prices of the year including on Amazon Echo family of devices, Fire TV Stick, All New Kindle, Kindle Oasis and Kindle Paperwhite,  as well as deals on Mobiles, TVs, Laptops, Appliances, Fashion and Everyday Essentials. Continue reading “Amazon Prime Day 2018 sale in India on July 16 – Exclusive launches, deals, cashback offers and more”

Amazon Alexa gets kid-focused skills in India

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Amazon today has launched a new category of Alexa skills that are specifically for children under 13 years of age in India. These skills will bring back experiences and characters from renowned Indian and global brands such as Amar Chitra Katha, Tinkle, ChuChu TV, PAC-MAN, Hungama, Appu Series, Videogyan, HooplaKidz, Playablo, Moshi Twilight, and Bob the Train. These skills can be accessed on all Amazon Echo devices as well as from Alexa app for smartphones. Continue reading “Amazon Alexa gets kid-focused skills in India”

Amazon Fire HD 10 Kids Edition and ‘Show Mode’ hands-free Alexa experience, Show Mode Charging Dock for Fire Tablets announced

Amazon today is introducing the All-New Fire HD 10 Kids Edition; it is Amazon’s Largest and Fastest Kids Tablet Fire HD 10 Kids Edition. It packs 10.1-inch 1080p Full HD screen, 32 GB of storage, and up to 10 hours of battery life, plus a year of Amazon FreeTime Unlimited. Continue reading “Amazon Fire HD 10 Kids Edition and ‘Show Mode’ hands-free Alexa experience, Show Mode Charging Dock for Fire Tablets announced”

Amazon Prime Now delivers Fire TV Stick, Kindle and Echo within 2 hours in select cities in India

Amazon today announced the launch of Fire TV Stick, Kindle and Echo on Prime Now, an app-only ultrafast delivery service available to Prime members in Bengaluru, Mumbai, New Delhi and Hyderabad. Amazon will offer a limited time introductory discount of 15% on Amazon devices purchased on the Prime Now app. Continue reading “Amazon Prime Now delivers Fire TV Stick, Kindle and Echo within 2 hours in select cities in India”

Vodafone offers 1 year free Amazon Prime membership to RED postpaid customers

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Amazon and Vodafone announced that all the Vodafone RED postpaid customers are eligible for a year of Amazon Prime that is worth Rs 999 subscription at no additional cost. The Prime subscription will include Prime Video, Prime Music and unlimited free fast shipping on millions of items along with early and exclusive access to deals on Amazon.in. Continue reading “Vodafone offers 1 year free Amazon Prime membership to RED postpaid customers”

Amazon Alexa now lets you control smart home cameras, ACs, TVs, set-top boxes and more with voice

Amazon India today has announced that Echo users can now control their Smart Home cameras, ACs, TVs and set-top boxes with just their voice. You can switch on the lamp, turn on the geyser without getting out of bed or dim the lights from the couch to watch a movie without lifting a finger.  Continue reading “Amazon Alexa now lets you control smart home cameras, ACs, TVs, set-top boxes and more with voice”

Amazon Fire TV Cube 4K HDR streaming media player with Alexa, far-field voice recognition announced

After Fire TV Stick, Amazon has introduced Fire TV Cube, a bigger Fire TV streaming device that plugs into an HDTV that lets you watch movies, TV shows, use apps and play games. It is powered by a quad-core processor, has 802.11ac dual-band WiFi as well as Ethernet port. It also comes bundled with a voice remote that lets you search Amazon Video content using just your voice. Continue reading “Amazon Fire TV Cube 4K HDR streaming media player with Alexa, far-field voice recognition announced”

Amazon Now rebranded to Prime Now in India; Express 2-hour delivery available for Prime members

Amazon India today announced that it is expanding its ultra-fast delivery on Amazon Now app and re-branding it to Prime Now. With Prime Now, Amazon is offering exclusive Express 2-hour delivery to Prime members anytime between 6 am to midnight. Including the express delivery, same-day and next-day delivery will remain available for all customers, in convenient 2-hour slots from 6 am to 12 midnight. Continue reading “Amazon Now rebranded to Prime Now in India; Express 2-hour delivery available for Prime members”

Amazon Alexa in India lets you set music alarms from Amazon Prime Music, Saavn and radio stations with TuneIn

Amazon_AlexaAmazon’s Alexa in India has gained music alarms, and this feature will enable users to set their favorite music as alarm tones to wake up to your favorite songs. With the new capabilities, you can set up alarms to play songs from Amazon Prime Music, Saavn or radio stations with TuneIn. Continue reading “Amazon Alexa in India lets you set music alarms from Amazon Prime Music, Saavn and radio stations with TuneIn”

Amazon explains why Echo recorded a conversation and sent it to a random contact

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Amazon Alexa digital assistant is part of the Echo devices that Amazon ships out. The job of Alexa is to answer questions when asked and respond to commands among many others. In what can be seen as the most embarrassing moment, according to an Oregon family who claims that their Amazon Echo has recorded a conversation and then sent it to a random person on their contact list. Continue reading “Amazon explains why Echo recorded a conversation and sent it to a random contact”

Airtel, Amazon team-up to offer 4G smartphones at an effective starting price of Rs. 3399

Airtel and Amazon India today announced that they are partnering to jointly drive smartphone adoption across the country. Both the companies will now launch 4G smartphones at an affordable price for a wide range of smartphone starting at Rs. 3,999.  Continue reading “Airtel, Amazon team-up to offer 4G smartphones at an effective starting price of Rs. 3399”

Amazon Summer Sale: Best deals on smartphones, accessories, LED TVs and more

Amazon today started its 4-day Summer Sale, as it had promised. It is offering deals on smartphones, accessories like microSD cards, hard disks, pendrives, Kindle eReaders, LED TVs and lots more. Continue reading “Amazon Summer Sale: Best deals on smartphones, accessories, LED TVs and more”