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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_Alexa Amazon’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”

Amazon Summer Sale from May 13 to 16: Up to 35% off on mobiles, up to 50% off on electronics and more

After Flipkart announced its Big Shopping Days sale, Amazon has announced its Summer Sale during same dates – May 13th to 16th. During the sale Amazon will offer up to 35% discount on mobiles and Bluetooth headsets, up to 75% discount on mobile cases and power banks, up to 80% discount on accessories, up to 50% discount on electronics that includes up to Rs. 20,000 off on laptops, up to 55% off on cameras and accessories. Continue reading “Amazon Summer Sale from May 13 to 16: Up to 35% off on mobiles, up to 50% off on electronics and more”

Amazon Echo Spot launched in India, Echo and Echo Dot get a limited-period price cut

Amazon today launched Echo Spot, a small Echo device with 2.5 inch circular display that can be used on your desk or a nightstand so you can view your calendar, see the weather update, check the time, wake up to music alarms, turn your lights on and off, see shopping and to do lists, and more. Continue reading “Amazon Echo Spot launched in India, Echo and Echo Dot get a limited-period price cut”

Amazon said to be working on building ‘Home Robots’

Amazon is said to be working on building ‘Home Robots’ and is reported to have bigger plans for a domestic robot according to people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg. The project currently has a codename “Vesta,” and is overseen by Gregg Zehr, who runs Amazon’s Lab126 hardware research and development division based in Sunnyvale, California. Continue reading “Amazon said to be working on building ‘Home Robots’”

Amazon now lets anyone create personalised Alexa skills and responses

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Amazon today introduced Alexa Skill Blueprints which is a new way to create your own personalized skills and responses for Alexa. Users can now take advantage of the easy-to-use templates to create customized experiences for Alexa within minutes just by filling in the blanks. Continue reading “Amazon now lets anyone create personalised Alexa skills and responses”

Amazon ‘Internet’ lite browser for Android released

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Amazon has silently has launched lite Android web browser – Internet: fast, lite and private. The main aim of launching this lightweight browser is to offer a medium where access to mobile data and high-speed connectivity is limited if not poor. Continue reading “Amazon ‘Internet’ lite browser for Android released”

Amazon said to be planning to acquire Flipkart

According to a latest report, Amazon is planning to submit a rival offer to buy India’s largest e-commerce firm Flipkart who are in advance talks with Walmart Inc. for selling a majority stake. The company is said to be in early exploratory talks to buy Flipkart even as Flipkart closes in on sale to Walmart. Continue reading “Amazon said to be planning to acquire Flipkart”

Leica Sofort, D-Lux and V-Lux cameras launched in India on Amazon starting at Rs. 25000

Amazon India is partnering Leica Camera and will launch the camera in India exclusively on Amazon.in. This will also help customers across the country get access to Leica’s cutting-edge technology cameras on Amazon.in. Continue reading “Leica Sofort, D-Lux and V-Lux cameras launched in India on Amazon starting at Rs. 25000”

Alexa’s new Follow-Up mode can now handle back-to-back requests

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Alexa has a habit of making users say, Alexa, over-and-over for every back-to-back request. However, those days are now gone as Amazon has introduced a new follow-up mode that can now handle back-to-back requests which is aimed at making conversations feel more natural. Continue reading “Alexa’s new Follow-Up mode can now handle back-to-back requests”

Amazon India Apple Fest from March 6 to 12: Up to Rs. 10000 off on iPhones, exchange offers and No Cost EMI on Macbooks

Amazon India today started Apple Fest, its 7-day sale on Apple products, including iPhones, Apple Watch, Macs and more. It is offering some great deals on iPhones, iPad, Apple Watch and exchange offers and no cost EMI on Macbooks. Continue reading “Amazon India Apple Fest from March 6 to 12: Up to Rs. 10000 off on iPhones, exchange offers and No Cost EMI on Macbooks”

Amazon Prime Music launched in India, free for Amazon Prime users on Android, iOS and web

Amazon has finally launched Amazon Prime Music service in India. It was introduced last year exclusively for Echo devices in the country. It is available for Android and iOS devices and is also available on the web at music.amazon.in. There is also a Desktop app and is available on Amazon Fire TV sticks apart from Amazon Echo devices. As the company had announced previously, the service is free for Prime customers since it is included in their package, and is also ad-free. Continue reading “Amazon Prime Music launched in India, free for Amazon Prime users on Android, iOS and web”