It’s been expected for a while now, but according to a new report, Amazon is set to do away with the Android foundation for its Fire TV streaming devices, with the replacement launching later this year.
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Amazon just announced its AI-powered update for Alexa, which delivers a host of new features and capabilties including the ability to read and remember your documents among many other things.
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Amazon has announced that it will shut down the Amazon Appstore for Android devices later this year.
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Amazon has confirmed it will shut down its ad-supported streaming service, Freevee, and fold the content into Prime Video.
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The Amazon app on Android has undergone few changes, but it is now receiving a very minor facelift alongside the integrated Rufus AI shopping assistant.
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Amazon’s Prime Video is shaking things up a bit by changing its design. The new UI will let you browse different add-on subscription services while also bringing recommendations from across the board with AI.
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Today is Amazon Prime Day, which means there are going to be a lot of product deals on Amazon vying for your attention – and wallet. Some of those deals might not be truly special, but you can easily check them in browsers like Google Chrome – here’s how.
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Late last year a report came out that Amazon would ditch Android for its own operating system, and if that report wasn’t enough, a job listing is making it pretty clear what’s going on.
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At CES 2024 Amazon is introducing “Matter Casting,” a new standard for casting content from apps on your phone to Amazon Fire TV and Amazon smart displays, similar to Google’s Chromecast and Apple’s AirPlay.
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After announcing the change in September, Amazon has today confirmed in an email to Prime members that Amazon Prime Video will begin showing ads alongside content unless customers pay an additional fee starting in January 2024.
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The Amazon Alexa app is getting a long-awaited redesign, and the new look is nearly identical to the Google Home app.
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Amazon has announced that the Comixology app is going away, with all content set to merge into the Kindle app in December.
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Last week, it was revealed that Amazon is working on an in-house OS to replace Android on select products such as the Fire TV, but as it turns out, that process has already started on the Echo Show.
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Amazon has been using “forked” versions of Android to power its products for years now, but the company is apparently planning to swap that out with a new web-forward “Vega” OS starting with new Fire TV devices.
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Amazon has just debuted its biggest Fire Tablet to date, with the new Fire Max 11 taking a focus on productivity with a keyboard and stylus.
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Amazon appears to be imposing a ban on apps that allow users to remap the buttons on Fire TV remotes, and it’s not the first time the company has made this move.
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Following its $8.5 billion purchase of MGM last year, Amazon has officially replaced EPIX with MGM+, and the new service already integrates with Google TV.
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In recent weeks, Fitbit has delivered sizable updates to its latest trackers that probably should have been included at launch. Curiously, the Fitbit Sense 2 is currently unavailable for purchase from Amazon.
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Following the developments earlier this week, there’s now more reporting on just how Amazon’s recent (and ongoing) layoffs have impacted Alexa.
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After a recent “cost-cutting review,” Amazon has started cutting jobs through the company, with layoffs quickly hitting those who worked with Amazon Alexa and Amazon Luna.
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Amazon Photos is one of the better alternatives to Google Photos thanks to its value, but its app has never been particularly impressive on Android. Now, almost exactly a year after a redesign on iOS, Amazon is giving its Photos app on Android the same treatment.
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In an email to customers this morning, Amazon announced that its “Drive” cloud storage service is shutting down at the end of 2023.
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As Made by Google has been counting down on Twitter in recent weeks, the Pixel 6a will go on pre-order this Thursday and it’s now listed on Amazon ahead of that.
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Amazon has one of the most popular “forks” of the Android operating system with its Fire OS for tablets, and finally, the company is upgrading to Android 11.
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