Amazon Alexa may come to Windows 10's lock screen
Technology | July 16, 2019 13:42 ISTAmazon's voice Assistant Alexa to activate on the lock screen in the new Windows 10 updated version
Amazon's voice Assistant Alexa to activate on the lock screen in the new Windows 10 updated version
Sony launches new Wireless headphones in Idia with noise-cancelling feature
Amazon admits it does not always delete stored data that it obtains via voice interactions through its voice assistant Alexa and Echo line-up of smart devices.
Amazon has revealed that it would be working on infusing regional languages in ALEXA for the Indian market, including support for Hindi language.
To Fight privacy concerns and data collection suspicions, Amazon adds support for new voice commands to let users ask Alexa to delete previous voice recordings.
Until now, users were required to go into the app to delete Alexa recordings one by one, or they had to go through Amazon's website to delete all recordings in one go.
Amazon Alexa has been accused of recording and saving conversations that take place around its smart speakers, asking the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate into the case.
Amazon has started taking the pre-orders for the new Amazon Fire TV Stick with the new Alexa Voice Remote and will be going on sale via Amazon.in and Amazon.com starting 23rd January.
Despite Amazon Alexa being more popular globally, Google Assistant has outperformed Amazon Alexa.
Microsoft's video and voice-calling platform Skype is now available on Amazon Alexa devices in select countries, including India.
Hardware manufacturers like iBall, Sirena Technologies, boAt and MyBox to integrate Amazon Alexa in products like portable headsets, smart speakers and set-top boxes.
The integration of DishTV and Alexa would also help users to check and manage their current balance, switch-off date, monthly recharge amount, pay-later service and raise a call-me request, just by asking Alexa.
Users will have to update their Amazon Prime Music app and navigate to "now playing" view to find the "Alexa Cast" icon on Echo devices and other Alexa-enabled devices.
Apart from syncing the lights with Amazon Echo Dot, Echo or Echo Plus speakers to trigger multiple actions by Alexa, they can also be controlled using Syska's "Smart Home app."
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