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Amazon Australia launches seven-day Prime Day sale
eCommerce

Amazon Australia launches seven-day Prime Day sale

Australian shoppers facing tighter budgets are being drawn to Amazon's biggest annual discount event, which covers hundreds of thousands of items.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

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TikTok trends reveal top voice assistant hacks for optimal use
Google

TikTok trends reveal top voice assistant hacks for optimal use

A surge in searches for voice assistant tricks by 304% sparks TikTok tech savants from FatJoe to reveal top hacks - enhancing user experiences.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 6th Feb 2024
Hands-on Review: The rotating Amazon Alexa Echo Show 10
Gaming

Hands-on Review: The rotating Amazon Alexa Echo Show 10

When you speak to your Echo 10, the screen automatically rotates to face you, and will continue rotating to follow you around the room as you move.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 31st Mar 2022
Review: Amazon Echo Show 8 plays your media, controls your home, and watches your dog
Gaming

Review: Amazon Echo Show 8 plays your media, controls your home, and watches your dog

Amazon's latest Echo Show 8 is perfect for spying on pets, with a powerful camera and impressive entertainment features.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Mon, 5th Jul 2021
Hands-on Review: Amazon 4th Gen Echo and Echo Dot
Gaming

Hands-on Review: Amazon 4th Gen Echo and Echo Dot

Amazon has launched the 4th generation Echo smart speakers, featuring a softer, spherical design and improved sound quality.

By Darren Price • 4 min read • Tue, 1st Dec 2020
Hands-on Review: The Amazon Echo Auto
Gaming

Hands-on Review: The Amazon Echo Auto

Coming in at well under $100, the Echo Auto may well be that auto accessory that keeps you company on those long road trips.

By Owen McCarthy • 5 min read • Mon, 14th Sep 2020
Zoom teams up with Facebook, Amazon and Google to expand to smart displays
Unified Communications

Zoom teams up with Facebook, Amazon and Google to expand to smart displays

The company says the expansion brings Zoom to widely-used devices and broadens their capabilities to the work environment.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 26th Aug 2020
Hands-on Review: Amazon Echo Show 8
Gaming

Hands-on Review: Amazon Echo Show 8

Amazon's Echo Show 8 impresses with its versatile 8-inch touchscreen and robust speaker quality, adding a multimedia edge to your digital assistant.

By Darren Price • 5 min read • Wed, 22nd Apr 2020
Amazon announces new Echo products, including Alexa features
Biometrics

Amazon announces new Echo products, including Alexa features

Amazon has launched a new line-up of Echo devices, enabling users to access Alexa at home in different ways, as well as a range of Alexa features.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 27th Sep 2019
Google slips further down the ranks in smart speaker market
Digital Entertainment

Google slips further down the ranks in smart speaker market

Google has dropped to third place in the smart speaker market, with Baidu claiming second place behind Amazon, according to new data from Canalys.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 28th Aug 2019
Voice control to account for one-third of smart home market
Smart Home

Voice control to account for one-third of smart home market

Interoperability with the platforms that support voice control devices is vital for OEMs and service providers.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Fri, 5th Jul 2019
Amazon, Google, and Alibaba fuel booming smart speaker market
Digital Entertainment

Amazon, Google, and Alibaba fuel booming smart speaker market

While these vendors have had great success in the market, other vendors like Samsung, Huawei, and Apple have failed to capitalise.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Sat, 9th Mar 2019
IDC - Smart speakers driving smart home device growth
Internet of Things

IDC - Smart speakers driving smart home device growth

Smart speakers, such as Amazon Echo and Google Home, are driving the global smart home market, projected to hit 643.9 million shipments in 2018.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Tue, 2nd Oct 2018
How ML and IoT will shake up Aussie business
Customer Relationship Management

How ML and IoT will shake up Aussie business

An industry expert gives his view on exactly how machine learning and the internet of things will change the way businesses operate in Australia.

By Ridhav Mahajan • 4 min read • Mon, 24th Sep 2018