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Amazon's Alexa introduces new male voice as it completes 5 years in India

Amazon's Alexa is completing 5 years in India, and to celebrate the occasion Amazon has introduced new male voice options for Alexa's responses

Amazon introduces male voice option for Alexa's responses in India

Users will be able to use any of the wake words -- including Alexa, Echo, Computer and Amazon to ask questions in English, Hindi and Hinglish

Alexa app to allow move music between speakers without voice command

The current Echo speaker lineup from Amazon includes the standard Echo, Echo Dot, Echo Dot with Clock, Echo Studio, and optional Echo Sub subwoofer

Alia Bhatt's age to Bitcoin prices, here is what India asked Alexa in 2022

Users were interested in trivia and global events, and frequently turned to Alexa to brush up their knowledge

Amazon to end support for third-party Alexa skills to book doctors online

Amazon to end support for third-party healthcare Alexa skills that allow users to ask the virtual assistant for booking a doctor's appointment, accessing hospital post-discharge instructions, etc.

Amazon adds custom alerts to Alexa Together caregiver service: Details here

Alexa Together is a subscription service, designed to help ageing loved ones feel more comfortable and confident to live independently

Amazon plans to make changes to Alexa and unprofitable businesses

Cost-cutting measures: Tells workers at unprofitable arms to look for jobs elsewhere

TVS Motor launches electric scooter with three variants under iQube brand

Vehicles will have a higher range of 140 km on a single charge and intelligent features such as 7-inch TFT touchscreen and clean UI, Alexa skill set, among others

Amazon Alexa to provide info on Covid-19 testing centres, vaccines in India

Amazon Alexa can now help users in India with Covid-19-related information, including details of nearest testing centres and vaccination points as well as answer queries about inoculation

EU antitrust regulators turn focus on Siri, Alexa and Google Assistant

The EU antitrust watchdog said respondents cited worries over certain exclusivity and tying practices related to voice assistants

Amazon's Alexa can now greet people via Ring Doorbell Pro, says Report

Amazon is adding Alexa to its Ring Video Doorbell Pro, giving it the ability to talk to people when they visit your home.

Alexa can now act on its hunches to automatically do tasks for you

Amazon has rolled out a new feature called "hunches" that allows Alexa to proactively complete tasks around the house, such as turning off lights, based on your habits and frequent requests.

Amazon opens Alexa's advanced AI for firms to build their own assistants

The 'Alexa Custom Assistant' is now available anywhere Alexa is supported, including in India

Amazon to turn Alexa into chatbot, allow users to type and chat with it

Amazon is testing typing functionality for Alexa on iOS devices which will allow users to send messages to Alexa rather than using voice

Bachchan at your beck and call: How tech produces his baritone for Alexa

Every word spoken by "Alexa Bachchan" is computer-generated, not a recording

'Enchanting baritone': Amitabh Bachchan is the new voice of Amazon's Alexa

Alexa will sound exactly like Bachchan no matter what question he is answering without needing to record every word in his voice in the studio

Soon, Amazon Alexa will speak in Amitabh Bachchan's voice: Details here

Set to launch next year as a paid voice skill for Alexa, Amitabh Bachchan's voice will be available for commonly used Alexa offerings

Flipkart seeks to tap next 200 million users using voice tech amid pandemic

Introduction of 'voice assistant' on grocery is helping Flipkart bring conversational commerce and aims to fast-track adoption of e-commerce by Bharat consumers

Voice is the new normal: Now, you can ask Alexa, 'What's my bank balance'

Voice banking will provide convenience, but use Alexa and Google Assistant via secured APIs

Now, students can improve their English with this skill on Amazon Alexa

This skill, now available on Amazon Alexa-supported devices, brings with it a whole collection of stories, fun facts, trivia, quizzes and rewards