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On each Alexa device there's a button made available with which you can stop Alexa from listening to you. This sort of defeats the purpose of the device, but at times might be appropriate for the situation. But, ironically, Amazon has not...

Using "skills" you can extend Alexa's capabilities at a moment's notice. And, with third-party skills being added constantly, Alexa's abilities are ever evolving. However, Alexa does have some capabilities all her own. One of those is having th...

Each week, we take a look at new and important Alexa skills you might want to consider enabling for your Alexa device. Amazon continues to improve Alexa with its own updates, but skills are software components that allow Alexa users to extend...

Amazon's Alexa has made some serious inroads into public awareness. Just recently I talked about some of Alexa's capabilities in a crowd of people with whom I expected to have to explain exactly what Alexa is and does. But...

Microsoft’s foray into fitness wearables has come to an end and the most current hardware is also now circling the drain...

(Bloomberg) -- Apple Inc. plans to use drones and new indoor navigation features to improve its Maps service and catch longtime leader Google, according to people familiar with the matter...

If you’ve been watching the Microsoft Band community since the announcement that the Microsoft Band is a dead product, you’ll have also seen how a good number for ex-Band owners are now turning to Garmin devices as the replacement. Why? Garmin ...

I’ve written a lot about the Microsoft Band over the past couple years and despite a few shortcomings here and there have been generally happy with its features. The device has been surprisingly comparable to the bigger fitness wearable names...

According to a report today by Mary Jo on ZDNet, Microsoft has removed any references to its Microsoft Band in its online outlet. Stating that it has sold through existing inventory, its rumored that the company is also working to clear out sto...

There’s been a rash of one-off updates for the Microsoft Health – now Microsoft Band app over the course of the last few months. Since about June, Microsoft has been delivering updates to the app to fix bugs instead of new features. One ling...