Alexa, amazon’s voice-based virtual assistance like Siri for the iPhone, and Cortana for Microsoft Windows, is a cloud-based service. When first introduced, it was in the form of ‘Amazon Echo.’ Fast ...

Amazon has introduced Alexa Skill Blueprints, billed as "a new way to create your own personalised skills and responses for Alexa". Dubbed "Amazon Skill Blueprints", it's a "new way for customers to ...

Last weekend, I came across a Facebook post by Instagram co-founder Mike Krieger in which he described how simple it was to put together a custom Alexa skill (a voice command, in common terms) to send ...

The Washington Capitals have expanded their smart home voice platform by developing a Google Action, launching a Google Play Daily Briefing Podcast, adding a video component to their Amazon Alexa ...