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Amazon is rumored to be planning to ditch Android on its Fire devices

Pick up an Amazon Fire TV or an Amazon Fire tablet and it comes running Fire OS, a version of Android that Amazon has extensively modded. According to the latest rumor, however, Fire OS isn’t going to be around for much longer. As per Lowpass (via Android Police), Amazon engineers…

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Apple could be planning to use the iPad mini as a HomePod display

Considering the amount of rumors and leaks we’ve seen about it, it seems likely that Apple is thinking about launching a smart display based on the HomePod speaker – and that display could well end up being an iPad mini. The team at 9to5Mac has been digging into the code…

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Amazon’s big device event 2023 live – we’re there with all the latest news

Refresh 2023-09-20T15:04:30.901Z With generative AI, a “superhuman assistant” is “within reach”, says Limp. A billion devices have connected to Alexa in the last decade, with tens of millions of uses per hour. 2023-09-20T15:02:45.640Z AI has already been mentioned, drink! Bet we’ll hear a lot about a smart Alexa today. 2023-09-20T15:02:17.979Z…

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Amazon’s big device event 2023 live recap: Alexa goes all ChatGPT, new Echo Show and Hub, Fire TV TV, and more

Refresh 2023-09-20T14:47:58.772Z (Image credit: Future) This is where the magic will happen, starting in 10 minutes. This event isn’t available to stream publicly, so you’ll need to follow along here for all the hot gossip from our man on the ground. 2023-09-20T14:56:05.778Z (Image credit: Future) Speaking of our man, here…

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Google Nest Hub Max smart display may soon lose two of its most useful features

Google’s Nest Hub Max will soon be terminating support for both Google Meet and Zoom as the company continues to axe features on the display. This news comes from a user on the Google Home subreddit stating they have received messages informing them that they won’t be able to make…

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Matter is already revolutionizing your smart home – here’s everything you need to know

On October 4, 2022, the first version of Matter, a smart home standard, was made available to users and companies worldwide, and two years later, it’s everywhere. Thanks to the Connectivity Standards Alliance, which is a consortium of over 500 companies, Matter is a way of having all your smart…

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