App rebuilt from ground up with improved photos, privacy and spoken directions. Siri will tell you to “turn left” at next light instead of 1000 feet.
Author: Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY
Techtober: Your guide to new releases from Amazon, GoPro, Facebook and more
A calendar to upcoming new releases, starting with Roku smartbar and ending with Amazon’s Echo Smart Oven on Nov. 14. Google and Surface in winds.
California island Catalina gets its closeup with new macOS
The island historically had poor connectivity, and residents who needed repairs had to go to the mainland for service. Now it’s rare to see residents without a phone.
No, Alexa won’t stop recording you
You can delete your recordings after the fact, but Amazon will still store them by default. Amazon’s Alexa boss says it makes the assistant smarter.
How to record and publish a podcast for free
How to easily start recording and posting podcasts. All you need is a microphone, laptop and access to internet. Now you, too, can be a radio star.
Ring offers its lowest-priced video doorbell camera yet
Since being acquired by Amazon in 2018, Ring has lowered the prices of its products and greatly expanded its lineup, from doorbells to security cams.
Amazon unveils its first-ever pair of smart glasses, the Echo Frames
Media event in Seattle unveils a connected speaker and smart home products at Amazon headquarters in “The Spheres.”
Take a sneak peek at Amazon’s new Alexa products
Amazon unveiled many new products at a press event. Highlights include Alexa glasses, ear buds, a Dot with a clock and an oven that answers to Alexa.
What’s Amazon planning to reveal – Alexa in the ear?
Last year’s event revealed 70 new products. A wireless earbud that answers to Alexa would get Amazon even closer to mobile consumers.
Apple to keep making Mac Pro in USA after tariff waiver on Chinese-made parts
Reports had Apple ditching Texas for China because of parts’ scarcity, but the company says a deal with the government kept it at the plant where Mac Pro has been since 2013.