Just picked up an Amazon Echo device? Then you'll be itching to discover what it can do. Play music? Check. Answer questions? Check. But as the 30 best Alexa skills (skills being similar to apps), ...

In an effort to help current developers and attract new creators, Amazon revealed the Alexa Skill Developer Accelerator Program. This effort will increase the revenue share for developers making less ...

In another sign that Amazon is changing course with Alexa, the company has warned developers that it will soon stop paying them to build Alexa skills. As spotted by Bloomberg, Amazon posted a notice ...

Ten years ago, Amazon imagined a future beyond apps — and it had the idea basically right. But the perfect ambient computer remains frustratingly far away. Ten years ago, Amazon imagined a future ...

Amazon is ending its developer reward program after June 30th, 2024. Amazon is ending its developer reward program after June 30th, 2024. is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, ...

Alexa hasn’t worked out the way Amazon originally planned. There was a time when it thought that Alexa would yield a robust ecosystem of apps, or Alexa Skills, that would make the voice assistant an ...

Most people encounter Amazon when someone in a truck brings a package to the door. But Amazon is one of the most innovative companies on the planet, with major investments in infrastructure, supply ...

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 ...