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Amazon today unveiled its first Amazon-built smart TV along with its latest Fire TV device as the streaming wars in all their iterations continue to ramp up. Roku currently has its interface on more than a third of U.S. TV sets. The 4K Ultra HD sets — called the Amazon Fire TV Omni Series – features hands-free voice…

Amazon Prime – which includes Prime Video – hit 150 million members worldwide the company said, reporting fourth-quarter earnings that blasted through expectations, sent the stock soaring and market cap above $1 trillion. Net income increased to $3.3 billion, or $6.47 per diluted share – way above Wall Street's…

Amazon has gone back to the long-form, star-studded well for the Super Bowl, incorporating Harrison Ford, Forest Whitaker and Broad City duo Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson into a 90-second spot promoting Alexa. The spot, which was released today online and will air on Sunday’s Super Bowl LIII, pivots on the gimmick of…

In advance of next week’s annual tech-palooza CES, Roku announced plans to roll out new voice functionality, enabling the company to keep pace with Amazon and Google as the tech industry and TV stakeholders place big bets on voice recognition. The Roku Entertainment Assistant, along with expanded home entertainment…

UPDATED with details from analyst call: Amazon reported healthy revenue numbers for the third quarter, up 34% to $43.7 billion from the year-earlier period, and CEO Jeff Bezos said Alexa voice services hold the key to continued growth. The revenue results exceeded Wall Street projections of $41.6 billion and shares…