If you make a purchase by clicking one of our links, we may earn a small share of the revenue. Our picks and opinions are independent from any business incentives. Amazon just made a surprise move in the ever-intensifying virtual assistant wars by putting Alexa on the iPhone via the Amazon app. It's not the first time a rival assistant has set up shop on the iPhone (Microsoft has a Cortana app for iPhone), but Amazon has an iPhone app that is used by millions! So we decided to put this new version of Alexa to the test against Siri.

Amazon said alcohol is now among tens of thousands of items available for Prime Now free two-hour delivery via an Alexa voice order. In what could be the highest, best use of voice recognition technology to a generation of digital natives, Amazon's digital assistant has added beer runs to its skills. Beginning Tuesday, Amazon Prime customers who have an Alexa-powered device, like the Echo speaker, can order beer, wine and spirits in Seattle, and beer and wine in Columbus and Cincinnati. Amazon will deliver the alcohol within two hours. Parents needn't worry: customers must show valid ID to receive the order.

In what could be the highest, best use of voice recognition technology to a generation of digital natives, Amazon's digital assistant has added beer runs to its skills. Beginning Tuesday, Amazon Prime customers who have an Alexa-powered device, like the Echo speaker, can order beer, wine and spirits in Seattle, and beer and wine in Columbus and Cincinnati. Parents needn't worry: customers must show valid ID to receive the order. The rollout is actually an extension of Amazon Now, which as of Tuesday is part of Alexa's skill set. It's available in the more than 30 cities that have the two-hour delivery service for Prime members.

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Samsung could start a new chapter when it unveils its long-awaited Galaxy S8 on March 29, putting the disaster of the Note 7 behind it and showing that it can take a big step forward with innovative features. It's a digital assistant you'll be able activate by pressing a dedicated button on the side of the S8, and it has an impressive pedigree. The feature descends from Viv, the A.I. startup that Samsung bought in October 2016 and which claimed to be a more extensive and powerful alternative to Siri, which its creators also built. Apple bought Siri in 2010, and its co-founders Dag Kittlaus, Adam Cheyer and Chris Brigham left the company in 2012 to build a better version of Siri that could connect to other services on a phone, and not just refer queries that it didn't understand to the Web. That's what Samsung is now promising Bixby will be able to do, claiming it will be better than other digital assistants like Siri or Google Assistant because of how it can link more deeply with apps on your phone.

You knew it was going to happen at some point. Amazon just integrated Alexa with its Prime Now program, allowing members of the cut-rate shipping program to order items with their voice and get them a few hours later. Anyone who subscribes to Amazon Prime, lives in one of the 30 Prime Now cities, and also has an Amazon Echo, Echo Dot, Amazon Tap, Fire Tablet, or Fire TV can say, "Alexa, order some potato chips on Prime Now." Alexa will then choose the next available two-hour delivery window on Prime Now to bring your stuff. The new ordering service allows you to place orders for multiple items at once, and Alexa can also make recommendations based on what's available in Amazon's catalog. Using the potato chip example, if you just said potato chips, Alexa would list available items for you to choose from.

Amazon said alcohol is now among tens of thousands of items available for Prime Now free two-hour delivery via an Alexa voice order. A link has been sent to your friend's email address. Amazon said alcohol is now among tens of thousands of items available for Prime Now free two-hour delivery via an Alexa voice order.

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Amazon is bringing Alexa to iOS devices as part of the company's main shopping app. This isn't the first time Alexa has been on a smartphone -- third-party apps on both iOS and Android have integrated the digital assistant -- but it's the first time that it's coming directly from Amazon. Following the update, which will be rolling out over the next few weeks in the US, users will see a microphone icon next to the search bar that they can press to call up Alexa. The voice assistant can help you shop and track packages, but it can also do most of the things Alexa can do on the Echo. This includes playing music, looking up facts, controlling smart home products, whether information and more.