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New Alexa Tablets Hint at Amazon's Phone Ambitions

Original: The New Alexa Tablets Feel Like a Blueprint for an Amazon Phone Amazon is rumored to be making a smartphone, and the Ale

Amazon's latest Alexa-powered tablets are drawing attention for how closely they resemble a preview of a rumored Amazon smartphone. Commenters point to the new Alexa experiences on the tablets as a likely blueprint for how voice-first features would work on a phone, reviving speculation that Amazon is preparing to enter the smartphone market.

Why now: Amazon is rumored to be developing a smartphone, and its new Alexa tablets are being read as a preview of that device.

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• The New Alexa Tablets Feel Like a Blueprint for an Amazon Phone Amazon is rumored to be making a smartphone, and the Alexa-powered experiences on its new tablets give us a taste of what might come if that happens. https://www. wired.com/story/alexa-tablets-… · techwire@gamefan.net · 1

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