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WSJ: Amazon Echo with screen, calling ability may come tomorrow

Published 05/08/2017, 04:45 PM
© Reuters.  WSJ: Amazon Echo with screen, calling ability may come tomorrow
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  • Amazon.com (AMZN +1.6%) is set as soon as tomorrow to unveil a new version of its Echo smart speaker, featuring a touch screen and the ability to make Internet phone calls, The Wall Street Journal reports.
  • The news comes hot on the heels of word that a Samsung (OTC:SSNLF) smart speaker to come this fall would feature calling capability through Microsoft's (NASDAQ:MSFT) Cortana assistant and Skype service.
  • An Echo with a 7-inch screen and calling capability would keep Amazon in the lead in the burgeoning category. It holds about 71% of the market, according to eMarketer.
  • The new Echo is expected to come at more than $200, vs. the screenless Echo, usually selling for $180 (and now on sale for $150).
  • Previously: CNET: Amazon pursuing launch of Echo device with video screen (Apr. 27 2017)
  • Now read: Microsoft Will Dominate The Hybrid Cloud Market


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