For many years, Amazon has been trying to put its Alexa voice assistant at the center of the smart home. But right now, Alexa in its current state can seem… Read More
Amazon unveiled Alexa+, a new service that integrates generative AI natively into the company’s longtime voice assistant — promising free-flowing conversations, plus the ability to learn user preferences over time… Read More
Move over, Oprah. Panos Panay is the new king of daytime giveaways. “You get a Kindle, and you get a Kindle!” Panay should have barked from inside a banana stand… Read More
It’s the Kindle Paperwhite, except it’s in color. You can see book covers in color, make highlights in color, and read comics and kids’ books in color. It’s kinda cool.… Read More
Our guest on this special mid-week episode of the GeekWire Podcast is Panos Panay, Amazon’s senior vice president of Devices and Services, a longtime leader in the world of consumer… Read More
Note the little psychological trick that Amazon did (above) with the left bezel on the new Kindle Scribe. It’s now two colors, making the border of the device look thinner… Read More
Amazon will make its Alexa voice assistant more conversational with help from Anthropic’s Claude artificial intelligence technology, Reuters reported Friday morning, citing interviews with five people familiar with the matter.… Read More
Internal Amazon metrics have created a rosy view of the impact from Alexa and Echo on the company’s revenue from other services. This led Amazon to continue investing heavily in… Read More
It was tough, as usual, to keep up with the announcements coming out of Amazon’s fall Devices & Services event Wednesday morning. But in a change from the past, there… Read More
Microsoft developed its first Surface tablet more than a decade ago under strict secrecy to give then-CEO Steve Ballmer the option to pull the plug shortly before it launched if… Read More
Amazon is expected to name Panos Panay, the longtime Microsoft Windows and Devices leader, as the new executive in charge of the division that includes its Alexa voice assistant and… Read More
UPDATE: Report: Departing Microsoft exec Panos Panay set to lead Amazon’s Alexa and Echo business Panos Panay, the Microsoft chief product officer who oversees the Windows and Devices division, is… Read More
For more than four decades, since the 1980s, pointing and clicking has been the primary method of using a personal computer. Of course, the traditional computer mouse isn’t going away.… Read More
PC users will be able to access pictures from their iPhones via the Windows 11 Photos app through a new integration announced by Microsoft this morning. It’s a significant move… Read More
Microsoft surpassed $50 billion in quarterly revenue for the first time, with profits of $18.8 billion, up 22%, in its financial results posted Tuesday afternoon. Generating profits at that rate,… Read More
Panos Panay rose to prominence in the tech industry as the leader of Microsoft’s Surface hardware business, most recently overseeing the development and launch of the dual-screen Surface Duo, and… Read More
— Leafly General Counsel Yoko Miyashita will take over as chief executive officer from outgoing CEO Tim Leslie. Miyashita joined the Seattle-based online cannabis platform last year and previously spent… Read More
Panos Panay’s well-known passion for technology apparently extends beyond computers and tablets to wireless home speakers. Microsoft’s chief product officer, the longtime leader of its Surface hardware group, was named… Read More
— Microsoft is bringing more of its Windows team under Chief Product Officer Panos Panay as part of another reorganization this year. ZDNet reports the company is moving part of… Read More
Microsoft unveiled a refreshed lineup of Surface devices on Wednesday morning, and said it will release its delayed Surface Earbuds on May 12 for $199, about $50 less than originally… Read More
Microsoft’s dual-screen Surface Neo device, running a special version of Windows 10, won’t be released this year as originally planned. However, the company’s smaller dual-screen Surface Duo, running Android, is… Read More
— Microsoft Chief Product Officer Panos Panay announced Amanda Langowski as the new lead for the Windows Insider program, an online community of 18 million people that allows users to… Read More
Microsoft is embarking on a reorganization that will bring part of the Windows team under the purview of Panos Panay, the tech giant’s chief product officer and face of its… Read More
That’s snot the play we drew up! But, face it, there’s more than one way to swipe across the screen on a tablet. During the AFC Championship game against the… Read More
Microsoft’s place in the battle of wireless earbud makers is going to be delayed a bit as the tech giant’s chief product officer announced Thursday that more time is needed… Read More
Microsoft is back in the smartphone business with the unveiling of its new Surface Duo dual-screen folding device this week. It’s a fascinating story all on its own, as the… Read More
Wow, what the heck is this? Here’s everything Microsoft announced at its big Surface event, including a foldable smartphone That was our first reaction to Microsoft’s unveiling of its new… Read More
Microsoft has so far released its artificial intelligence technologies largely through its well-known software platforms, such as the Cortana voice assistant on Windows 10, automated language translation in Microsoft Office,… Read More
Microsoft will begin shipping a new version of its Surface Pro tablet with LTE Advanced mobile connectivity for businesses in early December, the company’s devices chief Panos Panay announced this… Read More
Microsoft’s Panos Panay, who heads up the Microsoft Surface hardware line, is slated to deliver a keynote address at the company’s Future Decoded event Oct. 31 through Nov. 1, where… Read More
