Amazon’s Panos Panay addresses new Fire phone rumors
Amazon's head of devices and services, Panos Panay, says that the company is "not necessarily" planning to release a smartphone, but has stopped short of denying it outright. It was previously reported that Amazon is developing an Alexa-enabled AI phone codenamed "Transformer," more than 10 years after it scrapped its ill-fated Fire Phone. Speaking to […]
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Amazon's head of devices and services, Panos Panay, says that the company is "not necessarily" planning to release a smartphone, but has stopped short of denying it outright. It was previously reported that Amazon is developing an Alexa-enabled AI phone codenamed "Transformer," more than 10 years after it scrapped its ill-fated Fire Phone.
Speaking to the Financial Times, Panay was asked directly if the company was planning another smartphone. "It's just not the goal," he replied. "I know there's a lot of rumors out there." "I think your black and white question is, are you going after a phone? A lot of people want me to say no, but a lot …
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