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Roku 3 box gets voice search; new Roku 2 matches $69 Apple TV

Roku updated its line of streaming media boxes on Monday, with new features to better compete against Amazon (AMZN) Fire TV and Apple (AAPL) TV. The flagship Roku 3, still $99.99, now has voice search, like Amazon Fire TV. Users can use the voice search button on the new remote and say a movie, TV show or actor to get quick search results. The Roku 2 is getting all of the hardware and software of the Roku 3, except for voice search. But the price

Amazon Expands Fast Delivery To Compete With Google

Amazon.com (AMZN) continues its challenge to Google in the market for ever-faster delivery. The world’s largest retailer said Thursday that has expanded its Prime Now 60-minute delivery service to a fifth city, Atlanta. The company just last month expanded Prime Now, available to subscribers of its Amazon Prime membership service through a mobile app, to Baltimore, Miami and Dallas. The service’s first market was parts of New York City. Meanwhile,

Amazon Connecting Homeowners With Service Providers

Amazon.com (AMZN) once billed itself as Earth’s Biggest Bookstore, and it soon outgrew that designation to simply being the biggest store. But its ambitions on selling lots of stuff continues to expand. The latest: The company says it’s entering a new line of business connecting customers with professional home service providers, ranging from plumbers to painters. Amazon.com on Monday announced the launch of Amazon Home Services, an online