This is a nice upgrade for all Fire 7 and Fire 8 HD tablets running software version 5.6.1.0 or later. It turns a regular tablet into a hands-free smart home control center. This handy feature was ...

Now it's rated at around 10 hours. "[The] Fire HD 8 includes always-ready, hands-free Alexa, which impacts battery usage," an Amazon spokesperson explained to CNET. "There are hardware ...

Previously only the current Fire HD 10 (seventh-gen 2017 release) supported the hands-free Alexa feature. With current and older Fire 7 and Fire HD 8 tablets you had to push a virtual button on ...