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The world of voice assistants gets more complicated with an Alexa-Cortana link-up, Google counters Apple's augmented-reality toolkit with an announcement of its own, and Berlin's IFA trade show brings announcements of new smartwatches and mobile PCs.

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    Links and Show Notes: ‘Cortana, Open Alexa,’ Amazon Says. And Microsoft Agrees. - The New York Times Amazon Echo devices now support multi-room audio - The Verge Google shows off ARCore, its answer to Apple’s ARKit | TechCrunch Amazon Cuts Whole Foods Prices as Much as 43% on First Day - Bloomberg What to expect from IFA 2017: Samsung, LG, Sony, and Asus - The Verge Acer's Switch 7 could overpower the Surface Pro and MacBook Pro | PCWorld The Samsung Gear Fit 2 Pro and Gear Sport are official — here’s everything you need to know | 9to5Google Fitbit has a lot to prove with Ionic, its new smartwatch - The Verge Garmin launches new Vivoactive 3 smartwatch with Garmin Pay | Ars Technica Membership - Relay FM Remaster - Relay FM
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