TechFlash: Amazon reveals 'smart' speaker; Shippable gets $8M; Anti-smoking app

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Amazon reveals Echo, a new voice-controlled smart speaker Amazon launched Echo Thursday. The voice-controlled smart device is $99 for Prime members and $199 for non-members. Seattle startup Shippable gets $8 million investment Shippable, a software platform that makes producing code more efficient by utilizing the cloud, has now raised more than $10 million in funding since its inception in early 2013. Is Amazon is quietly becoming a hardware company? It's not just the Kindle and Fire Phone. Today Amazon released the Echo, a voice-controlled smart speaker device. Before that, there was the Dash and the Fire TV. Why is Amazon releasing all these new smart devices? Trying to quit? Seattle company's app proves effective in converting smokers In collaboration with Fred Hutch, behavioral health tech company 2Morrow launches SmartQuit, first smoking cessation app proven effective in a clinical trial. Microsoft unveils new (and free!) Office apps for iPhone, iPad Microsoft Corp. Thursday unveiled new Office apps for the Apple iPhone and iPad. And you won't need a subscription to use them. Good news, Seattle partiers — you can now get alcohol delivered Drizly, an alcohol delivery service, launches Thursday in Seattle. World's most valuable brands? Washington state has a few on Forbes list ​Washington state has three companies on Forbes' latest list of the world's most valuable brands; four if you want to throw in Chicago-based Boeing Co. Good at playing 'Halo?' Then turn pro ​If you're really good at playing Microsoft Corp.'s "Halo" game, then maybe you should consider turning professional. National Tech News Millennial Media increases revenue, widens loss Houston's next hot tech sector How this app firm became key to Starwood Hotels' keyless entry app Bankrate reports increased Q3 revenue amid SEC investigation Ad tech firm Visible Measures has plenty of money, but has cut half its staff. Why? Show's over for TV streamer Aereo Marissa Mayer likely to get outbid on big deals, Yahoo's ex-COO says Netflix aims to collapse theatrical window 1 day left: Who will join these Upstart 100 nominees? $50K North Texas Pitch Contest selects final four startups, appoints celebrity judges

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