Tech Stocks This Week: Amazon.com Inc.'s New Products, Roku's Hot IPO, and More

Tech Stocks This Week: Amazon.com Inc.'s New Products, Roku's Hot IPO, and More

It was a busy week in tech. The biggest news was likely Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) substantial expansion to its lineup of smart-assistant Echo devices. In addition, Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) said its Instagram video- and photo-sharing service hit another key milestone on its path to 1 billion users, and Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) and Blackberry (NASDAQ: BBRY) saw their stocks surge higher.

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Amazon clearly isn't interested in giving up its early lead in the smart-speaker market. The e-commerce giant hosted a surprise event on Wednesday where it unveiled new echo devices and an updated Fire TV set-top box.

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