Alexa’s impending arrival on several Windows PCs looks like it could be trouble for Microsoft’s Cortana, but its CEO Satya Nadella is not worried about it. In fact he welcomes… Read More
LAS VEGAS — Lost in the shuffle of Amazon and Google’s digital assistant showdown this week at CES is another tech giant’s virtual brain: Microsoft’s Cortana. Unlike fellow tech heavyweights… Read More
LAS VEGAS — Microsoft is typically more low key at CES than fellow tech giant Amazon, and this year Google, but every year it opens its doors to the press… Read More
Amazon Alexa will soon arrive on Windows PCs, creating new competition for Microsoft’s built-in Cortana voice assistant. Hardware makers HP, ASUS, Acer and others plan to bring Alexa to their… Read More
Microsoft’s digital assistant Cortana will soon show up in another smart gadget. Microsoft and Johnson Controls today debuted a new smart thermostat called GLAS that includes Cortana and runs on… Read More
A few months ago, Amazon and Microsoft said their respective digital assistants, Alexa and Cortana, would begin talking to each other. Now the calendar has turned to 2018, and we’re… Read More
Alexa has a bunch of them. Siri is getting one. So why not Cortana, too? A new smart speaker from audio equipment maker Harman Kardon is the first to come… Read More
Mattel’s voice-activated smart hub for kids, Aristotle, first caught our attention at CES this year. Powered by Microsoft’s Cortana, the device promised “to aid parents and use the most advanced… Read More
Microsoft’s Cortana and Amazon’s Alexa will begin “talking to each other” by the end of the year, letting each voice assistant’s users leverage the unique capabilities of the other in… Read More
It seemed like Microsoft had taken another step toward its pledge to be device-agnostic earlier this year, when it announced a feature that would let Windows 10 users pick up… Read More
Will Skype be the killer app for Microsoft’s aspiring Amazon Echo killer? Harman International, the Samsung subsidiary, this morning released new details about its upcoming Harman Kardon smart speaker, to be powered by… Read More
Days after Amazon announced that it was bringing its Alexa to its iOS Amazon app, Amazon senior principal scientist Nikko Strom spoke at the AI NEXT tech conference in Bellevue, Wash., this… Read More
Cortana wants you to keep your promises. Microsoft’s virtual assistant, available on platforms including Windows 10, iOS and Android, has some new capabilities to help users stay on top of commitments… Read More
Amazon’s digital brain Alexa is growing outside the online retail giant, with PC maker Lenovo and Dish Network both announcing Alexa-powered and supported devices at the Consumer Electronics Show in… Read More
Amazon doesn’t even have its own CES booth, but the Seattle-based tech giant promises to be one of the biggest stories at the tech-a-palooza in Las Vegas next week — thanks to two of… Read More
Microsoft will again seek to expand the reach of its Windows PC operating system to devices running mobile-oriented ARM processors, through a partnership with Qualcomm announced tonight at the Windows… Read More
Microsoft released a new skill for making and maintaining lists using its digital assistant Cortana, just in time for the holidays. In a blog post published Thursday, Microsoft said the new… Read More
Microsoft in an extensive demo today unveiled the capabilities of its Azure-based Dynamics 365 service announced in July — describing it as a significant undertaking combining its customer relations management (CRM) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) offerings… Read More
This is not your beige box under the desk. HP is moving its PC business into the smart home speaker market with the Windows 10-powered HP Pavilion Wave tabletop computer — promising high-quality audio for music,… Read More
Microsoft began rolling out its Windows 10 Anniversary Update today, the first big update to the operating system since it was released last year. RELATED POST: This is the new Microsoft:… Read More
Actor, comedian, author and musician Steve Martin is a loyal Windows 10 user. He live-tweeted his upgrade to the latest Microsoft operating system last summer — complete with green ooze coming out of… Read More
Consider the artificially intelligent voices you hear on a regular basis. Are any of them men? Whether it’s Apple’s Siri, Microsoft’s Cortana, Amazon’s Alexa, or virtually any GPS system, chances are… Read More
Skype is getting the power of the Cortana virtual assistant thanks to Microsoft’s new bot framework, and with it, the power to book hotels, buy things online and plan your day.… Read More
Microsoft has a history of helping users watch TV, first with now-dead Windows Media Player and then with Xbox One’s live TV integrations. But the Redmond-based software giant’s best option for… Read More
Personal assistants of the world beware: Cortana just learned another one of your tricks. Microsoft’s AI assistant for Windows 10 will soon be able to scan emails to provide users with… Read More
One of the biggest ways Microsoft has beefed up its mobile presence is by making its AI assistant, Cortana, available on Android and iOS smartphones. But Android users who replaced Google Now with… Read More
Microsoft made good on its promise to bring Cortana — its digital assistant — to a broader range of devices on Wednesday, officially launching standalone apps for iOS, Android and Cyanogen… Read More
Dr. Hsiao-Wuen Hon is speaking quickly inside a Beijing boardroom, excited about the conversation topic. He’s rattling off statistics and talking about Xiaoice, a new personal assistant built by Microsoft that… Read More
Without Cortana available across all your devices, Microsoft’s smart assistant isn’t quite as helpful. And with Windows Phone running on less than 3 percent of smartphones around the world, Microsoft realized… Read More
Cortana may be your next co-pilot. Microsoft has been testing a prototype car with Cortana’s voice-control system built in. The company has has developed a connected car prototype with a display… Read More