Cortana, Microsoft’s digital assistant, may be coming to yet another mobile operating system, according to Cyanogen CEO Kirt McMaster. In an interview with the International Business Times, he announced that his… Read More
Microsoft launched the first public beta version of its Cortana personal assistant for Android phones on Monday, meaning anyone can now download the app and start using its voice-controlled features after months… Read More
Microsoft’s Cortana virtual assistant will expand to iPhone and Android as part of a broader effort by the company to help users transition seamlessly between a Windows 10 computer and any mobile device. The… Read More
Microsoft rolled out its new Project Spartan web browser for the first time publicly today, offering members of the Windows Insider Program early access to the product designed to revitalize the company’s position in… Read More
Microsoft is planning to bring its Cortana virtual assistant to iPhone and Android as a standalone app, competing more directly with Apple’s Siri and Google Now, according to a report this morning by… Read More
Cortana isn’t changing her prediction for the Super Bowl this weekend. She still gives the edge to the Patriots, based on her “current sources.” But Windows Phone users who ask Microsoft’s… Read More
Need help managing your calendar and all the work you need to do? Bill Gates is here to help. In an “Ask Me Anything” question and answer session on Reddit… Read More
People who want to try out some of the new features Microsoft demoed at its Windows 10 press event earlier this week now have their chance. Microsoft just released a… Read More
PC users are going to have a new assistant with the launch of Windows 10. Cortana, the virtual assistant that Microsoft launched with Windows Phone 8.1 last year, has made… Read More
Microsoft may have an issue on its hands in its hometown. A Windows Phone user and die-hard Seahawks fan alerted us this afternoon to this scandal in the making: Microsoft’s… Read More
Inside Microsoft’s headquarters in Redmond, a poster serves as a rallying cry for the teams working on the next generation of the company’s operating system. “It would be easy to do… Read More
Microsoft isn’t showing off the consumer features coming to Windows 10 just yet, but some of what’s coming has been revealed thanks to a leaked preview build that has appeared… Read More
Apparently, Siri can’t hold a conversation and has gained a bit of weight. That’s according to Microsoft’s new video advertisement lambasting Apple’s virtual assistant. The 30-second spot, which has garnered… Read More
REDMOND, Wash. — Speaking this morning at a “Bing Ads Next” event, Microsoft VP Rik van der Kooi talked about the company’s ongoing efforts to take the concept of search into… Read More
Apple certainly dominated the tweet streams and tech news headlines on Tuesday after announcing new iPhones, a new watch, and a new way to pay. Microsoft, meanwhile, stayed consistent —… Read More
If Microsoft Bing’s prediction engine is as good at predicting NFL games as it was picking World Cup match winners, well, expect a Seahawks victory over Green Bay tomorrow evening. The Redmond… Read More
Microsoft is again calling out Siri’s alleged inefficiencies in a new 30-second spot that features the HTC One M8. The ad begins with the iPhone 5S looking in a mirror as Siri… Read More
Bing is getting conversational. Microsoft’s search engine today rolled out a new feature that remembers what you last searched for and offers related follow-up answers. For example, if you search… Read More
Cortana, Microsoft’s virtual assistant, may soon extend her reach beyond Windows Phone to the PC. The assistant is appearing as an app inside the next version of Windows, code named… Read More
Siri vs. Cortana might just be an updated version of the PC vs. Mac showdown. Microsoft just debuted a new video ad touting Cortana, its virtual assistant found on Windows Phone. The 30-second spot features… Read More
One of the features of Microsoft’s Cortana virtual assistant in Windows Phone 8.1 is the ability to integrate the technology into third-party apps, and the home automation company Insteon provided an early… Read More
Nokia Lumia owners wanting to use Windows Phone 8.1 won’t have to wait much longer. Microsoft announced today that it is beginning to roll out the Lumia Cyan update to existing users of… Read More
Microsoft Bing’s prediction engine was not impressive in the World Cup group stage, correctly picking 60 percent of the winning teams that advanced. But its performance in the knockout round has been perfect… Read More
Microsoft’s prediction technology has been perfect thus far in the World Cup knockout round, correctly picking Holland, Costa Rica, Brazil, Colombia, and most recently France, as winners. But Americans will… Read More
Microsoft is grappling internally with the question of whether to expand its Cortana virtual assistant to Android and iPhone — weighing the needs of multi-platform users against the competitive differentiation that the technology could… Read More
Digital personal assistants today can help you send messages, place phone calls, schedule meetings or find answers from the Internet. But there’s evidence that all the major tech giants are investing heavily… Read More
Apparently, Cortana has some serious swag — at least that’s what we found out while watching the Arsenio Hall Show last night. Hall, the actor, comedian and hilarious host of… Read More
SAN FRANCISCO – As a part of Microsoft’s first keynote at its Build developer conference in San Francisco today, the company announced Cortana, a new virtual assistant for Windows Phone.… Read More
Rumors are swirling about Cortana, Microsoft’s new virtual assistant for Windows Phone users. And now there’s finally video footage of some of its functionality. Posted by UnleashThePhones, the footage shows… Read More
Virtual assistants are the name of the game in the mobile space these days. Apple has Siri, Google has Google Now, and Microsoft will soon have Cortana for Windows Phone… Read More