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Cortana

Microsoft’s Cortana may come to next Cyanogen OS release, CEO reveals

Cortana, Microsoft’s digital assistant, may be coming to yet another mobile operating system, according to Cyanogen CEO Kirt McMaster. In an… Read More

Microsoft officially brings Cortana to Android, but without some key features

Microsoft launched the first public beta version of its Cortana personal assistant for Android phones on Monday, meaning anyone can now download… Read More

Microsoft’s Cortana to launch on Android and iPhone, expanding beyond Windows for first time

Microsoft’s Cortana virtual assistant will expand to iPhone and Android as part of a broader effort by the company to help users… Read More

Internet Explorer’s successor, Project Spartan, makes public debut in new Windows 10 build

Microsoft rolled out its new Project Spartan web browser for the first time publicly today, offering members of the Windows Insider Program early… Read More

Microsoft’s Cortana coming to iPhone and Android, report says

Microsoft is planning to bring its Cortana virtual assistant to iPhone and Android as a standalone app, competing more directly with Apple’s Siri… Read More

Microsoft’s Cortana changes Super Bowl statement to appease Seahawks fans

Cortana isn’t changing her prediction for the Super Bowl this weekend. She still gives the edge to the Patriots, based… Read More

Bill Gates is working on a ‘Personal Agent’ project at Microsoft

Need help managing your calendar and all the work you need to do? Bill Gates is here to help. In… Read More

Try Cortana on the desktop with new build of Windows 10

People who want to try out some of the new features Microsoft demoed at its Windows 10 press event earlier… Read More

Microsoft’s virtual assistant Cortana comes to the PC

PC users are going to have a new assistant with the launch of Windows 10. Cortana, the virtual assistant that… Read More

Microsoft’s Cortana: ‘I wouldn’t put my money on the Seattle Seahawks right now’

Microsoft may have an issue on its hands in its hometown. A Windows Phone user and die-hard Seahawks fan alerted… Read More

Does the world still need Windows? What’s at stake for Microsoft in the Windows 10 consumer preview

Inside Microsoft’s headquarters in Redmond, a poster serves as a rallying cry for the teams working on the next generation of… Read More

Leak provides a glimpse of Windows 10’s future ahead of Microsoft event

Microsoft isn’t showing off the consumer features coming to Windows 10 just yet, but some of what’s coming has been… Read More

Microsoft racks up 1.7M views for new Lumia ad that deems Apple’s Siri overweight, incompetent

Apparently, Siri can’t hold a conversation and has gained a bit of weight. That’s according to Microsoft’s new video advertisement… Read More

Microsoft VP: Bing eyes Windows as ‘next treasure trove’ for data analysis

REDMOND, Wash. — Speaking this morning at a “Bing Ads Next” event, Microsoft VP Rik van der Kooi talked about the… Read More

On Apple’s big day, Microsoft racks up 1M views with another ad slamming Siri

Apple certainly dominated the tweet streams and tech news headlines on Tuesday after announcing new iPhones, a new watch, and… Read More

Microsoft Bing’s prediction engine picks Seahawks to beat Packers

If Microsoft Bing’s prediction engine is as good at predicting NFL games as it was picking World Cup match winners, well, expect… Read More

Microsoft blasts Apple’s Siri again in new ad touting Cortana, HTC One M8

Microsoft is again calling out Siri’s alleged inefficiencies in a new 30-second spot that features the HTC One M8. The ad begins… Read More

Bing’s new conversation feature offers answers to related follow-up search queries

Bing is getting conversational. Microsoft’s search engine today rolled out a new feature that remembers what you last searched for… Read More

Microsoft virtual assistant Cortana reportedly coming to Windows with ‘Threshold’ release

Cortana, Microsoft’s virtual assistant, may soon extend her reach beyond Windows Phone to the PC. The assistant is appearing as… Read More

New Microsoft ad touts Cortana, slams Apple’s Siri

Siri vs. Cortana might just be an updated version of the PC vs. Mac showdown. Microsoft just debuted a new video ad touting Cortana,… Read More

Cortana can turn off the lights: Insteon home automation app to integrate with Microsoft’s assistant

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… Read More

Microsoft bringing Windows Phone 8.1 to Lumia phones with Cyan update

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… Read More

Microsoft Bing’s prediction technology is 13-0 in the World Cup knockout round

Microsoft Bing’s prediction engine was not impressive in the World Cup group stage, correctly picking 60 percent of the winning teams… Read More

Microsoft’s Cortana, expert World Cup predictor, picks Belgium to beat USA

Microsoft’s prediction technology has been perfect thus far in the World Cup knockout round, correctly picking Holland, Costa Rica, Brazil,… Read More

Microsoft debating Cortana’s possible future on Android and iPhone

Microsoft is grappling internally with the question of whether to expand its Cortana virtual assistant to Android and iPhone — weighing the needs… Read More

The next battleground for Amazon, Microsoft, Facebook and Google: Artificial Intelligence

  Digital personal assistants today can help you send messages, place phone calls, schedule meetings or find answers from the… Read More

Microsoft vs. Apple: Watch Cortana destroy Siri on the Arsenio Hall Show

Apparently, Cortana has some serious swag — at least that’s what we found out while watching the Arsenio Hall Show… Read More

First impressions: Microsoft’s Cortana is a bit hard of hearing, but shows promise

SAN FRANCISCO – As a part of Microsoft’s first keynote at its Build developer conference in San Francisco today, the… Read More

Here’s the first video footage of Cortana, Microsoft’s virtual assistant for Windows Phone

Rumors are swirling about Cortana, Microsoft’s new virtual assistant for Windows Phone users. And now there’s finally video footage of… Read More

Cortana, Microsoft’s virtual assistant, to take on Siri

Virtual assistants are the name of the game in the mobile space these days. Apple has Siri, Google has Google… Read More

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