Microsoft announced today that it has started rolling out Cortana inside of the Skype app for Android and iOS. “We are bringing Cortana, Microsoft’s intelligent assistant, into Skype to help you in your everyday conversations,” the Skype Team wrote in a new blog post today. “With …
The Cortana voice assistant in Windows 10 lets you ask questions, issue commands, and perform tasks with the tap of a finger or sound of your voice. But Cortana has another trick up its sleeve, one designed to save you money. When you use the Microsoft …
It’s rare to see giants collaborate, even more so to see two giant tech companies in Seattle join forces to advance and bring voice assistant to a mass market. Today Microsoft and Amazon announced that each of their voice assistants will be able to integrate …
Amazon has announced that the Alexa voice assistant will soon offer a Cortana skill, allowing Echo owners to access information which is only available via Microsoft’s own voice assistant service. Users will be able to say “Alexa, Open Cortana” followed by their command such as “When …
Cortana is in many cases the glue which holds Microsoft’s cross platform efforts together. Microsoft has now posted an updated for the Cortana for Android beta app, taking it to version 2.9.3. The update does not bring any new features, but does improve the stability of …
Hey, Cortana! I don’t know about you, but I cringe every time I hear someone yell out, Hey!” Maybe I’m old-fashioned, but it sounds rude to my ears. I know you’re going to laugh at this silly old duffer, but I don’t like to say, …
Harman Kardon has published a preview page for its Microsoft Cortana powered smart home speaker. The perforated cylindrical ‘Invoke’ looks similar to the Amazon Echo device, aimed at a similar target market. The Harman Kardon Invoke will launch in autumn, coinciding with the release of Windows …
Microsoft finally launched its promised overhaul of the Cortana app for iOS this Friday. The Redmond giant kept its word that it will put out a revamped version of its app, which will simplify the way people use its AI assistant. Other implementations included in the …
Microsoft today updated Cortana for iPhone with a significant redesign that has been available to Android users since December. As noted by Paul Thurrott, version 2.0 of the app is more responsive with redesigned calling, texting, and reminders and more immersive full-page answers with quicker page …
Microsoft gave another edge to Windows 10 with new features and enhancements, dubbed the Windows 10 Creators Update. With major upgradations to Cortana and Windows Ink, new 3D apps, VR capabilities, an e-book reader, new gaming features and better security settings, Version 1703 is geared …
