Electronics Microsoft Microsoft reveals its Cortana-powered smart thermostat A true Nest/Ecobee4 rival? By Rob Thubron, July 20, 2017, 10:30 AM
Microsoft Microsoft's experimental 'Dictate' Office add-in improves hands-free typing, features real-time translation Speak in one language and have Dictate output text over 50 languages By Jose Vilches, June 22, 2017, 4:30 PM
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Microsoft Software Microsoft releases public preview of its Cortana Skills Kit Skills from Domino's Pizza, Dark Sky, iHeartRadio, OpenTable, and more already available By Jose Vilches, May 10, 2017, 6:00 PM
Industry Electronics Getting smart about smart speakers Smart speakers are an exciting and intriguing new product category By Bob O'Donnell, May 9, 2017, 11:00 AM
Electronics Microsoft Harman Kardon teases Cortana-powered Invoke speaker By Shawn Knight, May 8, 2017, 12:00 PM
Software Microsoft Cortana can now automatically remind you of commitments made in emails No more excuses for missing deadlines By Rob Thubron, February 10, 2017, 7:00 AM 13 comments
Mobile Microsoft Microsoft will soon let you access Cortana from your Android lockscreen The feature is already available to beta testers of the app By Rob Thubron, January 19, 2017, 6:15 AM
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Software Microsoft Microsoft's speech recognition system has reached "human parity" By Rob Thubron, October 19, 2016, 10:15 AM 7 comments
Microsoft Software Microsoft will make Cortana mandatory in Anniversary Update By Jose Vilches, July 28, 2016, 2:30 PM 55 comments
Software Mobile SoundHound music discovery app adds powerful voice control features By Shawn Knight, May 17, 2016, 11:15 AM
Microsoft The Web Microsoft won't let you Google search from Cortana any more By Tim Schiesser, April 29, 2016, 8:15 AM 12 comments
Software Microsoft Microsoft releases Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14328 for PC and mobile, here's what to expect By Shawn Knight, April 22, 2016, 5:00 PM 11 comments
Industry Software Amy, a digital assistant designed to schedule meetings, signals the arrival of task-oriented bots By Shawn Knight, April 7, 2016, 6:45 PM
Software Microsoft Ubuntu Bash, Cortana cross-device features come to latest Windows 10 Insider Preview By Tim Schiesser, April 6, 2016, 7:00 PM
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Software Microsoft Microsoft boasts 270 million Windows 10 users, details Anniversary (Redstone) Update By Shawn Knight, March 30, 2016, 3:15 PM 24 comments
Mobile The Web Digital assistant bots like Siri, Cortana make the internet a smaller place and that's a problem By Devin Kate Pope, February 2, 2016, 4:15 PM
Microsoft Software Cortana can now scan your e-mail to remind you about commitments By Shawn Knight, January 25, 2016, 4:15 PM 14 comments
Mobile Tech Culture Smart assistants are making progress... but slowly By Bob O'Donnell, December 2, 2015, 1:30 PM
Microsoft Wearable Tech Microsoft reveals HoloLens developer kit pricing, shows off second-generation Band wearable By Shawn Knight, October 6, 2015, 3:00 PM
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