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Alexa And Cortana Are Now BFFs As Amazon And Microsoft Integrate The Two Digital Assistants

Alexa And Cortana Are Now BFFs As Amazon And Microsoft Integrate The Two Digital Assistants

Almost a year after the two giant tech companies, Amazon and Microsoft, announced their plan for the two assistants, Alexa and Cortana, to be able to communicate with each other, they have finally announced Wednesday that it’s now possible, reports CNBC. The integration is now available as a preview to everyone in the U.S. The […]

6y ago

Amazon Alexa And Google Assistant Capabilities Will Be Available Soon For Xbox One

Amazon Alexa And Google Assistant Capabilities Will Be Available Soon For Xbox One

For Xbox One gamers that also enjoy the convenience of digital assistants, there’s some good news: Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant capabilities are coming soon. Currently, gamers can access Microsoft Cortana through a Kinect accessory or through headphones. However, Cortana’s abilities are limited, reported the Verge. Many speculate that the new Alexa and Google Assistant […]

6y ago

Harman Kardon Unveils Its Cortana-Powered Amazon Echo Rival

Harman Kardon Unveils Its Cortana-Powered Amazon Echo Rival

Harman Kardon has officially announced its debut smart speaker, which includes Microsoft’s Cortana digital assistant. Called the Invoke, the device will rival the Amazon Echo and offers 360-degree audio, voice-controlled smart features, and integration with Skype. Harman Kardon and Microsoft unveiled the Invoke today. Its basic design is typical of other smart speakers, obviously drawing […]

7y ago

Samsung Galaxy S8 Microsoft Edition: Here’s Why 2017 Flagship Android Device Will Get MS Productivity Tools

Samsung Galaxy S8 Microsoft Edition: Here’s Why 2017 Flagship Android Device Will Get MS Productivity Tools

Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ is about to get a significant productivity boost owing from Microsoft. Partnering with the South Korean company, Microsoft is about to infuse a slew of special productivity enhancement and virtual workspace tools into the 2017 flagship Android smartphone. The Galaxy S8 Microsoft Edition smartphone will be an exclusive in-store device. […]

7y ago

Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Anticipated For An August 2017 Release Date, Rumored Specs and Features

Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Anticipated For An August 2017 Release Date, Rumored Specs and Features

Eager to replace your exploding Samsung Galaxy Note 7? Good news, the Galaxy Note 8 is on its way to the market next year. We have all seen the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 crash and burn and it was one of the biggest fails in the smartphone industry to date. But despite the controversy that […]

8y ago

New Xbox One Preview Build: No Cortana Updates, Brings Movie And TV App

New Xbox One Preview Build: No Cortana Updates, Brings Movie And TV App

Everyone has been psyched about the new and improved Xbox One user interface, and more and more updates and builds are coming to the Xbox One experience by the day. Microsoft rolls out a new update to Xbox One consoles enrolled in the Xbox One Preview program, where all the latest and newest updates come […]

8y ago

Xbox One June Update Hits Preview This Week With Cortana, Kinect Not Required

Xbox One June Update Hits Preview This Week With Cortana, Kinect Not Required

Microsoft skipped an Xbox One update to get ready for the big June update that coincides with the Windows 10 Anniversary update. Xbox Preview Program members will get a chance to take the new update for a test drive this week, with new UI elements on the main screen, the Game Collection, a unification with […]

8y ago

How To Download New Windows 10 Build And Perform A Clean Install: OS’ Latest Incarnation Has New Features And Improvements

How To Download New Windows 10 Build And Perform A Clean Install: OS’ Latest Incarnation Has New Features And Improvements

Windows 10, the mobile and PC operating system that everyone loves to hate, has a new update. Ever since it was first available for download, Windows 10 has been met with criticism from end users. Some claim the OS is shaky on privacy and has hidden mechanisms built-in that let Microsoft spy on a computer’s […]

8y ago

Windows 10 Anniversary Update Brings Groundbreaking Improvements

Windows 10 Anniversary Update Brings Groundbreaking Improvements

Microsoft just kicked off its annual Build Developer Conference, and the company had some significant announcements, although the focus of the first day was Windows 10. Windows 10 will receive an Anniversary Update with Linux support, Xbox One com.. https://t.co/MhguKIEJkw #technews pic.twitter.com/VCDazdqDNe — MakeinLA (@MakeinLA) March 31, 2016 The Redmond-based company talked about the success […]

8y ago

Microsoft Build 2016: Get The Latest Need-To-Know News On Xbox One, Windows 10, And More

Microsoft Build 2016: Get The Latest Need-To-Know News On Xbox One, Windows 10, And More

If you’ve been watching Microsoft, you know they’ve got a lot of new stuff to announce at their Build Conference 2016. Microsoft has been working on some pretty cool stuff, including a new Xbox One that will be backwards-compatible with certain Xbox 360 games and games that will play across all Windows 10 devices. There […]

8y ago

Cortana Builds Windows 10 PC And Android Phone Relationship

Cortana Builds Windows 10 PC And Android Phone Relationship

When Windows 10 released for PC and Windows phones, it had a lot of dreams and promises. Some promises are maybe too huge for Windows 10 to handle right now, but some are immensely promising and innovative. People nowadays use laptops and smartphones interchangeably, cooperatively, and Apple had its foot on the door with the […]

8y ago

Microsoft Says Windows 10 Mobile Update Coming Soon, When You Can Download Windows 10 For Mobile

Microsoft Says Windows 10 Mobile Update Coming Soon, When You Can Download Windows 10 For Mobile

On the surface, Windows 10 might not look like much of a change from earlier Windows versions, but beneath the surface, you might get a different impression. Plenty about Windows 10 has changed, and now Microsoft says it’s almost ready for mobile as well. It seems almost as if Microsoft has been preparing Windows 10 […]

9y ago

Windows 10: Is It Worth The Download? What You Might Want To Consider Before Moving From Windows 7 Or 8

Windows 10: Is It Worth The Download? What You Might Want To Consider Before Moving From Windows 7 Or 8

Microsoft has been touting Windows 10 as the wave of the future, something that will take a laptop-like functionality and bring it to mobile, but is it really all it’s cracked up to be? You’ll have to answer that question for yourself, but to help with your research, here’s the good, bad, and in-between of […]

9y ago

November Update Brings New Xbox One Experience, Backwards Compatibility, Windows 10

November Update Brings New Xbox One Experience, Backwards Compatibility, Windows 10

So what exactly is this New Xbox One Experience (NXOE) all about, and what new cool things will it bring to Xbox One consoles across the board? This week at the Halo 5 Live launch event, Xbox chief Phil Spencer announced that the much-awaited New Xbox One Experience will start rolling out to all Xbox […]

9y ago

‘Halo 5’: Cortana’s Back [Spoilers]

‘Halo 5’: Cortana’s Back [Spoilers]

Halo 5: Guardians is bringing back the series’ most famous AI, Cortana — and she’s going back with a twist. Warning: This post will contain major spoilers about Halo 5: Guardians. On October 27, Halo 5 released for millions of Xbox One gamers the world over, creating an outpouring of demand for Halo 5 news […]

9y ago

Use Your Xbox One Wireless Controller On Windows 10 And Button Remapping On NXOE Soon

Use Your Xbox One Wireless Controller On Windows 10 And Button Remapping On NXOE Soon

The magic device that will let you use your Xbox One wireless controller on your PC is finally arriving. Let’s admit it. PC gaming is much better with a wireless controller–well, actually, everything is so much better with a wireless controller. Although PC gaming has always set itself apart from console gaming with its point-and-click […]

9y ago

Unlock Cortana On Xbox One Ahead Of 2016 Release

Unlock Cortana On Xbox One Ahead Of 2016 Release

Cortana is all the buzz in Microsoft’s Windows 10, so Xbox One players are clamoring for Cortana to be available on Microsoft’s new-gen console, as well. And while Microsoft recently confirmed that Cortana won’t be coming to Xbox One until 2016, we have found that Cortana is already hibernating somewhere in the new Xbox One […]

9y ago

Xbox One Adding Cortana In 2016

Xbox One Adding Cortana In 2016

The release of the new Xbox One Experience is just over a month away. Cortana, the digital assistant included with Windows 10, will not be part of that release, however. Microsoft announced the Halo-inspired version of Apple’s Siri will launch for the console in 2016. “For those who have asked about Cortana, our plan is […]

9y ago

Windows 10 Set To Become Big In China Following Baidu Partnership

Windows 10 Set To Become Big In China Following Baidu Partnership

Windows 10 could be set to replicate Microsoft’s moderately successful push in the US with faster-than-usual adoption of Windows 10 in the Chinese market. The Verge reports that not only has Windows 10 been installed 10 million times in China already, but that Microsoft has partnered with China’s leading search engine, Baidu, to distribute Windows […]

9y ago

Xbox One: Get A First Glance At How Windows 10 Will Look On The Console

Xbox One: Get A First Glance At How Windows 10 Will Look On The Console

Microsoft has been doing some pretty revolutionary things with its Xbox consoles lately. After introducing apps that give access to movie and music game streaming, as well as a full-blown app store varied enough to please any smartphone user, Microsoft is taking yet another leap forward with the Xbox One console. Word on the street […]

9y ago

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