The virtual personal assistant would be a standalone app, available in the Google Play marketplace and Apple App Store, and work just as it does on Windows Phone. CNET contributor Don Reisinger is a ...

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Microsoft is rolling out its AI assistant Cortana on Skype for iOS and Android, offering smart replies, and help to schedule events, set reminders, find restaurants, and look up movie reviews. The ...

Cortana may not be the personal assistant she once was, but a new update as part of the Windows Insider Dev Channel means that her capabilities to find files have improved. The new “File Skill” in the ...

Cortana, the Windows Phone voice-activated digital assistant, now works on desktops, laptops and tablets running the preview edition of Windows 10. Microsoft began touting the new capability when it ...

If you're a Windows Insider, searching for and opening files in Windows 10 doesn't require typing anymore, as you can do it with your voice instead. The Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20270 (FE ...

Today, Microsoft is rolling out Windows 10 19H1 Build 18317 to Insiders in the Fast Ring with some major changes. This build introduces Start Menu reliability improvements, fixes critical bugs, and it ...

Cortana, Microsoft’s voice-activated personal assistant (and distant cousin of Siri) is one of Windows 10’s shiny new features. So far, the voice assistant has appeared on Windows Phone 8.1 as well as ...

Microsoft Cortana — a virtual assistant picking every NFL game — continued its dominant performance predicting the outright winner of every NFL game, going 13-3 during Week 14. The latest solid effort ...

Why are the voice assistants in our phones, speakers and computers overwhelmingly female instead of male? WSJ's Joanna Stern explains. Photo/video: Drew Evans/The Wall Street Journal. When the ...