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Microsoft confirmed Friday what PCWorld’s testing has already discovered: Cortana’s transition to an app in the upcoming Windows 10 20H1 release comes with some big, fundamental limitations. That ...

If modern virtual assistants were as awesome as this fan-built Cortana device, maybe we'd be more into having them on display in our homes. Since Siri came onto the scene in 2011, many companies have ...

Q: I recently purchased a new Dell all-in-one personal computer with Windows 10. After a couple of months I feel that it runs much slower than my old tower that had Vista. At dinner with a much more ...

Cortana wants you to keep your promises. Microsoft’s virtual assistant, available on platforms including Windows 10, iOS and Android, has some new capabilities to help users stay on top of commitments ...

Only a few years ago, Microsoft hoped that Cortana could become a viable competitor to the Google Assistant, Alexa and Siri. Over time, as Cortana failed to make a dent in the marketplace (do you ever ...

LAS VEGAS — Lost in the shuffle of Amazon and Google’s digital assistant showdown this week at CES is another tech giant’s virtual brain: Microsoft’s Cortana. Unlike fellow tech heavyweights Facebook ...

When Microsoft releases Windows 10 to the world on July 29, it will introduce millions of people to Cortana, its chatty, voice-activated digital assistant. But not every Windows 10 user will get to ...

The software maker will debut a smarter interactive personal assistant. June 5, 2014 — -- From Clippy to Cortana, Microsoft has come a long way in its electronic personal assistance services.

Hey, Cortana: You’re supposed to be making life simpler—at least, when helping people use Microsoft’s Windows Phone and Windows 10. But noooo. Microsoft just had to muck things up. In a Tuesday blog ...

Microsoft's Sogol Malekzadeh talks about her journey from artist in Iran to designer who helped create Windows Phone's marquee virtual assistant. Roger Cheng Former Executive Editor / Head of News ...