Microsoft To Finally Kill off Cortana
I’d completely forgotten that Cortana, Microsoft’s voice assistant, even existed so the news that Cortana will be shutting down caught me off guard as I’d ...
August 4, 2023 at 5:38 pm by Jakob AylesburyCortana
Microsoft is Reportedly the Latest Victim of the Nvidia Hacking Group
If you’ve been paying attention to the tech news over the last month, you’re probably aware that both Nvidia and Samsung have recently been subjected to a pretty ...
March 23, 2022 at 11:07 am by Mike Sanders
Microsoft’s Cortana CPU Bug Fix Has Caused More Problems!
Earlier this month we reported how an optional update to Windows 10 was causing more than a few problems with CPU usage. The update (KB4512941) would (for reasons still ...
September 13, 2019 at 12:28 pm by Mike Sanders
Windows 10 Update Fixes Cortana High CPU Usage Bug
Windows 10 is an operating system that even 4 years on from its release still divides opinion. I mean, in figures alone it has only just gained over a 50% market share. ...
September 11, 2019 at 5:49 pm by Mike Sanders
Keychron K1 Ultra Slim Mech Keyboard Now Available
Wireless Ultra-Slim Keyboard for Productivity Keychron initially announced their K1 ultra slim mechanical keyboard series via Kickstarter back in October. Now they are finally ...
January 18, 2019 at 10:26 pm by Ron Perillo
Study Finds People Repress Their Accents With Voice Assistants
Study Finds People Repress Their Accents With Voice Assistants Having recently purchased an Amazon Echo Dot for my home, for the first time in my life it dawned on me that ...
August 16, 2018 at 6:37 pm by Mike Sanders
Windows 10 Adds Home Smart Device Support
Microsoft is slowly repositioning its Cortana personal assistant as a home management service. To that end, Windows 10 users are now able to command home smart devices through ...
October 6, 2017 at 5:22 pm by Ashley Allen
Microsoft Unveils GLAS Smart Thermostat with Cortana Assistant
After demonstrating their Cortana virtual assistant for cars and home last May, Microsoft is now unveiling GLAS. GLAS is a smart thermostat that rivals Nest and ...
July 22, 2017 at 3:43 pm by Ron Perillo
Samsung Launches “Intelligent” Bixby Virtual Assistant
Samsung has officially unveiled its Bixby virtual assistant, an “intelligent interface” which, unlike the likes of Siri, Cortana, or Alexa, uses AI to problem-solve, ...
March 22, 2017 at 12:45 pm by Ashley Allen
Cortana Can’t Be Disabled After Anniversary Update
Cortana is Microsoft’s answer to Siri, the very voice-based assistant that has helped iPhone users around the world. With its integration into Windows 10, many users ...
July 29, 2016 at 1:11 pm by Gareth Andrews
Guess How Much Windows 10 Will Be After July 29th
For a long time now, Microsoft have offered an upgrade to the new Windows 10 operating system free of charge to any users of Windows 7, 8 and 8.1. After the first anniversary ...
May 5, 2016 at 9:55 pm by Alexander Neil
Cortana Search Box Will Now Only Use Bing and Edge
In recent years, Microsoft has been less than subtle with the ways they push their products onto people. From the auto installation of windows 10 components to the annoying ...
April 29, 2016 at 1:40 pm by Gareth Andrews
Microsoft Brings Android Notifications to Windows 10
At Build 2016, Microsoft has announced quite a few interesting new features for Windows 10, one of which is related to Android notifications. That’s right, it looks like ...
April 2, 2016 at 7:20 pm by Cernescu Andrei
Microsoft Populates Skype With Helper-Bots
Your Skype chats could just get a little bit smarter thanks to Microsoft’s new array of assistive helper-bots. These bots were on show at Build 2016, where Microsoft ...
March 31, 2016 at 6:00 pm by Alexander Neil
Windows 10 Desktops Will Soon Be Able to Talk to Mobiles
Microsoft wants to provide a complete and unified infrastructure with Windows 10 and the newest feature in this area is being tested with internal builds at the moment. The ...
October 19, 2015 at 4:00 pm by Bohs Hansen
