One of the most noticeable new features in Windows 10 is the Search bar next to the Windows Start button in the taskbar. Type anything into that little bar and Windows Search or Cortana (if you’ve enabled Cortana) will bring up content from you computer or the web. Want to know what time it is […]
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Lilbits 305: Boxee is dead(er)
Boxee used to make software that let you use your PC as a media center. Then the company started making its own TV box and stopped developing PC software. Eventually Boxee was acquired by Samsung, and pretty much never heard from again… until now. Sort of. It turns out the former Boxee team had been working on […]
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Microsoft Cortana assistant for Android leaked a bit early
Microsoft’s Cortana software is a digital personal assistant that can respond to voice or text commands or questions. First introduced for Windows Phone, Cortana will be a key component of Windows 10 when it launches July 29th. Cortana is also coming to iOS and Android. And if you don’t feel like waiting for Microsoft to officially release […]
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Next-gen Toshiba Satellite Radius 11 2-in-1 laptop to have Cortana hardware
Toshiba is updating its entire line of laptops with dedicated hardware to support the Microsoft Cortana digital assistant software included in Windows 10. That means there’s a dedicated Cortana key on the keyboard and dual-array microphones to allow the company’s laptops to pick up your questions and voice commands even in a noisy room. While […]
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Microsoft: Cortana beta for Android coming in July
Microsoft recently announced plans to bring its Cortana digital assistant software to Android and iOS devices. Now the company is giving us an updated timeframe: you’ll be able to try a beta of Cortana for Android phones in July. The company had originally promised an Android release in June with an iOS version of Cortana […]
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Cortana to have dedicated button on Toshiba’s Windows 10 PCs
Microsoft’s Cortana digital assistant can search the web for you, help you set reminders or make appointments, save notes, and do many other things. You can use it by typing a request or by talking to you device. And while Cortana debuted as a Windows Phone feature, it’s baked into Windows 10, which means it’s […]
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Microsoft is bringing Cortana to Android and iOS, along with sync tools for Windows 10 PCs
One of the most distinctive features of Microsoft’s Windows Phone software (and upcoming Windows 10 software) is the Cortana digital assistant. But Cortana won’t be a Windows exclusive much longer. Microsoft has announced it’s creating Cortana apps for iOS and Android. The move makes sense, because while Microsoft would clearly be happy if you bought […]
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Lilbits (5-01-2015): Building (another) open handheld game console
The developers of the DragonBox Pyra are designing a handheld game console with a 5 inch, 720p screen, an ARM Cortex-A15 processor, 2GB of RAM, WiFi, Bluetooth, and a compact design, while still featuring game controller buttons and a QWERTY keyboard. The system is designed to be as open as possible, supporting GNU/Linux software. The project was unveiled over […]
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Microsoft unveils new Windows 10 lock screen, Cortana, Start Menu features
Microsoft unveiled some new features for Windows 10 at the kickoff to the company’s BUILD developer conference today. We learned that the Project Spartan web browser is now known as Microsoft Edge, developers can bring Win32, web, Android, and iOS apps to the Windows Store, and some Windows Phones will be able to operate as […]
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Report: Microsoft’s Cortana voice assistant heading to Android, iOS
Apple’s phones and tablets have Siri. Google Android has “OK Google.” And Windows Phone has Cortana. But the lines might get blurry soon. Reuters reports that Microsoft plans to launch Cortana apps for Android and iOS. Cortana is Microsoft’s voice assistant software which lets you search the web, set reminders, initiate phone calls, and much […]