Amazon's Alexa Xbox skill just got a bit smarter. As reported by The Verge, it is now possible to ask and use the virtual assistant to download Xbox Game Pass games to a home Xbox console. As you'd expect, this ... Read more
A new app called Alexa for Xbox has been discovered in the Microsoft Store app store. While Microsoft’s Xbox One and Xbox Series X (and S) consoles already have built-in support for the Alexa virtual assistant that allows for basic ... Read more
Welcome back to our Windows 10 news recap, where we go over the top stories of the past week in the world of Microsoft’s flagship operating system. Microsoft to change how Windows 10 manual driver updates work on November 5 ... Read more
Amazon has recently released a major update for its Alexa app for Windows 10 (via Windows Central). The new update introduces a revamped design language, as well as enables Drop In support for video calling, making it easier for users to connect with their family and friends.
Welcome back to our Windows 10 news recap, where we go over the top stories of the past week in the world of Microsoft’s flagship operating system. Microsoft starts rolling out the Windows 10 May 2020 Update today, here’s how ... Read more
The Windows 10 May 2020 Update is here, and it brings a new Cortana experience, without the Alexa Skill.
Welcome back to our Windows 10 news recap, where we go over the top stories of the past week in the world of Microsoft’s flagship operating system. Cortana to lose consumer skills in Windows 10 20H1 update, but Alexa integration ... Read more
The Microsoft Launcher might see faster and more uniformed development with Cortana's absence and the launcher possibly defaulting to a native assistant
Following the launch of the Xbox skill for Alexa and Cortana last Fall, the Redmond giant has just announced the availability of the Xbox Action for the Google Assistant.
Microsoft has just released a second 19H2 preview build for Windows Insiders in the Slow Ring today. The 19H2 build 18362.10005 follows the build 18362.1 released on July 1, and Microsoft says that it includes all the fixes from this ... Read more
Amazon has updated its Alexa app for Windows 10 today to make the digital assistant work hands-free on PCs.
Microsoft has published this week an interesting white paper about the usage of digital assistants in 2019, revealing that Cortana has a 19% usage share in the US.
Microsoft apparently had a plan to make a bigger consumer push with Cortana-powered devices with a dedicated [email protected] engineering team within the company.
The fit and finish of the product is premium, to say the least, but put in a home with two children under the age of three, polished designs can be a detriment, especially those clad in glass.
Skype users who have already used the Cortana bot in the messaging app may soon receive a notification mentioning the bot's upcoming retirement on April 30, 2019. Interestingly
Microsoft news recap is a weekly feature highlighting the top Microsoft news stories of the past week. Sit back, grab some coffee, and enjoy the read! SwiftKey on Android finally lets users remove the search bar with latest update Users ... Read more
Microsoft's CEO Satya Nadella acknowledged this week that the company's Cortana digital assistant should become a "skill" for Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant.
It seems that Microsoft has quietly upgraded the Xbox voice commands on the Cortana-powered Harman Kardon Invoke speaker, as well as Amazon’s Echo speakers with Alexa.
The Smart Clock makes use of Google Assistant while the Smart Tab M10 and P10 use Amazon's Alexa assistant.
It seems as though the company is already making significant progress with allowing Amazon's Alexa to support a ton of its services today.
UPDATE: Skype calling on Alexa is available now in the U.S., U.K., Ireland, Canada, India, Australia, and New Zealand with support for other countries rolling out soon. Microsoft recommends updating to Skype version 8.34 or later. If you’ve got an ... Read more