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Microsoft Directed to Pay IPA Technologies $242 Million in Cortana Patent Lawsuit
Microsoft has been directed by a federal jury in Delaware to pay $242 million to patent owner IPA Technologies, after it determined that Microsoft's Cortana virtual-assistant software infringed an IPA patent. After a week-long trial, the jury agreed with IPA Technologies that Microsoft's Cortana voice-recognition technology violated the firm's IPA'...
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Halo TV Series Teaser Trailer Shows Pablo Schreiber as Master Chief, Coming to Voot Select in 2022
Halo TV series teaser trailer shows Master Chief (Pablo Schreiber) suiting up and Cortana (Jen Taylor) saying hello. Halo TV series release date to be in 2022 on Voot Select and Paramount+.
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Microsoft Outlook for iOS Gets Voice Dictation for Emails, Scheduling Meetings; Android Support Coming Soon
Microsoft Outlook is adding a speech-to-text dictation feature to its iOS and Android apps. The new voice dictation feature will make it easier to compose emails, schedule meetings, or search for content on the app. The feature will roll out for iOS first, followed by Android sometime later.
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Microsoft's Cortana Virtual Assistant App for Android and iOS Discontinued
The Cortana mobile app is no longer available on Android and iOS. Reminders, lists and other content created by users won’t be available anymore within the app, but they can still access it through Cortana in Windows. Microsoft had ended support for Cortana integration in the Harman Kardon Invoke speaker in January 2021.
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Microsoft Lens Is the New Name of Office Lens, First Amongst Many Mobile Productivity Changes
Microsoft Lens is the new name for Office Lens app that lets you scan documents. The app also gets some new features including Image to Text, Image to Table, Image to Contact, and more.
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Microsoft Cortana Support for Android, iOS to End in Early 2021
Microsoft has announced that it will end Cortana voice assistant support for Android, iOS, and a few other platforms in early 2021. It also said that the support for Cortana service integration in the Harman Kardon Invoke speaker will be dropped in January 2021.
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Windows 10 May 2020 Update Is Out With Upgraded Notepad, Wi-Fi 6 Support, and Much More
Windows 10 May 2020 update has been released by Microsoft as the latest bi-annual software update for Windows PCs with a list of features and enhancements.
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Microsoft Contractors in China Listened to Skype Chats With 'No Security', Company Changes Process
Microsoft contractors in China reportedly listened to calls made on Skype and digital assistant Cortana as they reviewed thousands of audio recordings from Skype and Cortana without cybersecurity protection.
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Cortana Mobile Apps to Stop Working in India and Other Countries Starting January 31, Microsoft Reiterates
Confirming once again that Microsoft was killing off its virtual assistant Cortana for Android and iOS and removing Cortana from its Launcher app for Android from January 31, the company now says the app will continue in the US only.
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Apple's Siri the Most Popular Virtual Assistant With a 35 Percent Market Share: Report
Siri is the most popular virtual assistant in the world, according to new market research. Cortana is at the second spot while Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa make up for a small part of the market.
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Microsoft Ending Support for Cortana on Android, iOS on January 31
Microsoft is pulling the plug on its Cortana mobile app for both Android and iOS devices in regions such as the UK, Canada, Australia and several other countries.
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Xbox One Gets Support for Google Assistant Voice Commands, Microsoft Reveals
Microsoft is releasing Xbox Action for the Google Assistant, through which gamers will now be able to control their Xbox consoles with voice commands.
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Microsoft Admits Contractors Listen to Skype, Cortana Chats
Microsoft has admitted that third-party contractors listen to your voice conversations on Skype and virtual assistant Cortana.
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Microsoft Contractors Listening to Select Skype Calls, Cortana Recordings
Microsoft has said its contractors listen to conversations to hone voice translation features offered by Skype and its digital assistant Cortana, but only when obtaining user permission.
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Microsoft's New Cortana App for Windows 10 Released in Preview Build
Microsoft has released a beta version of the updated Cortana app for Windows 10. The new experience features a brand-new chat-based UI.
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Microsoft Directed to Pay IPA Technologies $242 Million in Cortana Patent Lawsuit
Microsoft has been directed by a federal jury in Delaware to pay $242 million to patent owner IPA Technologies, after it determined that Microsoft's Cortana virtual-assistant software infringed an IPA patent. After a week-long trial, the jury agreed with IPA Technologies that Microsoft's Cortana voice-recognition technology violated the firm's IPA'...
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Halo TV Series Teaser Trailer Shows Pablo Schreiber as Master Chief, Coming to Voot Select in 2022
Halo TV series teaser trailer shows Master Chief (Pablo Schreiber) suiting up and Cortana (Jen Taylor) saying hello. Halo TV series release date to be in 2022 on Voot Select and Paramount+.
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Microsoft Outlook for iOS Gets Voice Dictation for Emails, Scheduling Meetings; Android Support Coming Soon
Microsoft Outlook is adding a speech-to-text dictation feature to its iOS and Android apps. The new voice dictation feature will make it easier to compose emails, schedule meetings, or search for content on the app. The feature will roll out for iOS first, followed by Android sometime later.
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Microsoft's Cortana Virtual Assistant App for Android and iOS Discontinued
The Cortana mobile app is no longer available on Android and iOS. Reminders, lists and other content created by users won’t be available anymore within the app, but they can still access it through Cortana in Windows. Microsoft had ended support for Cortana integration in the Harman Kardon Invoke speaker in January 2021.
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Microsoft Lens Is the New Name of Office Lens, First Amongst Many Mobile Productivity Changes
Microsoft Lens is the new name for Office Lens app that lets you scan documents. The app also gets some new features including Image to Text, Image to Table, Image to Contact, and more.
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Microsoft Cortana Support for Android, iOS to End in Early 2021
Microsoft has announced that it will end Cortana voice assistant support for Android, iOS, and a few other platforms in early 2021. It also said that the support for Cortana service integration in the Harman Kardon Invoke speaker will be dropped in January 2021.
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Windows 10 May 2020 Update Is Out With Upgraded Notepad, Wi-Fi 6 Support, and Much More
Windows 10 May 2020 update has been released by Microsoft as the latest bi-annual software update for Windows PCs with a list of features and enhancements.
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Microsoft Contractors in China Listened to Skype Chats With 'No Security', Company Changes Process
Microsoft contractors in China reportedly listened to calls made on Skype and digital assistant Cortana as they reviewed thousands of audio recordings from Skype and Cortana without cybersecurity protection.
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Cortana Mobile Apps to Stop Working in India and Other Countries Starting January 31, Microsoft Reiterates
Confirming once again that Microsoft was killing off its virtual assistant Cortana for Android and iOS and removing Cortana from its Launcher app for Android from January 31, the company now says the app will continue in the US only.
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Apple's Siri the Most Popular Virtual Assistant With a 35 Percent Market Share: Report
Siri is the most popular virtual assistant in the world, according to new market research. Cortana is at the second spot while Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa make up for a small part of the market.
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Microsoft Ending Support for Cortana on Android, iOS on January 31
Microsoft is pulling the plug on its Cortana mobile app for both Android and iOS devices in regions such as the UK, Canada, Australia and several other countries.
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Xbox One Gets Support for Google Assistant Voice Commands, Microsoft Reveals
Microsoft is releasing Xbox Action for the Google Assistant, through which gamers will now be able to control their Xbox consoles with voice commands.
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Microsoft Admits Contractors Listen to Skype, Cortana Chats
Microsoft has admitted that third-party contractors listen to your voice conversations on Skype and virtual assistant Cortana.
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Microsoft Contractors Listening to Select Skype Calls, Cortana Recordings
Microsoft has said its contractors listen to conversations to hone voice translation features offered by Skype and its digital assistant Cortana, but only when obtaining user permission.
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Microsoft's New Cortana App for Windows 10 Released in Preview Build
Microsoft has released a beta version of the updated Cortana app for Windows 10. The new experience features a brand-new chat-based UI.
