So far, new Microsoft boss Satya Nadella has tried to have it both ways, with a strategy described as “cloud first, mobile first.” That’s a nice way to say cloud and mobile are equally (and hugely) ...

The highly anticipated Halo Series has plenty of callbacks to the insanely popular first-person shooting video game, pleasing old fans while introducing new elements to ease in potential new fans. The ...

Can Windows Phone’s new voice-activated assistant stand up to Siri and Google Now? We put an early version to the test. Jessica Dolcourt VP, Content Operations and Commerce, CNET Group and CNET Labs ...

Master Chief is one of Microsoft's most iconic characters - despite being, in the original Halo, little more than an empty vessel for players to fill as they battled the Covenant (and the Flood). At ...

Alexa has a bunch of them. Siri is getting one. So why not Cortana, too? A new smart speaker from audio equipment maker Harman Kardon is the first to come with Microsoft’s voice-based assistant built ...

Tom Warren is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Cortana started off life as a digital assistant for Windows Phone, ...

Microsoft doesn’t want its users to have to waste any time in getting the attention of its digital assistant Cortana. Microsoft dropped the word “hey” from the voice command that wakes up Cortana on ...

Today, Microsoft announced a major shift in focus for its personal assistant, Cortana: she’s getting out of the consumer gadget business and focusing on productivity. The new version of Cortana will ...

If Cortana voice commands are not working on Windows 11 or Windows 10, follow these suggestions to resolve the issue: Check Voice activation settings Check Microphone settings Run Windows Store Apps ...

If Cortana is not linking or connecting with Spotify or Cortana can’t play music on Spotify then the following fixes will help make sure the integration between Cortana and Spotify works in Windows 11 ...

CNET's sister site GameSpot is the world's leading site for video game news, reviews, features, and more. Visit us at www.gamespot.com. In the Halo series, central character Cortana--an artificial ...

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