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Cortana arrives on the Android platform

Apple has Siri, Google has, well...Ok Google -- a less clever name, but it works well enough. Then there's Microsoft, which has Cortana. It began life on Windows Phone, but then it spread to the new Windows 10. Now it spreads further, expanding on Google territory with a beta version for Android phones and tablets. So which service do you

Microsoft Surface set to expand its business footprint

Surface Pro 3 has seen widespread adoption, at least if Microsoft is to be believed. The tablet-laptop hybrid is heading into the business world, where it provides portability for those on the go. Now the company would like to expand on that market, announcing new plans to do just that. Microsoft laments that it's business channel has been a bit

Windows 10 Gets an Official Release Date

Microsoft is probably in a bit of a hurry to release its next version of Windows. After all, the current installment of the venerable operating system, Windows 8, hasn't been well received. And while in some ways, Microsoft deserves credit for trying to break with old ways in the design of 8, the company was also smart to realize that

PlayStation and Xbox Live Experiencing Outages

There's a reason why you had difficulties accessing Sony's online PlayStation store and Microsoft's Xbox Live network during Christmas. Each has been experiencing disruptions from a DDoS attack that began on Christmas Eve, continued through Christmas Day, and is still ongoing. The group that has claimed responsibility for the disruptions is the same one that has a history of destroying

Read An eBook Day

Just in case you were going to miss it, Thursday is "Read an a eBook Day", a celebration of modern storytelling. Surprisingly, it's not sponsored by Amazon on behalf of the Kindle but rather OverDrive whose apps let you borrow library books for free. Yes, for free. It's probably one of the best keep secrets in the whole tablet and ereader

Will we see a stand-alone Kinect for Xbox One in October?

When the Xbox One debuted in the latter part of last year it came with a Kinect by default. There are many good reasons to have that feature, as well. It brings voice control and facial recognition to the gaming console, not to mention enhanced play on some games. However, Microsoft relented under the weight of  a ew, but loud, naysayers

Panasonic 7″ Windows Toughpad

Panasonic's Toughbooks are legendary for their ruggedness and are used by armed forces world-over. Panasonic have now turned their attention to tablets with a line of Toughpads and on show here is a new 7" Windows 8.1 tablet. Panasonic's Toughpad Product Manager Dan Diliberti takes Todd and Don through it. Running the latest Intel Core i5, the FZ-M1 is currently