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Microsoft needs to embrace Alexa and Google Assistant now that Cortana is ‘dead’ Microsoft ecosystem users have been left with little alternative in the voice assistant space. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Earlier this week, Microsoftstruck the final nail in the coffinfor Cortana as a “traditional” digital assistant. Starting in early 2021, people will no longer be able to use Cortana for the usual things you’d want to use a digital assistant for on iOS, Android, Surface Headphones, and the dedicated Harman Kardon Invoke speaker....

Microsoft Whiteboard adds sticky notes, better performance in Teams and on the web You can also now use text objects during your team brainstorming sessions. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. What you need to know Microsoft unveiled somebig improvements to Whiteboardon the web and for Teams that brings it closer in line with its app cousins. Included are two new features, along with a complete rebuild of the web app that brings improved performance....

Microsoft, it’s time to speak up about Project xCloud on iOS With Project xCloud for iOS seemingly on hold due to App Store restrictions, it’s time for Apple or Microsoft to finally speak out. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Microsoft recently set a date for its game streaming debut, with Project xCloud scheduled forpublic availability on September 15. The technology joins its existing Xbox Game Pass Ultimate service, its monthly subscription for Xbox games, with cloud gaming to be included at no additional cost for users....

Microsoft: ‘There are no changes being made’ to Xbox Live Gold right now Nothing big is changing, at least for now. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. What you need to know Over the past few weeks, speculation has intensified that Xbox Live Gold, the paid subscription required for playing games online on Xbox One, would be going away in some capacity....

Mojang Studios confirms Minecraft will have a broadcasted event this year, details next month The future of Minecraft for all to stream. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. What you need to know We reported earlier this year that the debutMinecraft Festivalwas postponed justweeks after we first learned about it, leaving 2020 without any confirmedMinecraftevents or streams to inform fans and players of the game’s planned future....

Samsung Notes and Reminders will soon sync to Microsoft To Do and OneNote Samsung and Microsoft were already close, but they’re getting closer. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. What you need to know Samsung and Microsoft have had a growing partnership over the last couple of years, resulting in a number of special integrations between Windows and Samsung’s phones....

Samsung packages Project xCloud with Galaxy Note 20 in streaming deal Samsung extends its Microsoft and Project xCloud partnership, bundling Xbox Game Pass and gaming accessories with the upcoming Galaxy Note20. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. What you need to know Samsung has unveiled its latest flagship lineup with its August “Unpacked” event, host to the annual revision of its famed pen-paired smartphone, theGalaxy Note20....