While Cortana is still technically the default voice-activated virtual assistant on Windows 10 devices, it never took off quite like Microsoft hoped it would. That has left an opening for other ...

In November, Amazon launched an Alexa app for Windows 10 PCs that allowed PC owners to speak to Alexa in order to set reminders, timers and alarms, create to-dos, track their calendar, control their ...

Alexa is officially hands-free for Windows 10 PCs starting this week. According to an emailed press release from Amazon, the online retailer and technology company released a new version of its Alexa ...

The news: Amazon on Tuesday unveiled Alexa Show Mode, which turns select Lenovo Windows 10 PCs into Echo Show-like displays. The feature was first unveiled at CES earlier this year and is activated by ...

One of the biggest conveniences of using a digital assistant is hands-free operation. Thanks to a recent Alexa app update for Windows 10, Amazon has made that ability possible on Windows 10 systems, ...

Alexa has been available on Windows 10 hardware by way of an official app since November, but to a lot of people, that app sort of felt like a half-measure. The main problem is that you can't simply ...

Naysayers may criticize Microsoft’s Cortana for her lack of features, but Microsoft Windows users face an unexpected dilemma: Now that Amazon’s Alexa app supports wake words on Windows 10, do you ...

Jon Porter is a reporter with five years of experience covering consumer tech releases, EU tech policy, online platforms, and mechanical keyboards. Alexa can now be summoned with just your voice on ...

Over a year ago, Microsoft and Amazon announced that Cortana and Alexa, their respective voice assistants, would play nice on Windows 10 devices. While Cortana is baked into Windows 10, Alexa requires ...

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