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Amazon Makes it Even Easier for PC Makers to Adopt Alexa
More bad news for Cortana: Amazon has made it easier than ever for all PC makers to bring Alexa-powered PCs […]

The Importance of Portability (Premium)
Last week’s unexpected Groove news has triggered some latent remorseful feelings from Microsoft’s world-weary fans. I feel it too. The […]

Paul’s Tech Makeover: (Yet Another) Cord-Cutting Update (Premium)
Last week, I provided an update on our cord-cutting efforts. Maybe I should have waited, as things are changing yet […]

Hulu with Live TV Adds a Guide
Not sure how I missed this when it happened three weeks ago, but the Hulu with Live TV service now […]

Philips Hue App Gets a Major Update
The Philips Hue app for Android and iOS just received its biggest update in over two years, adding a pleasant-looking […]

PC Makers are Embracing Alexa
Acer announced this morning that it is the first to ship notebook PCs preinstalled with Amazon Alexa. It won’t be […]

Hey Cortana, Microsoft is Buying a Conversational AI Startup
The Semantic Machines team may have one-upped Cortana Furthering its push into conversational AI (artificial intelligence), Microsoft announced this morning […]

Watch Out Alexa, Google is Coming Home
I’ve long said that I expect Google Assistant usage to surpass that of Amazon Alexa. This is how it happens. […]