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GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Remember Clippy, Microsoft's virtual Office assistant that gave "helpful" hints and tips while you toiled away on projects? Well, with the popularity ...

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Cortana is Microsoft's virtual assistant available for use across various devices and Microsoft 365's suite of services and products. To use Cortana, you must have the AI-powered assistant enabled ...

Google’s messaging app Allo, along with its built-in virtual assistant, is coming to desktop. Until now there were no signs of Allo being anything more than a mobile app — but now we know it will soon ...

Nutanix, a leader in hybrid multicloud computing, today announced at Microsoft Ignite 2025 that its Nutanix Cloud Platform solution will support Microsoft AzureVirtual Desktop for hybrid environments.

Three free virtual-desktop programs work better and give you more options than Microsoft's Virtual Desktop Manager, which is as buggy as an anthill and has no Vista version. Dennis O'Reilly began ...

One of the most identifying characteristics of Windows Phone is Cortana, Microsoft's version of a virtual assistant that's reminiscent of Apple's Siri and Google Now. Now, however, the software giant ...

It’s more than just snooping, I promise. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. When it comes to videogames, I’m a terribly nosey person ...

Editor’s Note: Brant Ward is senior director of advanced speech design at Nuance Communications, a company that provides voice and language solutions for businesses. The opinions expressed in this ...