by Anmol
6 days
Still using Windows 10 Mobile? You might want to consider disabling Cortana on your lock screen as a newly discovered vulnerability will allow hackers to access your photo library using Cortana on Windows 10 Mobile. The good news ...
by Surur
1 month
We reported a few days ago that Windows 10 users who installed KB4512941 were complaining of high CPU usage by SearchUI.exe, a component of Cortana on the desktop. “After installing KB4512941 (OS Build 18362.329) the pop-out win...
by Surur
2 months
Two days ago Microsoft released KB4512941, after only a day of testing in the Release Preview Ring. At the time the update had no known issues, but it appears that this was merely because Microsoft did not look hard enough. Window...
2 months
Scammers are taking advantage of Google, Apple and other voice assistants calling feature to prey on vulnerable users. With these new assistants, users can contact customer representatives simply by speaking into their devices. Th...
2 months
Earlier this month, Microsoft was revealed to be sending off some of the data Cortana records to contractors to transcribe. While there was some consternation about the transparency of the program, Microsoft says that the terms of...
by Anmol
2 months
The last couple of months have been difficult for Apple, Amazon, Google and Microsoft as they have been under the radar for breaching user privacy. The reports first came surrounding Google recording everything a user says even th...
by Surur
2 months
Almost exactly two years after its announcement, HVAC company Johnson Control has announced the coming removal of Cortana from their Azure-powered smart thermostat. GLAS was powered by Windows IOT and Azure Cloud, and features vo...
2 months
After Apple and Google, it turns out Microsoft is also doing the same thing. According to a report from Motherboard which cites an anonymous contractor, Microsoft is listening in to your Skype and Cortana audio as well. Much like ...
by Raka
3 months
I’d argue that Microsoft’s Cortana sounds more human-like than any other available in the market right now, in fact, it is one of the things that Microsoft always highlights while discussing the benefits of using Corta...
by Atiya
3 months
Soon, it will be faster and more efficient to respond to schedule-based task requests on your Microsoft device. A recently published patent by Microsoft describes an automated, audio channel quick task system, that focuses on st...
by Atiya
3 months
Late last month, Microsoft released Cortana as a standalone app in the Microsoft Store in order to release more frequent app updates, which are independent of the Windows 10 update schedule; but the app wasn’t yet available ...