Cortana (virtual assistant) (English Wikipedia)

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eyeonwindows.com

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geekwire.com

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gigaom.com

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groovypost.com

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hbr.org

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ibtimes.co.uk

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indianexpress.com

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kontentport.com

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liveside.net

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loadthegame.com

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microsoft.com

"Windows 11 Specifications". Windows. July 2, 2021. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved July 2, 2021. Cortana will no longer be included in the first boot experience or pinned to the Taskbar.

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Burlacu, Alexandra (October 30, 2014). "Microsoft Band fitness tracker with Cortana debuts alongside Microsoft Health service: Here's the deal (VIDEO)". Mobile & Apps.

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Curdie, Lewis (February 2, 2015). "Super Bowl winner correctly predicted by Windows Phone Cortana". Mobot. Archived from the original on February 3, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2015.

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Hachman, Mark (May 5, 2015). "Microsoft's Edge web browser roadmap includes more Cortana scenarios, extensions". PC World.
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Chavez, Chris (April 1, 2016). "Windows 10 Anniversary Update not only mirrors Android notifications, but lets you interact with them too [VIDEO]". Phandroid.

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Microsoft Corporation. "Cortana". Play Store. Google. Retrieved September 29, 2017.

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redmondmag.com

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slashgear.com

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softpedia.com

news.softpedia.com

Popa, Bogdan (October 6, 2014). "New Cortana Features on Windows Phone: Flip a Coin and Roll Some Dice". Softpedia.

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superuser.com

"text to speech - How to enable Microsoft Eva (Cortana's voice) on Windows 10?". Super User. Retrieved May 30, 2021.

technobuffalo.com

Kleiman, Jacob (March 3, 2014). "Windows Phone Cortana Mobile Assistant Detailed in New Leak". TechnoBuffalo. Archived from the original on June 10, 2014. Retrieved June 16, 2014.

techradar.com

Gary Marshall (April 3, 2014). "Cortana: everything you need to know about Microsoft's Siri rival". TechRadar.

thenextweb.com

Lopez, Napier (January 17, 2019). "Windows 10's search bar and Cortana split up on good terms". Retrieved May 13, 2020.
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theregister.co.uk

Nichols, Shaun (April 25, 2014). "Microsoft's naughty Cortana NOT ALLOWED NEAR CHILDREN". The Register.

theverge.com

Warren, Tom (May 7, 2018). "Microsoft demonstrates Alexa and Cortana integration". Retrieved May 13, 2020.
Warren, Tom (November 16, 2019). "Microsoft is killing off its Cortana app for iOS and Android in January". Retrieved May 13, 2020.
Warren, Tom (April 1, 2021). "Microsoft shuts down Cortana on iOS and Android". The Verge. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
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Warren, Tom (September 16, 2015). "Microsoft experimenting with Cortana in your car". The Verge. It's clear that Microsoft's car efforts have progressed over the past year, but the company still isn't ready to launch its own Windows 10 integration.
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Warren, Tom (January 18, 2019). "Microsoft no longer sees Cortana as an Alexa or Google Assistant competitor". The Verge. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
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Chin, Monica (June 24, 2021). "Microsoft kicks Cortana out of the boot experience for Windows 11". The Verge. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved July 2, 2021. Cortana will no longer be included in the first boot experience or pinned to the Taskbar.
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thinkpowershell.com

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thurrott.com

Sams, Brad (May 7, 2017). "Harman Kardon's Cortana Speaker Revealed". Thurrott. BWW Media Group. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
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ubergizmo.com

Lee, Tyler (July 21, 2014). "Cortana Will Enable Itself Automatically, No Action Required". Ubergizmo.

usatoday.com

Blair, Nancy (April 3, 2014). "Who is Cortana? It's Halo's Jen Taylor". USA Today.

venturebeat.com

Sawers, Paul (May 26, 2015). "Microsoft announces Phone Companion app for Windows 10 and teases Cortana for Android and iOS". VentureBeat.
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web.archive.org

Microsoft Research (April 17, 2014). "Anticipating More from Cortana". Microsoft Research blogs. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016.
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de Looper, Christian (March 30, 2016). "Skype now has the smarts to book your trip, order pizza, and more with Cortana". Yahoo! Finance.

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