In a first of its kind partnership, Amazon and Microsoft have announced that both companies' digital assistants will be able to speak to each other. Later this year, Alexa will be able to
Published on: August 30th, 2017
Alex Radu
@AlexTRadu
Almost exactly 10 years after the iPhone launched, Google Home went on sale in Canada at the end of June. At first look, the products are different in many ways. The iPhone is designed
Google Assistant has finished its Canadian French lessons and is ready to graduate to consumer chat app Allo, according to Google Inc. The search giant announced the new language support for Allo on
Ashley Madison users have already unwittingly encountered a great deal of bots, but in 2017 they are going to become more prevalent – and more transparent to the user, according to U.K.-based Juniper
Published on: January 4th, 2017
Gary Hilson
@itbusinessca
It would appear that Samsung isn't alone in its embrace of the burgeoning smart appliance market. During a pair of recent presentations in Shenzhen, China, Microsoft Corp. program managers Carla Forester and May
Published on: December 13th, 2016
Eric Emin Wood
@ericewood
San Francisco, CA - If your experience with Windows 10 so far has been akin to receiving a UI facelift, that may change very soon. At Microsoft Build 2016 in San Francisco this week, Microsoft
If there's one theme that stood out for us in 2015, it's that Canadians want to be Americans - at least when it comes to the technology services available to them. Whether it's
Windows 10 users in Canada can start using Microsoft's voice-activated smart assistant today, and you don't even have to lie about where you live. Since the launch of Windows 10, the popular feature
If there's one thing many of us aren't good at, it is change. Even when it is change for the better we can be resistant -- particularly when it comes to operating system
I’m a big spy movie fan. But that doesn’t mean I want to be spied on. Especially not by my operating system. There are ways to minimize the amount of information that flows
Published on: September 23rd, 2015
Jody Blinoff
@itbusinessca
With the launch by Microsoft Corp. of Windows 10 this summer, it was great news for fans of the software that were, let’s face it, ready for some innovation. One new feature we
Published on: September 17th, 2015
Jody Blinoff
@itbusinessca
Canadians often complain that they don't get access to some of the coolest technology services as quickly as their American neighbours and Microsoft's Cortana is the latest thing you can add to that
There is so much being written and spoken about the launch of Windows 10. Microsoft's latest iteration of its operating system has spent the longest time in the beta testing phase compared to
Published on: July 29th, 2015
Wolston Lobo
@WolstonL
Major announcements came out of Microsoft's Redmond, Washington headquarters on Wednesday. The company unveiled both software and hardware that are aimed to usher in its next Windows milestone. Here are the major Windows
Published on: January 22nd, 2015
Dave Yin
@yindavid