Move over Amazon Echo & Google Home: Here comes Microsoft Cortana

Cortana will be baked into a new smart speaker from Harman Kardon to be released next year, potentially the first of many Cortana-powered devices.

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Report: Microsoft responds to Amazon Echo, Google Home with “HomeHub”

Software approach would make Cortana available from the lock screen and provide other smart-home features.

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Google Home bests Amazon Echo & Alexa, for answering questions

If you’ve always wanted someone around the house to answer all the questions you have during the course of your day, that someone is a something — Google Home.

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Brand Bias: 70% Of Consumers Look For Known Retailers When Doing Product Searches

New research from Search Engine Land and SurveyMonkey shows that consumers have a definite brand bias when it comes to searching for products online. According to data from a survey conducted last month, almost 70 percent of US consumers said they look for a “Known retailer” when…

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