The Invoke is a pretty good speaker, but it’s too early to bet that Cortana will come out on top against the digital assistants Amazon and Google are offering. Harman Kardon’s Invoke is a pretty good ...

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Microsoft has been slowly removing Cortana from devices and platforms but this latest bit of news might be the most damning move it has done. While other devices or platforms only had Cortana as an ...

The $199 Harman Kardon Invoke speaker, powered by Microsoft’s Cortana, is a great smart speaker if you’re already deeply embedded within the Microsoft ecosystem. Like, if you have a Windows 10 ...

The Invoke is a large, cylindrical speaker that bears a striking resemblance to the Echo. It's just as tall as Amazon's speaker, except wider toward the bottom. There's also a huge difference in build ...

This is the year that the smart speaker phenomenon, popularized by Amazon's Alexa-powered Echo devices, becomes an all-out blitz. As the holidays approach, new voice-controlled speaker offerings are ...

During the past week, I've said "Hey Cortana" more times than I have over the past couple of years combined. I've been testing the Harman Kardon Invoke speaker, which is powered by Cortana and ...

Harman Kardon’s Invoke speaker, debuting Thursday for $199.95, may end up following in the footsteps of notable Microsoft-powered devices like Nokia’s Windows phones: lovely hardware that’s slightly ...

Microsoft is out to prove that Amazon’s Alexa and the Google Assistant aren’t the only virtual concierges worth inviting into your home. After first teasing its Cortana-powered speaker last December, ...

The voice assistant most of us overlook is the one that is available to more than 500 million of us on Windows PCs. Microsoft’s Cortana has been sequestered in laptops and desktops for too long, but ...

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