Originally available only on smart glasses, Microsoft’s Seeing AI app is now available on iOS and actively describes what the phone camera captures in real time. In keeping with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s promise at Build 2017 to go all in on artificial intelligence and genuine efforts to create applications for all platforms, the company’s newest app Seeing AI is available on iOS devices. Seeing AI was developed to help the visually impaired recognize things without seeing them using the camera of the iPhone and iPad. When the app senses an object (person, place, or thing), an audible voice states...

Audio manufacturer Harman is integrating Microsoft’s Cortana into their upcoming Harman Kardon Invoke speaker system to compete with Amazon’s Alexa, Apple’s Siri, and Google’s Assistant. Harman Kardon is a manufacturer of headphones, wireless audio equipment, and home audio systems; now the company can add voice-activated smart home tech to its repertoire. Cortana by Microsoft will be added as a feature to the Harman Kardon Invoke speaker system, providing Microsoft with its first real competitor for similar voice-activated smart home tech against Alexa by Amazon, Siri by Apple, and Google Assistant. The speaker itself has a polished metallic design that delivers 360-degree sound...

Office 365 brings a whole new dynamic to collaborating with others to complete tasks. The landscape in the professional world has changed drastically by moving so much into cloud technologies, forever changing how companies do business. Only in the last few years has there been a surge in the implementation of mobile devices for business use, and not just in the office. The ability to take your work with you and collaborate with others has changed what it means to collaborate, and Microsoft Office 365 is at the forefront of bringing businesses the tools they need to streamline processes, increase...