KIRKLAND, Wash ---You may have seen her on a national tv ad for the new Windows Phone. She is Cortana the voice of comfort who helps you with directions, the weather, a pizza or a picture of Brad Pitt ...

At Microsoft’s Ignite conference this month, the company announced a new vision for its personal productivity assistant, Cortana — one which aimed to make it more useful in your day-to-day work, ...

Your very own personal assistant would require a salary near $31,000 on average. Sure, that’s more than what most would be willing to pay for access to an organized life, but there’s an appealing ...