• SkinIt Review: Marvel, Star Wars on MacBook Pro, LG G3, Xbox One

  It's time for a quick look at the latest from SkinIt here with a couple of skins from their newest Marvel Comics collection as well as a classic skin from Star Wars. SkinIt sent us samples for three rather different devices to get a good feel for the quality of their product on different sorts…

• With Cortana on Windows 10, Microsoft's bringing its virtual assistant full circle

  After watching early footage of Microsoft's virtual assistant Cortana in Windows 10 (below), its impending takeover of the Microsoft Borg seems inevitable. There's a lot riding on Cortana, after all. After being released in the U.S. earlier this year...

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• You'll be stuck with Windows 8 until at least next summer

  A lot of people are eagerly awaiting the release of Windows 10 next year, although it seems that we're going to have to wait until at least late summer next year to get our hands on it. ZDNet's Mary Jo Foley reports that Microsoft is on track to release its next major platform in either late…

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• Microsoft's Android voice search app now works without a watch

  Microsoft's Torque is handy if you want to search the web through a quick shake of the wrist and a voice command, but you've had to use an Android Wear smartwatch to try the Bing-powered app. That's not much help if your wrist is bare, is it? You won...

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