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Google Now vs Cortana on Android: Head-to-head screenshot gallery

Microsoft just launched the public beta of Cortana for Android smartphones. Is Cortana better than Google Now? You be the judge.
By Matthew Miller, Contributing Writer
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Cortana vs Google Now: Launch each app

After my MoTR podcast cohost and fellow ZDNet writer, Kevin Tofel, posted the news that Cortana was available for Android I installed it on my new Samsung Galaxy Note 5.

Cortana is solid and very functional for a beta application, but after testing it for a day I switched my home button back to Google Now.

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Cortana vs Google Now: When do the Seahawks play next

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Cortana vs Google Now: What was the score of the last Mariners game?

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Cortana vs Google Now: Where is the closest place to find pizza

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Cortana vs Google Now: What's my schedule for tomorrow?

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Cortana vs Google Now: Create a new reminder

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Cortana vs Google Now: Text Maloree Miller

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Cortana vs Google Now: Tell me a jock

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Cortana vs Google Now: What's the weather for tomorrow?

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