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.
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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: Create a new reminder
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