Aussies invoke Gilly in mic stunt

AUSTRALIAN players invoked the humour of Adam Gilchrist last night as they sought to have the last laugh with local broadcasters who insist on keeping stump microphones turned up. Spiels of ambush marketing hit the airwaves from Durban with the Australians cheekily spruiking free plugs for their sponsors Qantas and XXXX in a bid to […]

Harman Kardon Invoke review: Cortana isn’t too comfortable in the home yet

Enlarge (credit: Valentina Palladino) The voice assistant most of us overlook is the one that is available to over 500 million of us on Windows PCs. Microsoft’s Cortana has been sequestered in laptops and desktops for too long, but now it finally has a home in your home via the Harman Kardon Invoke smart speaker. This is […]

Harman Kardon Invoke review: A fun, powerful Cortana speaker

There are a lot of smart speakers out there today, but only one with Microsoft’s Cortana inside. The long-anticipated Harman Kardon Invoke, which first made its debut this spring at the Microsoft Build conference, is a fun, smart, powerful speaker. Cortana still has more integrations and features to add, but the speaker does not disappoint. […]

Pulling the Brexit trigger: May prepares to invoke Article 50 & start Britain’s EU departure

Brexit day has arrived, with Prime Minister Theresa May expected to initiate the start of Britain’s official departure from the European Union. The process is kicked off by the triggering of Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, with May officially telling Brussels that the UK desires to leave the bloc. The PM has already signed […]