On this week's episode, I talk about the value (or lack thereof) of 3x3 Wi-Fi antennas for laptops and some more Cortana including that Amazon Alexa partnership with Microsoft.
Audience questions for Episode 37
- Is there a 3x3 wireless card for the Dell XPS 15 (and why have one)?- jereisluke
- Is Cortana dying and Alexa going to rule the world? - Matthias S
- Is the Cortana-Alexa partnership still happening? @ChaddieBoi
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