On Tuesday, Shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), lost -0.66% to $46.59.
Microsoft’s Cortana virtual assistant will be released later this year for users of Google and Apple smartphones.
The Seattle-area company declared the move on Tuesday, saying that Cortana is coming to other platforms alongside other new apps designed to let Windows 10 users to link the files on their iPhone or Google smartphone to their Windows PC. Microsoft’s aim with the Windows 10 operating system, set for release later this year, is in part to grab more attention on smartphones amid anemic market share for its own Windows Phone operating system.
Cortana, released for Windows Phone last year, is a voice-activated application that’s part search engine, part scheduling assistant and application manager. Microsoft bills the app as a way to give people information they need when they need it. Google’s Now service and Apple’s Siri perform similar functions. Cortana has until now been accessible only on Windows Phone, though Microsoft declared in January that the application would be integrated into Windows 10.
Microsoft Corporation develops, licenses, markets, and supports software, services, and devices worldwide. The company’s Devices and Consumer (D&C) Licensing segment licenses Windows operating system and related software; Microsoft Office for consumers; and Windows Phone operating system.
Shares of Nokia Corporation (NYSE:NOK), declined -0.55% to $7.18, during its last trading session.
Nokia Corporation, is buying U.S. company Eden Rock Communications to boost its offering in its mainstay telecoms network equipment business, the Finnish company said on Wednesday, according to Reuters.
Nokia did not disclose the value of the deal but said the transaction is predictable to be accomplished in the third quarter of the year.
Nokia said Eden’s products provide automation, performance improvements and reliability to mobile broadband networks. Reuters Reports.
Nokia Corporation, together with its auxiliaries, provides network infrastructure and related services in Finland, the United States, Japan, China, India, the Russian Federation, Germany, Taiwan, Indonesia, Italy, and internationally. The company operates through four segments: Mobile Broadband, Global Services, HERE, and Nokia Technologies.
At the end of Tuesday’s trade, Shares of Genworth Financial, Inc. (NYSE:GNW), lost -3.53% to $7.65.
Genworth Financial, declared that Rohit Gupta, President & CEO of the company’s U.S. Mortgage Insurance segment, will talk about the company’s mortgage insurance business as part of a “Fireside Chat” at the 2015 Keefe Bruyette & Woods Mortgage Insurance Conference in New York City on Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at about 2:25 p.m. ET.
Genworth Financial, Inc. provides insurance, retirement, and homeownership solutions in the United States and internationally. It operates through U.S. Life Insurance, International Mortgage Insurance, U.S. Mortgage Insurance, International Protection, and Runoff segments.
Finally, Lowe’s Companies Inc. (NYSE:LOW), ended its last trade with 0.06% gain, and closed at $69.58.
Lowe’s Companies, Inc. invites interested parties to listen to a live webcast of its 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Friday, May 29, 2015.
Lowe’s Companies, Inc. operates as a home improvement retailer. The company offers products for maintenance, repair, remodeling, and home decorating. It provides home improvement products under the categories of kitchens and appliances; lumber and building materials; tools and hardware; fashion fixtures; rough plumbing and electrical; lawn and garden; seasonal living; paint; home fashions; storage and cleaning; flooring; millwork; and outdoor power equipment.
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