Microsoft is reportedly planning a radical overhaul of its browser with Windows 10, as a new browser codenamed Spartan is expected to launch later this year.

The company's new browser will reportedly bring a range of new features to the table, some of which are not available yet on current rival browsers. The news comes from The Verge, which cites sources close to the development of Windows 10.

According to the publication, one of the major new additions to the upcoming Windows 10 browser will be the integration of Cortana, Microsoft's Windows Phone digital assistant and answer to Apple's Siri and Google Now. Cortana will reportedly allow users to utter voice commands to control Microsoft's next-generation browser. This would mark the first time a digital assistant escapes the mobile realm, and Cortana will allegedly be able to carry out searches requested by voice and provide information on flights, hotel bookings, package tracking, and more.

"If you use Cortana to track a particular flight and start to search for 'American Airlines' in the browser address bar, it will automatically display tracked flights and allow Spartan users to view the status of the flight directly," The Verge explains in its report. "It's a subtle addition, but you'll also be able to access Cortana search directly from the new tab interface in Spartan. Cortana integration in the Spartan browser is planned to replace every instance of the existing Bing methods in Internet Explorer."

Another key update to the upcoming Windows 10 browser, meanwhile, will add support to annotate a note or sketch with a stylus and send it directly to someone else. Full integration with Microsoft's OneDrive cloud storage service is in the mix as well.

Moreover, Microsoft has reportedly designed its new Spartan browser for Windows 10 to serve as a single browser supported across multiple types of hardware, from PCs to smartphones and tablets. The browser is expected to be available as a Windows Store application.

Nothing is officially confirmed at this point, but Microsoft is expected to reveal exciting details at its upcoming Windows 10 event later this month, on Jan. 21, as well as its BUILD 2015 conference in April.