That's Cortana
Little by little more data and information about one of the rumored aspects of Windows Phone 8.1, the next major update of the Microsoft mobile operating system. We are referring to your voice assistant Cortana, a tool that will try to satisfy the information needs of the userand of which several images have been filtered that reveal its appearance and possibilities.
For those who haven't heard of it yet, this is an application that will help the user to search for information with a voice command , resolve doubts, take actions and notify any matter of importance.Issues that inevitably bring to mind the charismatic assistant Siri of Apple and the proactive search engine Google Now Questions that the new leaks only confirm. All this respecting the nickname Cortana which refers to the artificial intelligence character from the well-known video game Halo , exclusive to Microsoft
In this way, Cortana would replace the search tool of Bing , serving as a search engine by simply pressing the magnifying glass button. In addition, her image has been released, which is far from the female figure that appeared in the video game. So now it would be a blue circle with animation, capable of moving when answering questions raised by the user or rotating when searching the Internet before offering your answer.
One of the curious points that have emerged is that, in the same way that happens with Siri, Cortana can be programmed to call the user by the name that he or she wishes It can be their username, their name real or any nickname you prefer. A good utility to get the pronunciation or treatment that the user wants through their name, in addition to creating a much more personal experience
Just write the question in the text box at the bottom or, if you prefer, press the microphone button to dictate the question to this assistant. The good thing is that Cortana is an artificial intelligence programmed to learn from the user, their habits and their doubtsAll this is recorded in your notebook (notebook) to make it more intelligent and to be able to offer suggestions regarding said stored information.
But Cortana doesn't just drink from Siri as an assistant for voice, it also features functions seen in the tool Google Now For example, it is able to follow flights and information mentioned in emails to create all kinds of notifications that help the user to remember appointments or issues of interest at the right time or when going through a determinated place.
At the moment these are issues that emerge from the latest leaked images, although official confirmation is still awaited. In fact the name Cortana could still be a key name that would not be used in the final service. Doubts that will not be confirmed until the official release of Windows Phone 8.1 this summer
