Thursday 3 April 2014

Microsoft’s Voice Based Personal Assistant

Microsoft recently announced its Windows 8.1 and Mobile Personal assistant Cortana for Lumia Devices at an event called Microsoft //Build/. Apple has Siri, Google Has Google Now and Microsoft has Cortana, which is completely Voice Solution Provider. The Cortana is an AI game character from it Halo line of games based on 26th century. With an ability to learn your habits and interests it will adjust itself as a personal assistant and let you organize your day to day activity. The Cortana will be coming in Windows Phone 8.1 to help you discover things on web or do searches or just a organizer to manage your meetings, reminders or daily driver.  Firm has been working hard for almost 2 years and Cortana comes out, when company dive into mobile computing for now Android rule the market, but with this new feature Microsoft has hope to have more share of the market.
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The Verge Reported “The name started from a simple suggestion from Windows Phone program manager Robert Howard in an early planning meeting. It was just a codename, it stuck," explains Marcus Ash, group program manager of Windows Phone. We didn't intend for it to be the actual product name from the beginning." The fact Cortana exists simply as Cortana and not some marketing buzz like Microsoft Personal Digital Assistant Home Premium Up until a few weeks ago, it was hit and miss whether Cortana would be the final name. It could have been Naomi, Alyx, or a number of other suggestions but Microsoft chooses Cortana”




So the companies make the way for technology to evolve with their flagship features. There are several techs which already evolve like 3 D printing. With This move from Microsoft, it will lead it to the top of the mobile OS maker companies.



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