Cortana Reports for Windows Phone 8.1 Duty
| Rachelle Dragani 04/03/14 12:27 PM PT | |
 | Microsoft on Wednesday introduced Windows Phone 8.1, the latest refresh to its mobile operating system. The update includes a personal digital assistant named "Cortana," based on the popular AI character in the video game Halo. Cortana is the Windows Phone 8.1 counterpart to Apple's Siri or Google's much less personal Now. Users can access Cortana by voice or type, and she will respond in kind. [More...] |
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