Watch out, Siri. It looks like Microsoft is ready to unveil its new digital personal assistant, according to The Verge.
Citing “sources familiar with Microsoft’s plans,” The Verge
reports that the Siri competitor is currently being called “Cortana"
and will officially be unveiled next month at the company's Build Conference next month in San Francisco as part of the Windows Phone 8.1 update.
Yes, gamers, that is the name of
Master Chief’s holographic companion from the Halo franchise and no, the
Windows Phone voice-activated assistant won’t be portrayed as a
voluptuous blue woman. Instead, leaked screenshots indicate that Cortana
will be represented by a blue circle — which is no guarantee that Joaquin Phoenix won’t fall in love with it.
So, what will it do? Cortana —
which could be called something else once it’s officially launched –
will be able to answer questions with the help of reminders, location
data, contact information and more, writes The Verge,
and will utilize different apps and services like Bing and Foursquare.
It will replace the Bing voice search function that Windows Phone owners
use now.
Cortana will also, according to The Verge,
be able to search your email for mentions of specific words and flight
tracking information, allowing for custom notifications with minimal
effort.
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