Microsoft unveils Windows Phone 8.1 with personal assistant Cortana

Re:Microsoft unveils Windows Phone 8.1 with personal assista... by codeulike on Wednesday April 02, 2014 @12:16PM (#7516589)

I'd like to be able to talk to my Windows 8.1 PC the same way I can talk to my Android/iOS/Windows Phone. Would be very handy I think.

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Re:Microsoft unveils Windows Phone 8.1 with personal assista... by midnitewarrior on Wednesday April 02, 2014 @12:43PM (#7516835)

Give it a few months, and I think you will see this.

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Re:Microsoft unveils Windows Phone 8.1 with personal assista... by gecko on Wednesday April 02, 2014 @01:16PM (#7517128)

They demoed this at //build/ last year...and then it never actually happened. I have no idea why. I assume it's coming, but have no idea when, at this point.

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Re:Microsoft unveils Windows Phone 8.1 with personal assista... by higherpurpose on Wednesday April 02, 2014 @01:05PM (#7517023)

You can use Google Now in Chrome now.

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Re:Microsoft unveils Windows Phone 8.1 with personal assista... by k-mcgrady on Wednesday April 02, 2014 @01:13PM (#7517094)

I don't think you can talk to it though, you can just click an alert button and see your cards.

Separately there is the hot word plugin (I think that's what it's called) that lets you say 'ok Google' when on the US Google homepage.

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Re:Microsoft unveils Windows Phone 8.1 with personal assista... by unphasable on Wednesday April 02, 2014 @12:44PM (#7516841)

In due time.

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