Cortana Windows Phone voice assistant

Microsoft is ready to within the new Windows Phone 8.1 version of its popular mobile platform present something that this fast growing operating system was missing so far. It's the competitor for well-known services Siri and Google Now. This Microsoft's personal assistant has been spotted previously in some photos and screenshots, but now we have a chance to see it for the first time in a video. It shows how Cortana (the service is called that way) really works.

Cortana as Siri and Google Now

Based on this, we can conclude that Cortana will probably require Microsoft's account to start hanging around with it, as well as the nickname by which Cortana will address you. At the start it's necessary to set the service in order to meet your needs. However, the video doesn't show the results of this service, nor the voice of your new personal assistant, but we assume it's a female voice. Otherwise, it would be a bit strange having a male assistant on your Windows Phone.

We've noticed that Cortana has a "quiet hours" option, which will silence the calls, messages and other notifications in the period that you choose. Cortana will, with your permission, make a small database about you to make better results.

Otherwise, Microsoft will introduce Cortana at its own Build conference scheduled for April.

Source and photos :theverge.com