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At the Insider Preview of hotly-anticipated: Windows 10, Microsoft amazed the world by demonstrating its new technologies engineered in this upcoming firmware as well as proved its supremacy in the field of software industry one again. And this time, tech giant has again thrilled the cyberspace by revealing some new features of its humanized digital assistant: Cortana, which make it more efficient, seamless and user-oriented.
As we have seen during Developer Conference of new Windows 10 Build 10074 for PCs, knowledge navigator has received a visual refresh and became capable to perform more tasks. Notably, Redmond based corporation has claimed that they are continually striving to make their personal digital assistant more intuitive and skillful, for which they are working with developers to create new experiences that help customers get things done quickly and easily.
Coming to the new changes made in virtual assistant, then firm has announced about its integration with Universal Windows App in Windows 10 through the Voice Command Definition extensibility API. In an official blog post, it has been mentioned that 500 applications have already been integrating with Cortan in Windows Phone 8.1.
Including some partners for applications such as Viber, Uber and Shopular, tech giant will also have a new line of collaborators or we can say app makers to introduce during the final roll out of this operating system. Microsoft says, "While integrating, an application can choose to get launched or choose to interact with customers through Cortana's user interface canvas."
Integration with Viber app: Taking a closer look at screenshot, we will find that when a user will say "Hey Cortana, Tell Sam Hood I'm running late using Viber," voice-based assistant will understand that appropriator wants to send a message to Sam Hood using Viber app that he is running late.
After that, Viber could choose to handle this specific task by interacting with user through user interface of Cortana and voice-based virtual assistant is capable to execute the command without opening app using a quick reply feature. In Addition, if you want to launch the full app for a different task completion scenario, she can open chat session in Viber app with requested contact.
Collaboration of Microsoft and Uber: Option of Uber ride in platform is the second big announcement. Apparently, Uber is a global technology platform that connects riders and drivers and it has been adopted to "create the type of end to end experience that will be an integral part of Cortana in the future." Through this incorporation, Cortana will be able to recommend users an Uber taxi at exact time based on consumers' schedule.
For Instance, if a user will book a movie ticket, this virtual assistant will keep the details and it will remind before the start time of show. Most importantly, it will also offer a ride with Uber along with reminder and can automatically fill up pick-up and drop-off details, which can be edited further.
Partnership with Shopular: Now, users can get instant access to relevant money-saving coupons because Cortana will notify users about available coupons for the retail site while shopping in new Microsoft Edge web browser. For example, "if you are shopping at mall, simply open up Cortana and get coupons for the stores located in that mall."
Moreover, a report of Gizmodo is suggesting that Microsoft is planning to bring a male version of Cortana, which supposedly will be called as Cortano. As per source, at Microsoft's Build 2015 developer conference, Cortana director of engineering: Michael Calcagano stated that "team had decided to give users more personality choices for the voice-activated Windows and Windows Phone assistant and that a male would be one." He also added that "If you want a dude, we're doing it."
Well, it's quite exciting that this lady knowledge navigator will let us change her gender or we can say users will be able to change its female tone to a male tone in the near future, but we are yet to hear some word from Microsoft.
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