Interesting. Cortana replaces the Bing search app, and the old voice activation feature has been disabled.
Love that she can handle location-based reminders.
"Cortana, remind me next time I'm at the liquor store to pick up a bottle of scotch."
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| Author: | TheRiov [ Wed Apr 02, 2014 1:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Now You too can be Master Chief! |
http://money.cnn.com/2014/04/02/technol ... ?hpt=hp_t3 Microsoft seriously (siri-ously?) just named their voice-command for mobile platforms "Cortana" and yes, Jen Taylor will provide the voice. |
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| Author: | Shelgeyr [ Wed Apr 02, 2014 1:31 pm ] |
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That's ... pretty cool, actually. Not terribly thrilled that the activation mechanism is being described as "push an on screen button", though. Sounds like it's going to be a standard app and quick access will require pinning it to the home screen. Honestly, I'd much prefer they incorporate this as a replacement to the current "voice activation" feature which is accessed by means of a 2-second hold on the Win key. Quote: It also has quick toggles for things like Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. Yes, finally! |
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| Author: | Shelgeyr [ Fri Jun 06, 2014 4:38 pm ] |
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Interesting. Cortana replaces the Bing search app, and the old voice activation feature has been disabled. Love that she can handle location-based reminders. "Cortana, remind me next time I'm at the liquor store to pick up a bottle of scotch."
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| Author: | Lenas [ Fri Jun 06, 2014 5:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Now You too can be Master Chief! |
Technically search still functions exactly the same using bing, you just see a circle and some text instead of a pretty picture with notes. On a side note, WP 8.1 is the **** and Cortana is awesome. I forget things all the time so, "Remind me to pick up _____ when I leave work" has become extremely useful. What do you mean by voice activation being disabled? Hold the search button and it will activate the mic. |
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| Author: | Shelgeyr [ Sat Jun 07, 2014 9:01 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Now You too can be Master Chief! |
Lenas wrote: What do you mean by voice activation being disabled? Hold the search button and it will activate the mic. I said the *old* voice activation has been disabled. Holding down the Win key for 2 seconds does nothing.
New note: Looks like Cortana is going to replace my IMDB app. I only ever used it for finding out "who plays do-and-so in that movie/TV show", and asking Cortana seems to work just about as well, and more quickly. Also, hurray for Swype
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