- Apr 25, 2013
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During Microsoft's Windows 10 event today, Corporate Vice President Joe Belfiore demonstrated the Cortana digital assistant running as part of the Windows 10 operating system. While Belfiore cautioned that the PC version of Cortana is still in development, it's expected to be part of a Windows 10 Insider release within the next three to five months.
Cortana will reside on the toolbar at the bottom of the Windows 10 home screen, replacing Windows' embedded search feature. In addition to allowing users to find applications and execute commands by typing them in, Cortana allows users to give voice commands by saying "Hey Cortana" to alert the feature to an incoming voice command or search.
Cortana puts a friendly face on a fleet of Bing services by learning about you.
Many of the features are a direct carry-over from Cortana on Windows Phone. Belfiore demonstrated Cortana's integration with the Bing search engine and its "Notebook" feature for managing what types of information the personal assistant is permitted to remember. But Belfiore also demonstrated Cortana's integration with the file system by searching for photos, playing music, and by launching applications after asking Cortana to send an e-mail.
The event is still in progress and we'll update this post accordingly as more information becomes available. For now, follow the news in our liveblog.
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Cortana will reside on the toolbar at the bottom of the Windows 10 home screen, replacing Windows' embedded search feature. In addition to allowing users to find applications and execute commands by typing them in, Cortana allows users to give voice commands by saying "Hey Cortana" to alert the feature to an incoming voice command or search.
Cortana puts a friendly face on a fleet of Bing services by learning about you.
Many of the features are a direct carry-over from Cortana on Windows Phone. Belfiore demonstrated Cortana's integration with the Bing search engine and its "Notebook" feature for managing what types of information the personal assistant is permitted to remember. But Belfiore also demonstrated Cortana's integration with the file system by searching for photos, playing music, and by launching applications after asking Cortana to send an e-mail.
The event is still in progress and we'll update this post accordingly as more information becomes available. For now, follow the news in our liveblog.
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