Cortana ,a synthetic intelligence character in Microsoft's Halo video game franchise originating in Bungie folklore ,with Jen Taylor, the character's voice actress, returning to voice the personal assistant's US-specific version.

1. Microsoft Cortana
By
“Keshav Gupta”
@Fb:
keshavgupta33@ymail.com
@Gmail:
kg3863856@gmail.com
College : GCET Jammu
Roll No. : 101/2012

2. Developer(s) Microsoft
Initial release April 2, 2014
Written in C#
Platform
Windows8.1 Phone
Available in
English
French
German
Chinese (Mandarin)
Italian
Spanish
Type Intelligent personal assistant
License Proprietary

3. What is CORTANA?
 Cortana is the code name for a whole new way
of controlling Windows Phone, and in the
longer term maybe Windows too.
 Personal digital assistant similar to Siri and
Google Now trying to combine the best of
both.
 Can be talked to or typed at & responds in the
same way as addressed.

5. Features
 Notebook
 Finding music with Cortana
 Answer questions using information from Bing
 Cortana also integrates with services like Foursquare
 Using Cortana in your car

6.  Change My Name

7.  Remind me Cortana
reminders can be set that not only trigger
on time but also when you are at a specified
location or while calling/texting a person.
 Fun with Cortana
cortana as a personal assistant has an impressive
personality . It can entertains you with jokes and can
even sing for you.
 Open apps

9. Added Features
 Roll a dice
commands:
"roll a die"
“roll the dice”
 Flip a coin
command:
"flip a coin"
 Active listening
command:
“Hey Cortana”

11. Region
Language Region Status
English
United States Available
United Kingdom Available
Canada
Available on
Mobile Only
Australia Alpha
India Alpha
German Germany Available
Italian Italy Available
Spanish
Spain Available
Mexico Announced
French
France Available
Canada Announced
Mandarin
Chinese
China Available
Portuguese Brazil Announced
Japanese Japan
Announced

12. Cortana Vs Siri
 Voice recognition engines
 Help fullness
 Scope
Siri is pushing into the home (Home Kit), car (CarPlay) and
even your body (health kit).
Cortana's fate is tied to Windows 10. Cortana will also be available
on Android and iOS, and might be the
most-used by 2020.

13.  Compatibility

14.  Speed
Questions?
What is the temperature today?
What is the traffic like around LA?
What is the weather like?
What’s the population of Germany?
What’s the time in London?

15.  Conclusion
Irrespective of which is the better,these for sure
are the future of mobiles.
Brands PDA
Apple Siri
Google Google Now
Samsung S Voice
Motorola MOTROKR E6
Sony CLIE
Black Berry Black Berry Assistant
Facebook M

16. Reference
 http://www.windowsphone.com/en-US/how-
to/wp8/cortana/meet-cortana
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cortana_(software)
 http://www.microsoft.com/en/mobile/experiences/cort
ana/
 http://www.t3.com/features/siri-vs-google-now-vs-
cortana-vs-alexa
 http://www.windowappreviews.com/