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The Windows 10 OS has managed to drag back in a lot of the
appreciation that Microsoft lost because of Windows 8. From the looks of it,
this OS just might turn out to be better than even the memorable Windows 7. It
even has a voice assistant search application called Cortana, which is a lot
like the Siri app on iOS devices.
Cortana isn’t exactly new – it’s been around on Windows
Phone OS for some time now. This just happens to be the first time that desktop
users get a chance to use the app. A video detailing some of the features of
the new version is up on YouTube, and it offers some information on the
usability. In the video, Cortana picks up on every instruction the tester gives
it, and performs fairly well. Some of the useful functions you can call up are
Skype calling, notes, alarm, etc. and since Windows 10 is still in the
developer preview stage, this isn’t the full version of the digital assistant
app, which means this isn’t all the functionality it comes with. Presumably,
there’s an even longer list of things you’ll be able to do once the full
version comes out with the consumer build of the OS, though that’s likely to
take until fall.
Meanwhile, the preview version of Cortana doesn’t allow for
a lot of text chatting, and neither can you ask personal questions, because the
answers would need to come from a database, which hasn’t been included in this
version. The rest of the stuff is pretty much the same as what Windows Phone
owners are used to seeing, including the size, which means the final desktop
version won’t be taking up all of the computer screen.
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They still haven’t announced a release date for the OS
itself. Microsoft says it will talk about that and other stuff during an event
in January, the week after the Consumer Electronics show. The only things we
have right now is the latest developer preview build from Windows Insider
Program, which according to Microsoft has fixed over 1,300 individual bugs from
the previous builds. A lot of that is driven by user testing and subsequent
feedbacks, and with over a million testers pitching in, it shows no signs of
slowing. What’s disappointing is that we won’t get to see another preview build
before the end of the year.
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