Microsoft Cortana Service

AKA: Cortana (Software).
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Counter-Example(s):
- Google Now.
- Apple Siri.
- Amazon Echo.
- Baidu Duer.
- Facebook M.
See: Windows 10 Mobile, Windows Phone 8.1, Microsoft, Windows Phone, Microsoft Band, Windows 10, Xbox One, Android (Operating System), IOS, English Language, French Language, German Language.

References

(Wikipedia, 2015) ⇒ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cortana_(software) Retrieved:2015-9-13.
- Cortana is an intelligent personal assistant created by Microsoft for Windows Phone 8.1 (where it now supersedes Bing Mobile), Microsoft Band, Windows 10, and coming to iOS, Android, and the Xbox One. Cortana was demonstrated for the first time at the Microsoft BUILD Developer Conference (April 2–4, 2014) in San Francisco. It has been launched as a key ingredient of Microsoft's planned "makeover" of the future operating systems for Windows Phone and Windows. It is named after Cortana, ^[1] a synthetic intelligence character in Microsoft's Halo video game franchise originating in Bungie folklore, ^[2] with Jen Taylor, the character's voice actress, returning to voice the personal assistant's US-specific version. , Cortana is available as a beta to all users of Windows Phone 8.1 in the United States (US English), China (Mandarin Chinese), and the United Kingdom (UK English). Users in certain countries can also choose to opt-in to the alpha for the English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish versions of Cortana on Windows Phone as of August 2014. ^[3] In most of these regions, Cortana is also available via Windows Insider to both PC and mobile users of Windows 10.

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/mobile/campaign-cortana/
- QUOTE: With the power of Bing behind her, Cortana gets to know you and looks out for you. She’ll keep track of things that interest you, make helpful suggestions, remind you of meetings and appointments and help you stay closer to the people who matter most.