The app included a refreshed interface - similar in style to that of Microsoft's Windows 10 apps - along with other features, such as support for multiple Live Tiles on the Start menu, and
Cortana voice interactions.
Not exact matches
The button also controls volume and activates
interaction with Siri and
Cortana, Apple's and Microsoft's respective
voice assistants.
Without outside coders building the versatile chat bots that enable
Cortana to book hotels and order pastries, Nadella's future of
voice interactions will fail to pan out.
The speaker, powered by Microsoft's
voice assistant
Cortana, is expected to have features such as integration with Microsoft productivity tools, such as MS - Word and artificial intelligence (AI) more focused on human - machine
interactions.
But Microsoft repeatedly highlighted
Cortana's abilities beyond simple
voice interactions.
As part of the announcement of Windows Phone 8.1 today, Microsoft finally revealed its long - awaited «
Cortana»
voice -
interaction feature.
An app called Moto
Voice was also demonstrated during the new Moto G announcement at the end of July, which is Motorola's version of
voice interaction, much like Apple's Siri or Windows»
Cortana.