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Microsoft pitches lobotomized Cortana for iOS, Android handsets. Don't be jealous, Siri...
The Register ^
| Dec 9, 2015
| Shaun Nichols
Posted on 12/09/2015 7:56:27 PM PST by dayglored
Not content to have Cortana controlling Windows Mobile, Microsoft has released a toned-down version of its personal assistant tool for iOS and Android handsets.
Redmond said that Cortana will run in a diminished capacity on the Apple and Google smartphone OSs, but will still allow users to link up their handsets with Windows PCs to sync and automate tasks.
"Cortana was created to be a truly personal digital assistant - available on the go, no matter where or when you need help, and on whatever device you carry," wrote Cortana group program manager Marcus Ash.
"That's why it's important to us that we bring Cortana to not only the Windows 10 ecosystem, but to other platforms."
The Cortana features on iOS and Android (as well as Cyanogen OS) have been designed to link up the devices to PCs running Windows 10. Microsoft said that with the Cortana software installed, users will be able to see and respond to messages on their PCs and sync meetings and calendar entries, along with other notices such as tracking info.
Microsoft cautioned that, because Cortana is merely an app and not the embedded assistant it functions as on Windows phones, a number of features from Windows Mobile will not be ported, due in part to the restrictions third-party apps have on access to system components in both OSs.
Most notably, said Microsoft, the voice search function of Cortana will not be available on the app, as both Apple and Android have their own voice-activated assistants already installed.
The Cortana app requires iOS 8 or later on Apple devices and Android 4.1.2 or later. The Cyanogen OS is not yet out, but will be released through OnePlus with the 12.1.1 update due later this month.
TOPICS: Business/Economy; Computers/Internet; Hobbies
KEYWORDS: android; cortana; ios; microsoft; siri; windows; windowspinglist
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Cool. I'm in love.
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posted on
12/09/2015 7:56:27 PM PST
by
dayglored
To: dayglored; Abby4116; afraidfortherepublic; aft_lizard; AF_Blue; Alas Babylon!; amigatec; ...
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posted on
12/09/2015 7:57:10 PM PST
by
dayglored
("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.")
To: Swordmaker; ThunderSleeps
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posted on
12/09/2015 7:58:07 PM PST
by
dayglored
("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.")
To: dayglored
Cool. I'm in love.
Anyone who uses voice recognition software on their phone might as well call up NSA and invite them over for a full security invasion.
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posted on
12/09/2015 8:02:52 PM PST
by
867V309
(Trump: Bull in a RINO Shoppe)
To: dayglored
You should see cortana now... the Social Justice Warrior in charge of Halo 5 turned Cortana into something only a lesbian could love...
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posted on
12/09/2015 8:12:10 PM PST
by
myself6
To: dayglored
Not putting it on my iPhone, that’s for sure.
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posted on
12/09/2015 8:14:38 PM PST
by
CitizenUSA
(Proverbs 14:34 Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people.)
To: dayglored
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posted on
12/09/2015 8:15:14 PM PST
by
CitizenUSA
(Proverbs 14:34 Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people.)
To: dayglored; Crazieman; beaversmom; Gondring; Norm Lenhart; TADSLOS; BenLurkin; Lazamataz
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posted on
12/09/2015 8:15:21 PM PST
by
KC_Lion
(The fences are going up all over Europe. We shall not see them down again in our lifetime.)
To: myself6
>
You should see cortana now... the Social Justice Warrior in charge of Halo 5 turned Cortana into something only a lesbian could love...NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
No pics please. I'll cry all over my keyboard.
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posted on
12/09/2015 8:15:23 PM PST
by
dayglored
("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.")
To: myself6
Halo 5 Cortana? Is that after she destabilized or whatever they called it?
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posted on
12/09/2015 8:16:07 PM PST
by
CitizenUSA
(Proverbs 14:34 Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people.)
To: CitizenUSA
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posted on
12/09/2015 8:17:45 PM PST
by
KC_Lion
(The fences are going up all over Europe. We shall not see them down again in our lifetime.)
To: myself6; dayglored; CitizenUSA; Crazieman; GraceG; Sarah Barracuda
They Used a Scrapped Plot from Halo 1 when Cortana was going to go Crazy thinking should could take over the Galaxy using the Halo Rings... somehow.
But they shoehorned that ditched idea for Halo 5.
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posted on
12/09/2015 8:18:15 PM PST
by
KC_Lion
(The fences are going up all over Europe. We shall not see them down again in our lifetime.)
To: KC_Lion
Too much breast exposure on the earlier models? And, what’s up with her eyes? Creepy!
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posted on
12/09/2015 8:18:40 PM PST
by
CitizenUSA
(Proverbs 14:34 Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people.)
To: KC_Lion
OMG. That’s desecration of the first order.
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posted on
12/09/2015 8:19:15 PM PST
by
dayglored
("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.")
To: CitizenUSA
>
Too much breast exposure on the earlier models? And, what's up with her eyes? Creepy! Too much? Looks like they gave her breast-reduction surgery.
And turned her into an older zombie. Yikes...!
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posted on
12/09/2015 8:20:43 PM PST
by
dayglored
("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.")
To: CitizenUSA
>
That's from Halo, right? Yeah, the older versions where she is a beautiful young woman.
BTW, that choice of photo is from the original Register article.
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posted on
12/09/2015 8:22:26 PM PST
by
dayglored
("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.")
To: dayglored; ~Kim4VRWC's~; 1234; Abundy; Action-America; acoulterfan; AFreeBird; Airwinger; Aliska; ..
Microsoft is offering Cortana (somewhat crippled -- the article calls it lobotomized) for iOS devices. Does anyone think they will install it on their iPhones or iPads? -- PING!
Cortana on Apple?
Yes or No?
Ping!
The latest Apple/Mac/iOS Pings can be found by searching Keyword "ApplePingList" on FreeRepublic's Search.
If you want on or off the Mac Ping List, Freepmail me
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posted on
12/09/2015 8:30:30 PM PST
by
Swordmaker
(This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users continue....)
To: dayglored
Will she yield if you bring her flowers?
To: dayglored
In contrast, I picture Siri as more of hybrid of some flat-chested Asian teen and metrosexual pajama boy.
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posted on
12/09/2015 8:39:33 PM PST
by
bigbob
("Victorious warriors win first and then go to war" Sun Tzu.)
To: bigbob
>
In contrast, I picture Siri as more of hybrid of some flat-chested Asian teen and metrosexual pajama boy. The fact that Siri is both female and male (user's choice) and can be voiced as such, supports your visualization.
Not that there's anything wrong with that...
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posted on
12/09/2015 9:05:56 PM PST
by
dayglored
("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.")
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