September 13, 2013
The internet has been buzzing since word got out that Microsoft was working on a personal assistant codenamed ‘Cortana’. Not only because ths is a Siri (Apple) competitor but because the name Cortana is a big character from Microsoft’s popular Halo franchise. Windows Phone, Xbox and Halo fans alike are even voting to try and keep […]
September 13, 2013
Yesterday it was revealed that Microsoft was working on a Personal Assistant for Windows Phone that is supposed to blow Siri away. The huge news however is that Microsoft codenamed this project ‘Cortana‘. Microsoft, Windows Phone and Halo fans rejoiced as we mull over the possibility of having a Personal Assistant named Cortana on our […]
September 12, 2013
With Apple’s Siri being a popular feature on Apple’s IOS platform on iPhones and iPads, Microsoft has refused to put out a competitor or updated version of TellMe until it gets things right and they go leaps and bounds over the rest Microsoft Bing’s director Stefan Weitz “We have had internal debates about when to […]
November 11, 2012
Audible version 1.4 is now in the Windows Phone Store marketplace and now supports the new Windows Phone 8 OS. This update takes full advantage of the new voice command implementations made possible by Microsoft’s TellMe services in the latest SDK. The feature is activated by holding down the start button, launching voice command and then saying […]
July 9, 2012
Here we have Microsoft’s Chris Elliott and Brian Seitz talking to Geekazine about Ford Sync and Windows Phone integration. They also talk about using Windows 8, Windows Phone, Windows Live, Bing, Azure, and Tellme for the next version of Sync. We already have seen something like that previously with Microsoft’s famed custom Mustang Packed with Windows 8, […]
August 16, 2011
GeekWire posted a YouTube video highlighting the improved UI in the Kinect after having received the Fall update for Xbox 360. The Kinect is able to interpret more commands and that is incorporated in the gameplay as is seen in the video. So what does that have to do with Windows Phone? Apparently everything. Windows […]
August 10, 2011
I was already impressed by some of the Mango features we have been discussing as of late like Talking Caller ID Feature and Voice to Text. So now this next video is just plain showing off. Imagine just talking to your phone like a person, even your phone talking back and calling you by your […]