Microsoft to launch Rival to Apple’s Siri

Microsoft to launch Rival to Apple’s Siri. The rumor said that the tech giant Microsoft is soon going to launch the ‘Cortana’ the rival to Apple’s Siri. The rumors said that the company will officially reveal the voice-activated OS in beta form for developers on Lumia devices in April.
The company has derived the name Cortana for its most popular Halo video game series.
Later on, it will move to Apple’s iPhone via Bing app. It is also said that Microsoft will include this Cortana OS to its Xbox one and then to upcoming Windows9 “Threshold” (scheduled to arrive in 2015).
The Microsoft Cortana will initially available in the United State only. It will also hit the other territories may be in 2015 or 16.

Forget about Apple Siri: Microsoft to release Cortana to its Windows Devices

Forget about Apple Siri: Microsoft to release Cortana to its Windows Devices. Microsoft has declared that it will bring the new Siri like voice command software called Cortana (named after the character from the Halo series) to compete with Apple’s Siri and Google’s Android. In order to offer a digital personal assistant to its Windows devices Microsoft has selected the beloved Halo artificial intelligence character and the company will bring the Cartona to its all modern Windows devices including  Windows Phone, Surface, Xbox One, and Windows 8.1. Currently , Windows Phone includes basic voice commands, and Microsoft has already invented the voice capabilities of Kinect for its upcoming Xbox One. but of course the Cartona looks to be a step further with a system that will learn and adapt.