Hands On With Cortana, Windows Phone's New Digital Assistant

Microsoft introduced Cortana, the company's long-rumored answer to Siri, at its Build Developer Conference in San Francisco Wednesday

The service, which Microsoft is billing as the first "true" personal digital assistant, is similar to Siri and Google Now, but emphasizes developing a relationship

"Powered by Bing, Cortana is the only digital assistant that gets to know you, builds a relationship that you can trust, and gets better over time by asking questions based on your behavior and checking in with you before she assumes you’re interested in something," said Belifore in a blog post. "She detects and monitors the stuff you care about, looks out for you throughout the day, and helps filter out the noise so you can focus on what matters to you." Read more...