Parallels 11 With ******* 10 to Allow Mac Users to Access Cortana on OS X - اخبار التقنية

ahlam1399 · #1 07-28-2015, 05:32 AM

Parallels 11 With ******* 10 to Allow Mac Users to Access Cortana on OS X

When ******* 10 is released to the public later this week, ******* Users will have desktop Access to Cortana, Microsoft's virtual assistant designed to compete With Apple's Siri. It appears Mac OS X Users may also be able to Access Cortana on OS X, using an updated version of the Parallels ******* virtualization software. For those unfamiliar With Parallels, it's software that's designed to let you run ******* and ******* apps on your Mac.

According to a **w-deleted leaked site that details upcoming features in Parallels 11, the software is gaining a new ******* 10 feature that will let Cortana be accessed on OS X while ******* 10 is running in the background.

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As explained by Neowin, who shared the leaked site over the weekend, that means Cortana can be accessed With the "Hey Cortana" command while using other applications on the Mac. It is **t clear if all of Cortana's functionality is available when run this way, but in ******* 10, Cortana has a wide range of useful features.

The virtual assistant can search the web, find installed files and apps, monitor calendar appointments, Access the weather, and more. Like With Siri, Cortana can be asked fact-finding questions like "What are the latest NBA scores" or "What's going on near me this weekend?"

An**unced last year, Cortana is a digital assistant named for an AI character in the popular Halo video game ****** and voiced by Jen Taylor, who also did the AI voice work. Cortana, which has a distinctly female personality, is powered by the Bing search engine and differs from Siri based on the ability to ask questions about Users and monitor their activity to learn more about them.

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Cortana has a "**tebook" that stores information on each user's interests, favorite places, preferred music, relationships With people, appointment dates, preferred quiet hours, and more. When Cortana debuted, Microsoft described this feature as "her view of you," designed to let Cortana perform functions a wide range of personalized functions.

While ******* 10 is set to be released this week on July 29, there is ** word on when Parallels 11 With full support for ******* 10 and the new Cortana feature will launch. Parallels 10, the current version of Parallels, has been updated With experimental support for ******* 10 preview builds, but it is **t currently compatible With the release version of ******* 10 or Microsoft's ******* 10 upgrade program.

In addition to being available on Mac OS X through Parallels 11, Cortana is also coming to the iPhone. Microsoft plans to launch a Cortana app for iOS later this year.