For those who aren’t aware, Cortana is a voice-controlled assistant, similar to the service offered by Apple known as Siri. Cortana is a replica of the hologram from the game Halo. The voice of which is actually done by the same actress who voiced the games; so it keeps its authenticity.
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Since it’s unveiling in April, Cortana has only been made available in America and features an American accent. Microsoft previously stated that the personal assistant would be made available in the UK in the second half of the year, which isn’t too far away.
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The news of the service coming soon to the UK came from a tweet posted on the official Windows Phone UK’s Twitter account. The tweet showed an image of a Nokia phone and the circle Cortana icon on the screen, with the caption “soon”. No other specific details were offered but the wait for the voice-controller service shouldn’t be much longer.