One of the main features of Windows Phone 8.1 is Microsoft’s voice-based virtual assistant called Cortana. While Microsoft has extensively demoed Cortana on stage during its Build 2014 opening event-and in many videos it posted on YouTube, now that Windows Phone 8.1-is available the assistant can be tested in real life situations. That’s exactly what WPCentral did, comparing Cortana to its rivals from Apple and Google. For the purpose of this test, the publication used a Nokia Lumia Icon with Windows 8.1, the iPhone 5S and the Moto X running Android 4.4. WPCentral asked all three assistants the same questions, comparing how and whether they deliver the expected results. From making calls, to navigating to Dunking Donuts and to checking



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