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<h1 style="text-align: center;">ANALYSIS - cortana VS now VS siri</h1>
<h2>[WHAT]</h2>
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<li>] in this side-by-side comparison of these 3 voice activated assistants, the tester sets each of the phones down beside one another, then activates the voice assistant and then issues his voice command (see list below)</li>
<li>] the A or S indicates wether it as an Action on device or a Search, A+S indicates a combination of both</li>
<li>] g/w/a - indicates which device gave the best result for that particular query, where more then 1 is noted, they gave equivalent results and each counted 1 point</li>
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<h2>[WHY]</h2>
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<li>A] "turn off wifi"</li>
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<li>w/a</li>
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<li>A+S] "check in foursquare"</li>
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<li>w/g</li>
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<li>S] "when is the next [team name] game"</li>
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<li>]</li>
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<li>S] "find the best indian restaurant near here/me"</li>
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<li>?</li>
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<li>A/S] "navigate to [address, place ]"</li>
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<li>]</li>
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<li>A] "call [contact name] on skype"</li>
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<li>] w</li>
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<li>S] "flight status of [flight#]"</li>
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<li>]</li>
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<li>] "whats my schedule"</li>
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<li>] g/s</li>
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<li>A] "go to [website url]"</li>
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<li>]</li>
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<li>A] note ["your note ..."]</li>
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<li>]</li>
<li>*] w - saves to OneNote, can playback as audio file</li>
<li>*] g - saves to gmail, adds voice file attachment</li>
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<li>S] "whats the weather tommorow?"</li>
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<li>] g/w/s =</li>
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<h2>[WHERE]</h2>
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<li>]</li>
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<h2>[WHEN]</h2>
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<li>]</li>
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<h2>[EXAMPLE]</h2>
<p><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/-HJodK56EsU?feature=player_embedded" frameborder="0" width="640" height="360"></iframe></p>
<h2>[HOW-TO]</h2>
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<li><strong>] cortana - can chain commands together</strong></li>
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<li>find "best indian restaurant near me" and navigate to</li>
<li>find nearest "tim hortons" and navigate to</li>
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<h2>[REFERENCE]</h2>
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<li><strong>] APP - cortana</strong></li>
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<li>] <a href="/view/article?id=2276" target="_blank">overview</a> -</li>
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