Microsoft releases Cortana to India, Australia and Canada for Windows 10 Insiders

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As we shared in July, we have been working very hard to make Cortana available in more markets and languages. Today, we will begin rolling out Cortana to Insiders on Windows 10 Insider Preview builds 10532+ as an optional download to Insiders in Japan and in English for Insiders in Australia and Canada. We also have an early version in English for Insiders in India, which will be updated with an improved voice later this month. With these rollouts, we hope to learn a lot from your feedback as we continue to improve the experience and refine it for each market.

Later this year Cortana will also be available first to Windows Insiders in Brazil and Mexico, and in French in Canada.

Windows 10 Insider Preview – Bringing Cortana to more countries for Insiders | Blogging Windows

 

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Cortana for Windows 10 Can Translate Sentences for You; Supports Hindi

Microsoft's Cortana offers a plethora of interesting features. It can be used to take notes, set reminders, dictate emails, and check weather updates among other features. Now you can use it to translate voice and text as well. The company has announced that its virtual digital assistant can now instantly translate words, phrases, and even fully formed sentences between 40 languages. The feature has been rolled out to Windows 10.

You can begin translation work in the search bar with voice commands. You can initiate the translation by simply saying "Hey Cortana, how do you say" followed by the sentence and the language you want it to be translated to. For example, "Hey Cortana, translate where is the nearest taxi stand in French?" If you don't want to use voice, you can type out the query, "Translate what is the nearest 5 star hotel to German".

The feature supports about 40 languages including Hindi, Chinese, French, German, Romanian, Urdu, Klingon, and Welsh among others. For now, the service is only available in the US and Chinese editions of Windows 10.

It's a handy Microsoft Translator feature to be included in the voice assistant, and a service that has been offered in many forms by the company, from Skype Translator to Bing Search including Translator for Safari.

Cortana for Windows 10 Can Translate Sentences for You; Supports Hindi | NDTV Gadgets