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Looks like the Dragon Assistant is still around, Dave, although it may be presented by a different company?
Dragon Assistant | Nuance
Cortana on my Lumia 1520 WP8.1 works seamlessly here in the U.S.. Hold the search button and she/it opens awaiting a voice command. Speak "Open such-and-such app" and she opens it. Speak "Make an appointment" and that process begins. Same with reminders. Speak "Search for Windows 10 forums". These are the results via Bing. Windows TenForums.com is #1 on the list.
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The best is when driving for we have to be hands free here in our state. Speak "Call such-and-such" and she dials the number. What could be more convenient?
It/She has her own Notebook similar to the ones in OneNote. It's linked to my MS account so as to be the same on any of my devices. I don't have my tower up and running due to my latest move while remodeling, so I'm a few builds behind to see progress. In my current 1024 build it wasn't working well.
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A tutorial I made: Windows Phone 8 and 8.1 Search Button. The music search is I think the most ingenious.
There's so much more that I can't cover in one post. I'm hoping all have at least the chance to try it/her out.