Like with Siri, Cortana can be asked fact-finding questions like 'What are the latest NBA scores' or 'What's going on near me this weekend?'Īnnounced last year, Cortana is a digital assistant named for an AI character in the popular Halo video game series and voiced by Jen Taylor, who also did the AI voice work. The virtual assistant can search the web, find installed files and apps, monitor calendar appointments, access the weather, and more. It is not clear if all of Cortana's functionality is available when run this way, but in Windows 10, Cortana has a wide range of useful features. For those unfamiliar with Parallels, it's software that's designed to let you run Windows and Windows apps on your Mac.Īccording to a now-deleted leaked site that details upcoming features in Parallels 11, the software is gaining a new Windows 10 feature that will let Cortana be accessed on OS X while Windows 10 is running in the background.Īs explained by Neowin, who shared the leaked site over the weekend, that means Cortana can be accessed with the 'Hey Cortana' command while using other applications on the Mac.

It appears Mac OS X users may also be able to access Cortana on OS X, using an updated version of the Parallels Windows virtualization software. With great new features, the Parallels bundle lets you access all your files from any computer or mobile device.When Windows 10 is released to the public later this week, Windows users will have desktop access to Cortana, Microsoft's virtual assistant designed to compete with Apple's Siri. Get 50% off the bundle with OnTheHub! With the new Parallels Desktop 14 for Mac and Parallels Access, you can seamlessly use Windows on your Mac.

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