Microsoft has been working hard to push out their services to greater audience and Cortana Beta reaches UK and Chine.
For China, Microsoft has made many changes with it's popular assistant. Nicknamed 'Xiao Na', Cortana will have an alternative form with different visual appearance, animations, and sounds. It will support Mandarin in voice, text, and speech. There will also be additional information tuned for the Chinese audience, such as air quality info in weather cards, information about driving restrictions, and the ability to track local TV shows and celebrities. Cortana can also look up English words in Bing Dictionary.
In the UK, Cortana will have a different voice than in the UK, with British pronunciation and spelling. Bing will provide local information on sports teams, the London Stock Exchange, commuter conditions, etc.
Cortana will be available in "alpha" form in India, Australia and Canada next week. Alpha meaning, Cortana will use U.S and U.K English here too, for now.
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