Reports suggest that the app will apparently present various cards to help you with a variety of daily tasks, much as Google Now does.
According to reports, Microsoft’s Cortana voice assistant app for iOS, Android and Windows might not be the only new application the company will offer smartphone users, as a Google Now-like app is apparently in the works.
Named Office Now, the app has already been leaked and appears to be quite different from the traditional Cortana. It’s not entirely clear why Microsoft would have two different assistant-like apps, but the move is definitely interesting to follow.
According to sources, the Office Now app is currently in private beta testing. The app will give users the ability to organize their days and find “information that is relevant to the objective you are trying to accomplish quickly.”
Reports also suggest that the app will apparently present various cards to help you with a variety of daily tasks, much as Google Now does.
Sources note several such cards, including at-a-glance summary, commute card, highlights card, missed call card, in-depth people insights, natural language event creation, email to yourself card and emails directly to you card.
Office Now seems to offer some functionality that’s similar to what Cortana can already do, but the app offers the features automatically by being contextually aware of the users needs.
The way Cortana works, you have to ask or wait for content, but Office Now looks to be more like Microsoft’s direct response to Google Now.
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