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Windows Phone 8.1 Cortana: Halo Fans Ditch Iphone?

Windows seemingly using the wildly popular Cortana likeness for their upcoming AI assistant for the Windows phone 8.1

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kingdip903721d ago

Yes it has cortana but it also has that windows 8 interface... I'm not seeing it.

Yeah some halo fans will pick it up but I seriously doubt it will pry to many core fans of the I phone and Samsung galaxy s series away.

Alan_Shore3720d ago

Who's to say it will be released with that exact windows 8 interface nothing is set in stone yet.

Fireseed3721d ago (Edited 3721d ago )

If it were to come with an option that allows it to speak with Jen Taylors voice. I would buy that thing SO HARD!

Mikefizzled3720d ago

Jen Taylor would be a deal breaker for me if I didn't already buy a Lumia 920 over a year ago.

Spurg3721d ago

I got a windows phone...the interface it really good. I get to customise my tiles and have anything relevant in front of me as soon as I open my phone.
Its swiping through the interface it faster than on ios and android.

Bigpappy3721d ago

Sounds like you have a nice Nokia. Those phones are the best I have touched so far.

pandehz3720d ago

I got a Nokia Lumia 1020.

My S4 and Iphones sit at home now.

Mikefizzled3720d ago

I wouldn't be surprised if your camera has to sit at home aswell if you've got a 1020.

Johnny Jiron3720d ago (Edited 3720d ago )

I took a chance with a Lumia several months back. Got the 925. Cheap so that the risk wasn't too much. But damn have I been impressed with it so far. If it weren't for the fact AT&T seems to be the only carrier in which to get one of the better models I'd be pretty deep into MS' line of phones by now. Unfortunately I'm stuck with TMobile for now...who announced they are no longer gonna carry the Lumia line. Bastards...

Suppose I'll have to jump over to another carrier eventually. Just not worth it yet, but the newest WP update and some of the upcoming models may sway me.

Death3720d ago

You can use ant AT&T Nokia on the Tmobile network. You lose the couple Tmobile exclusive apps that are veery easily replacable anyway.

Team_Litt3721d ago

If she calls me Chief, I don't know how I will be able to resist buying one!

pompombrum3720d ago (Edited 3720d ago )

After spending an hour wrestling with my mum's Lumia on Sunday to get her a custom ringtone, I wouldn't move over from my Galaxy S4 even if they paid me to.

EasilyTheBest3720d ago

So here's £1000 give me your Galaxy here's a Nokia Lumia 1520.

pompombrum3720d ago (Edited 3720d ago )

Then I'd just buy another Android phone. The point being, I don't like having annoying limitations on trivial things like ringtones and from my iphone days, I especially hate having to transfer files across using programs. The interface of windows phones is nice enough though, easy to navigate and nice on the eye.

EasilyTheBest3720d ago

I sold my Galaxy on eBay just to get a Windows Phone, I got the Nokia Lumia 1520. Its the best phone I have ever used and also the fastest most fluid. Windows Phone 8.1 will solve virtually all the phones shortcomings from what I have read.
Everyone to their own.

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The importance of audio: How music makes games better

How do composers make the iconic music tracks from games that we love? And just what makes them so memorable?

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purple1018d ago (Edited 8d ago )

Twitter is blowing up right now

All games coming to PlayStation
Next Xbox will have steam
Next Xbox niche and only for “gamers who want it” (it’s a really powerful pc or a steam deck type portable, or both)

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Ex-343 dev says there were “20-30” pitched Halo games we’ll never see

A former 343 developer has revealed that mountains of Halo pitches failed to be approved, including a return to ODSTs and a push for more intimate, dark themes.

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Kaii80d ago

Well, 4-Infinite dropped the ball massively so don't worry.

Sgt_Slaughter80d ago (Edited 80d ago )

Not really. 4, 5, MCC, and Infinite are only remembered for their shortcomings and failures when the franchise was purely known for being a system seller and an all-time great. There's a reason 1, 2, 3, and Reach are looked back on fondly, and it's not because of nostalgia.

FinalFantasyFanatic80d ago

I don't know of anyone that speaks fondly of the later Halo games, I would like to play 5, but I know it's not good, and I'm just waiting on Infinite to hit my strike price. I played MCC a lot later after it came out, so must of those bugs/issues were gone by the time I played it.

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PhillyDonJawn80d ago (Edited 80d ago )

To say it dropped the massively is just not true. Many in the community hold H5 as the best mp mechanics in the entire series and say its what 4 should've been. Its campaign was trash but the MP is Fantastic and many faces of the community still play today and it only made 500mill in the matter of months but sure it dropped the ball massively. 4 was hated due to all the changes at once. And CoD like feature and rightful get hate but it's campaign story was liked by a majority of ppl. 343 hasn't nailed ot 100% but they get 1 thing perfect but F up in other places. Infinite had a good campaign and design but the story was a mess. The MP improves upon what Halo 3 was and is what many ppl wanted to go back to but it lacked content severely. So massively aint the word. Dropping the ball massively is when it's pure trash and unplay/unenjoyable. Most ppl blind by nostalgia so soon as 1 thing aint the same its hated cause Halo set the bar so high
FYI reach was not that good.

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Vengeance113880d ago

Dead IP, time to invent something new.

kaos8980d ago

Maybe they can have ID or one of the COD studios help 343 with this series.

jznrpg80d ago

Halo-Pop like Gears Pop. Halo bowling. Halo Cooking Mama. There’s a reason why you won’t hear about them

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Why 343’s next Halo Xbox game needs to be a return to ODST

With its smooth jazz and iconic New Mombasa streets, we need Xbox's next Halo game to return to the remarkable world of Halo 3: ODST.

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