The forthcoming Windows Phone 8.1 update may prove that 8.1 is Microsoft's lucky number, as it's reportedly adding a notification center and Siri personal assistant to its mobile devices.
The Windows Phone 8.1 notification center is to revealed through a swipe-from-the-top gesture, according to unnamed Microsoft sources cited by The Verge.
Quick settings can be accessed with a short swipe down, while the most recent notifications are listed with a longer swipe in the same direction.
This matches how which matches how the Android notification center works and it's a combination of Apple's iOS notification center and command center.
'Contra' to band together a Siri clone
Even faster than changing setting through the new notification center may be asking the Windows 8.1 personal assistant to do it for you.
Microsoft has been testing out its "Contra" for a number of months, according to the same report, with the intention of launching a rival to Google Now and Apple's Siri technology.
It's said to be able to anticipate appointments and map out the time it'll take you to get there, according to data that it reads in a non-Scroogled way.
Source : techradar[dot]com
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