Cortana has been getting feature rich over time with addition of several improvements and in a blog post today, Microsoft is talking about the brand new features viz. Daily Glance Evenings, Concert Recommendations, Flight Chat Cards and Location based App suggestions coming to Cortana this week.
Daily Glance Evenings takes cues from the already existing Daily Glance and presents you with travel time back to home from office & upcoming calendar items as you near the end of day.
Cortana now gets even smarter and suggests you of favorite artists playing in your vicinity based on the searches you have been doing on WP, Windows & Bing.
With Chat Cards, Cortana reminds you of flights that you have looked up twice or more on bing treating it as urgent and offering options of adding it to her notebook.
Lastly based on your location, Cortana will now recommend apps most relevant to the location.
Here it is from Microsoft
Daily Glance: Evenings Added
Every morning, Cortana shows you a daily glance of all the information you need to start your day. She displays current weather, the first appointment on your schedule, projected travel time to work and the top headlines of the day. Many of you have asked us to create something similar to end your day. We heard you loud and clear.Starting today, Cortana will show you travel time to home and upcoming items on your calendar so youâre sure to be on time for that dinner date or know to go to bed early for that 7 a.m. meeting. To ensure youâre getting the most from this feature be sure and update Cortana with your home and office addresses.
Recommendations: Concerts
Like a good assistant, Cortana gets to know things that you like and suggests similar things you might enjoy. Cortana now infers artists that you might like and notifies you when they are playing in your area. Based on searches you make on Windows phone, Windows 8 devices and Bing.com, Cortana can infer who you like listening to and lets you know if they are performing within 100 miles of your home. With these timely recommendations, you can make sure you donât miss your favorite acts. To activate, go to the notebook, select Music and then select Concert Watch.
Of course you can simply ask Cortana about concerts. When is Justin Timberlake performing in Chicago? or âWhat are Justin Timberlakeâs tour dates??
Chat Cards: Flights
If youâve ever had to drop off or pick up someone from the airport, chances are youâve looked up the flight times a few times. If you look up a flight twice within a week on Bing.com or Cortana, she will infer that this may be an important flight and ask you if should keep tabs on it. Once you confirm, the flight will be added as an interest inside Cortanaâs notebook and updates will be visible on the Bing.com homepage carousel as well as in Cortana. This feature is available in the US.
Recommendations: Best Apps for Your Location
Based on your location, Cortana can now recommend apps that are relevant and helpful based on where you are. Letâs say youâre in Anaheim. Cortana would suggest downloading the Disney Expedition App. In case you already have the app, Cortana lets you know itâsrelevant to where you happen to be. If you donât respond to an app recommendation after it is shown a few times Cortana will pick up on the hint and stop showing it to you. The hyperlocal card is active for both US and UK.
