Windows Phone 8.1: Everything You'll want to know

Support for Apple’s iCloud: Most Windows’ users use either a Mac or an iPad at their homes instead of a desktop, therefore Microsoft now supports Apple’s iCloud accounts for email, contacts, and calendars so that you can incorporate your Apple world with the Windows Phone. All the changes in the iCloud storage get updated on the phone.

Cortana Voice Assistant: The newest feature in the phone is the Cortana voice assistant, which is something similar to Apple's Siri and Google Now. Cortana is the new personal assistant and the knowledge navigator of Windows 8.1. It is voice activated so it any requests by the user with the same accuracy as Siri and Google Now. Starting from simple things like reminders to major news events, Cortana will answer anything.

Fun New Way to Type: Windows' competition for android phones' Swype feature is 'Word Flow' keyboard that allows you to move your finger from letter to letter to quickly create a word. This ’Word Flow’ feature of Microsoft has led it to win the Guinness Book of World Records for the fastest typing.

Notifications Center: If you swipe down from the top of the screen on the windows phone, it brings down the Action Center where all your notifications appear. This notification center gives you quick access to settings like wi-fi, Bluetooth, Airplane mode, and Rotation Lock. It collects notifications from Facebook, Twitter, Email; and from phone it collects notifications like missed calls and text messages.

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