{"id":30847,"date":"2015-05-26T12:50:56","date_gmt":"2015-05-26T17:50:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=30847"},"modified":"2015-05-26T14:05:15","modified_gmt":"2015-05-26T19:05:15","slug":"windows-users-rejoice-cortana-is-heading-to-iphone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/30847-windows-users-rejoice-cortana-is-heading-to-iphone\/","title":{"rendered":"Windows Users Rejoice! 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Cortana has been available since last April when it debuted on Windows Phone 8.1. The personal digital assistant is also slated to become part of Windows 10, due out this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft is playing friendly with the two most popular smartphone platforms with the next version of Windows, with a new Phone Companion app built into Windows 10. The app helps smartphone owners to easily connect their Windows PC with iPhone and Android phones, as well as the company&#8217;s own Windows Phones. 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