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“What time is it now?” “What time is it in San Francisco?” “What’s today’s

date?”

Result: Cortana shows a clock or calendar with the answer.

For more complicated questions, like “What’s the date a week from
Friday?” she opens a web page showing links that might answer it.

Sports

At last you have a buddy who’s just as obsessed with sports trivia as you
are. You can say things like “How did the Indians do last night?” and “What

was the score of the last Yankees game?”

You can ask lots of other things, too, but Cortana will hand you off to your
web browser to see the answers (courtesy of a Bing search): “Who has the

best batting average?” “Who has scored the most runs against the Red
Sox?” “Who has scored the most goals in British soccer?” “Which
quarterback had the most sacks last year?” “Show me the roster for the

Giants.” “Who is pitching for Tampa this season?” “Is anyone on the
Marlins injured right now?”

Result: Neat little box scores or factoids, complete with team logos.

Weather

This one’s easy.

“What’s the weather going to be today?” “What’s the forecast for
tomorrow?” “Show me the weather this week.” “Will it snow in Dallas this

weekend?” “Check the forecast for Memphis on Friday.” “What’s the
forecast for tonight?” “What’s the humidity right now?”

Result: A convenient miniature weather display for the date and place you

specified (Figure 5-6, left).

Don’t miss the interactive controls in this display, by the way. You can drag
the slider to a different hour of the day, and you can select a different day of