New York: Microsoft's new Windows system for smartphones addresses many of the shortcomings in previous versions.Before, voice search lacked the natural language interactions of Apple's Siri and Google Now. The updated Windows Phone system has
Instead of tapping on keys one by one to type, you can slide from key to key, without lifting your finger between characters. Many Android phones already have this. I'm still a tapper myself, but some people find sliding to be faster.