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Swype confirms talks with Apple over keyboard tech

, Apr 26th 2013 Discuss [0]

The popular keyboard that lets you use swipe gestures to type out notes and messages, known as Swype, has been invading Android for quite some time, and the feature is included in the latest Android Jelly Bean version, but it seems that the company behind the popular keyboard tech talked business with Apple recently about the possibility of including Swype. Read The Full Story

Swype now available via Google Play

, Apr 24th 2013 Discuss [0]

Nuance has rolled out its latest update for Swype, bringing with it some new keyboard themes, and a few other improvements and and change. The big news, however, is that for the first time Android users can get the keyboard app from Google Play, which has a limited-time special price of $0.99, after which point you'll have to shell out an unspecified amount. Read The Full Story

Nuance Voice Ads turn your phone into a chatty salesman

, Apr 1st 2013 Discuss [0]

Could Siri start selling to you? Maybe so, if Nuance has its way: the company has launched Voice Ads, a system of dynamically injecting spoken promotions into digital personal assistant services like Apple's Siri. Aiming to make commercials more engaging - and thus increase the number of people who actually act on them - the first iteration of Voice Ads will see promotional content on smartphones and tablets invite users to speak to them, with an ensuing conversation including a sales message. Read The Full Story

Panasonic and Nuance announce smart TVs with Dragon TV

, Mar 22nd 2013 Discuss [0]

Nuance is a company that has been around for a long time producing software for computers and other devices that allows voice interaction rather than typing. Over the years, Nuance has expanded its software from something available on computers for people who don't want to type for one reason or another to being used in cars and on many mobile devices. Panasonic and Nuance have now teamed up to make smart TVs even smarter. Read The Full Story

Dragon NaturallySpeaking 12 updates with seamless Windows 8 support

, Mar 18th 2013 Discuss [0]

With the announcement of Dragon NaturallySpeaking 12 back in July, Nuance has released a big update for the "world’s best-selling speech recognition software." NaturallySpeaking 12 now features seamless integration with a few new Microsoft products, including Windows 8, as well as Office 2013 and Internet Explorer 10. Read The Full Story

Nuance Dragon Mobile Assistant gets location aware and other new features

, Mar 13th 2013 Discuss [0]

Nuance has been offering its Dragon Mobile Assistant application for Android users for a while now. The company has announced that it has added a couple new features to the application that will make it even more useful. The new features include a proactive assistant and new location sharing capabilities. Read The Full Story

ZTE joins up with Nuance, voice integrated devices will roll out this year

, Jan 8th 2013 Discuss [0]

Nuance, maker of the popular voice dictation software Dragon Naturally Speaking, has been making itself known today, first announcing this morning at CES that it has bestowed Swype with some new features. The company has followed this up with an announcement that it has entered into a partnership with ZTE, bringing its voice features to the Chinese company's smartphones. Read The Full Story

Nuance updates Dragon Mobile Assistant app for Android

, Dec 21st 2012 Discuss [0]

Nuance has announced that it has updated its Dragon Mobile Assistant app for Android users. The app originally debuted in late October and is sort of like an Android version of Siri. Nuance added some new capabilities and expanded availability for the app to Android users. Read The Full Story

Nuance Dragon Mobile Assistant brings Siri to Android

, Oct 24th 2012 Discuss [0]

Nuance has taken on Google Now and Samsung's S Voice with Dragon Mobile Assistant, a new Android app that attempts to bring Siri-style artificial intelligence to Google's smartphone platform. A free release, Dragon Mobile Assistant allows users to make calls and text messages, set up calendar events or Facebook/Twitter updates, get navigation help, and more, all using their voice and natural spoken commands. Read The Full Story

Dragon Dictate for Mac 3 boosts accuracy and adds Android mic support

, Sep 6th 2012 Discuss [0]

Nuance has pushed out a new version of Dragon Dictate for Mac, its OS X voice dictation package, taking on Apple's own Mountain Lion speech recognition and throwing in smartphone microphone support too. Dragon Dictate for Mac 3 promises a 15-percent accuracy increase versus the previous version, along with the ability to transcribe audio files; meanwhile, if you have an iPhone or Android device, you can use that as a wireless microphone. Read The Full Story

Nuance’s Nina brings Siri’s smarts to customer service apps

, Aug 6th 2012 Discuss [0]

Personal voice assistants such as Siri and S-Voice certainly help shift handsets, but their functions are limited in scope to what Apple and Samsung implement. That issue can be sidestepped thanks to Nuance, who have today introduced Nina, a voice recognition service designed to be implemented directly into customer service apps for iOS and Android. The service combines multiple technologies such as text-to-speech, voice biometrics, and natural language understanding, all processed in the cloud that helps carries out commands. Read The Full Story

Dragon NaturallySpeaking 12 available August 3rd for $99.99

, Jul 26th 2012 Discuss [0]

If you’re sick of typing out all those articles, essays, and emails, maybe Nuance's Dragon voice dictation is the solution. The company has announced NaturallySpeaking 12 for the PC, boasting that there are over 100 new features and improvements made to the voice recognition engine. As you would expect, the NaturallySpeaking turns your voice into text, powered by Nuance’s voice recognition system famously used for Siri and the voice dictation feature in Mountain Lion. Read The Full Story
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