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Google voice search heads to iPhone to take on Siri

, Aug 8th 2012 Discuss [5]

Apple has agreed with Google that their Google Now voice search engine will be allowed on the iPhone in the very near future. This announcement comes this week as Google also revamps the rest of their search abilities with a new initiative for "one million users" to join in and allow the company to integrate their Gmail search results with their regular worldwide search results - this doesn't mean your Gmail account it out for everyone to see, but does mean that you'll soon have one integrated system for yourself. As for the mobile version of voice search, Google's working with iPhone will make a huge splash on the Siri-loving fans across the globe soon, and very soon. 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

Nuance borrows Siri tech for mobile helpdesk assistant

, Jul 25th 2012 Discuss [0]

Nuance isn't content to let Apple's Siri and Jelly Bean's Google Now grab the voice interface spotlight; the company has a voice-controlled personal assistant of its own in the pipeline, Nina. Billed as having the potential to "change the face of mobile customer service forever," Nina isn't targeted at harried users wanting to set calendar appointments and call their spouses, but at companies hoping to put a more friendly, intuitive face on their product support. Read The Full Story

AT&T releases Watson-powered speech API

, Jul 10th 2012 Discuss [0]

Back in April, AT&T announced that it would be opening up its Watson voice recognition service to developers. The plan was for app developers to make use of the service in several different areas, such as SMS, voicemail to text, and general voice dictation. AT&T has now officially released the API to developers for free, so the various Watson SDKs can now be used in both native and HTML5 apps. Read The Full Story

Nuance and BMW partner on Dragon Drive! Messaging

, Jul 9th 2012 Discuss [3]

Is there some kind of application that won’t feature Nuance’s Dragon voice recognition in the future? The company has announced a partnership with BMW that will see its Dragon Drive! Messaging service used in the 2012 BMW 7 Series, BMW 3 Series Touring, and BMW 3 Series ActiveHybrid. The 2012 BMW 7 Series will be the first car to feature the Messaging feature when it hits the market this month. Read The Full Story

Samsung Smart TV SDK 3.5 exposes voice and gesture recognition

, Jul 9th 2012 Discuss [4]

Samsung looks to be doing everything in its power to make sure Smart TVs are a success. Today the company has announced SDK 3.5 for its Smart TV platform, which will allow developers to tap into features like voice and gesture recognition and add the functionality into their own apps. Samsung has made some more minor changes that should help the development process too. Read The Full Story

Apple sued in China over voice recognition patents

, Jul 5th 2012 Discuss [5]

Apple’s legal troubles in China continue. This time Cupertino is being sued by a company called Zhi Zhen Internet Technology over voice recognition patents. Zhi Zhen claims it holds patents for a Chinese voice language assistant used for its Xiao i Robot service, and that Siri infringes those patents. There's quite a big gap between Siri's introduction in October and the lawsuit that's just been filed, although the company says it reached out to Apple back in May and heard no response. Read The Full Story

Android 4.1 Jelly Bean adds Offline Voice Typing

, Jun 27th 2012 Discuss [2]

Google has added offline voice typing to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, making the voice dictation system work even when your phone lacks a data connection. The company's engineers had to shrink down the voice recognition engine significantly to make the system fit locally onto a phone, Google explained at IO today, meaning users will now no longer have to make sure they have a speedy data connection in order to take advantage of it. Read The Full Story

HTC teases own Siri-like voice assistant app

, Jun 22nd 2012 Discuss [5]

HTC looks to be working on its own version of Apple's Siri intelligent voice assistant app. The Taiwanese manufacturer posted a teaser image today revealing both an odd sense of humor and a potential Siri rival. Posted to both Facebook and Twitter, the image depicts what appears to be HTC's own assistant app interacting with a dog. Read The Full Story

Windows Phone 8 opens up speech recognition to developers

, Jun 20th 2012 Discuss [4]

Windows Phone already had speech recognition, but now the company is opening up the speech platform to all developers. On stage at the Windows Phone Summit, Microsoft detailed how users would be able to have conversations with apps once integrated properly. The company demoed the technology with Audible, asking the app to search for a specific title then continuing from there. Read The Full Story

LG Quick Voice takes on Siri and Samsung S Voice

, Jun 20th 2012 Discuss [4]

LG has waded into the smartphone voice control market with LG Quick Voice, challenging Apple’s Siri and Samsung’s S Voice with its own rival service. The system – which will debut first on the LG Optimus Vu in late June – supports control of calls, SMS, contacts access, calendar, web search and more.

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