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Google Brings Voice-Enabled Search to the iPhone

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Nov 14, 2008, 8:05 AM   by Eric M. Zeman
updated Nov 14, 2008, 8:09 AM

Google is set to make a new application available to the iPhone that will allow users to conduct searches by speaking their queries into the handset rather than typing them in. Questions asked are converted into digital files and sent to Google's servers for processing. Once processed, the text is sent to Google's regular search servers and the search results are then returned to the iPhone. It will also use GPS information to return results that are relevant to the user's location. Google competitors Microsoft and Yahoo already offer similar services via their TellMe and oneSearch applications. The application will be available through the iPhone Apps Store.

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Nehemiah7

Nov 14, 2008, 11:12 AM

Another reason to own iPhone

To all those iPhone haters this is another reason to own an iPhone in top of google earth.

Happy as I can be with mine, every phone has faults.
Um... this has been available on Windows Mobile phones via Windows Live Search for ages...
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The Blackberry Pearl (and perhaps all Blackberrys) have had this feature in Google Maps for a few months now. In fact, Blackberrys got Live Traffic, Walking Directions, Transit schedules, and Street View available in gMaps before they were available o...
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Thephonegod

Nov 14, 2008, 12:53 PM

But how good is the recognition software?

I don't want to have to yell into my phone three times to get it to work.
No experience on the iPhone, but on the Blackberry it is REALLY good. It rarely doesn't recognize what I've said, and ive been known to mumble
 
 
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