Friday, November 14, 2008

Google Adds Searching by Voice to iPhone Software - NYTimes.com

Another example of Google coming late to a party (Microsoft and Yahoo! already offer similar services) and getting a lot of press anyway; see the full article for more details

Users of the free application, which Apple is expected to make available as soon as Friday through its iTunes store, can place the phone to their ear and ask virtually any question, like “Where’s the nearest Starbucks?” or “How tall is Mount Everest?” The sound is converted to a digital file and sent to Google’s servers, which try to determine the words spoken and pass them along to the Google search engine.

Google Adds Searching by Voice to iPhone Software - NYTimes.com

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