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Google Voice updated, includes full Sprint network integration

This could be useful Per Electronista, Google on Wednesday quietly rolled an update to its Google Voice app for iOS with a major help to Sprint users. The app now lets iPhone owners on Sprint take full advantage of Google Voice integration on the network. All Google Voice calls on Sprint now get relayed to […]

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Google’s Schmidt hints at “highest quality” tablet within six months

Where there’s money to be made, there shall be competition. Per Electronista, Google chairman Eric Schmidt in an interview with Italy’s Corriere Della Sera raised the prospect of a Nexus tablet. The search firm planned to sell a tablet of the “highest quality” within six months’ time. He didn’t mention the Nexus label by name, […]

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Amazon counters against Siri, purchases Yap voice recognition startup

When in doubt about the competition, roll your own version and see what happens. As competition between Amazon and Apple in the mobile devices market continues to grow, the online retailer has purchased a voice-to-text company called Yap. Per The Atlantic, a new filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission reveals that Amazon’s acquisition […]

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Apple releases second beta of iOS 5.0.1 to developer community, focuses on iPhone 4S battery fix

The fix, it’s in the works… Now it’s time for the developers to help out a bit. Per AppleInsider, Apple is apparently working quickly to publicly release iOS 5.0.1, as evidenced by the company’s second beta in two days released on Friday. Sources familiar with the latest build made available to iOS developers said it […]

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Apple patent application points to voice recognition/voice command technology in future versions of iOS

You’ve gotta love forthcoming versions of iOS. Per freepatentsonline, future iPhone software could use the sound of someone’s voice to identify the person themselves, allowing the system to enact custom-tailored settings and access to personal content. The concept was revealed this week in a new patent application published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. […]