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Google's answer to Siri: Majel

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  • Posted December 14, 2011, 5:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Apple, Mobile Computing
  • Since the release of Apple's voice-activated assistant, there have been countless "Siri-killers", "Siri-like apps" and "We already had Siri" headlines littering the web. However, Google's Android may finally provide a worthy analogue to Apple's attempt at understanding natural language...

Amazon acquires Yap, speech-to-text startup

Amazon acquires Yap, speech-to-text startup
  • Posted November 10, 2011, 6:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, Mobile Computing
  • Having completed a very silent acquisition in September with no public announcement, Amazon has reportedly adopted speech to text startup, Yap. One of the key technologies Yap may bring to Amazon include voice to text transcription over long periods of…

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