Biz Break: Android phones: Google adds voice commands; sales surge

Release Date 12 Aug, 2010 in San Jose Mercury News

 
   

Biz Break: Android phones: Google adds voice commands; sales surge

San Jose Mercury News - Frank Michael Russell - 12 Aug, 2010
Today: Android phone sales have surged globally, and Google adds voice commands to the operating system. Cisco System stock plunges ...

War of Words: Google's Android sharpens speech-recognition in duel with ...

Reuters UK (blog) - 12 Aug, 2010
Google fired the latest salvo in the smartphone war with Apple on Thursday, jazzing up the allure of its Android phones with new voice recognition ...

Android Beefs Up Hands-Free Commands

New York Times (blog) - Claire Cain Miller - 12 Aug, 2010
On Thursday, Google introduced a bunch of new features for the latest versions of Android phones that eliminate the need for typing ...

Chrome to Phone streamlines desktop-phone transfers

CNET (blog) - Seth Rosenblatt - 12 Aug, 2010
The Chrome to Phone install process is simple, but the limitations of the Android marketplace mean users must search for the app manually ...

It's Android day with Droid 2, Voice Actions, and Chrome to Phone

ZDNet (blog) - Matthew Miller - 12 Aug, 2010
The Droid 2 launches on Verizon today with the Epic 4G coming tomorrow. Google launched some new software ...

First look: Google's new Voice Actions for Android

Computerworld (blog) - 12 Aug, 2010
I hope you and your Android phone are close, because the two of you are about to be talking more than ever. Google has just expanded Android's voice-control ...

How to get Android voice control without Froyo

Computerworld (blog) - 12 Aug, 2010
Google's newly debuted Voice Actions for Android is generating a lot of buzz in the smartphone realm right now. The app lets you do everything from sending ...

Google Voice Actions launched with new Droid 2

Computerworld - Matt Hamblen - 12 Aug, 2010
Computerworld - Voice commands on the Android platform were expanded today beyond a simple Google search to allow new commands such as ...

Google's New Android Features: Speak to the Phone

PC World - 12 Aug, 2010
Google introduced two new features for Android phones running Froyo. First, there's a load of new voice commands, activated by tapping the microphone button ...

Google Expands Voice Search With New Actions

PC World (blog) - Stephen Lawson - 12 Aug, 2010
Google on Thursday introduced a tool for easily sending links from its Chrome browser on a PC to an Android phone, ...

Speak Commands with Google's Voice Actions for Android App

PC Magazine - Mark Hachman - 12 Aug, 2010
Google on Thursday introduced the next generation of interaction with its Android operating system: voice-driven actions. Google executives outlined 12 new ...

New Apps Let Android SmartPhones Carry Out Web Actions

CBS News - 12 Aug, 2010
Google has released a couple of new Android applications that allow voice commands to control your phone to dial up businesses and contacts or send texts ...

Google Beefs Up Voice Search, Mobile Sync

Wired News - Priya Ganapati - 12 Aug, 2010
Don't type when you can talk, says Google. The search giant has strengthened its existing voice-command feature on Android and introduced ...

Google enhances Android voice search features, adds Chrome-to-phone tool

ZDNet (blog) - Sam Diaz - 12 Aug, 2010
Google continues to enhance the Android experience with two new features announced today that continue to reduce ...

Google Mobile Event: 'Android Voice Action'

Fortune - Seth Weintraub - 12 Aug, 2010
Did you know that 25% of Android 2.0 search is done by voice? Â Google plans to expand the use of voice in its Android phones with a new product called ...

Voice Actions, Chrome to Phone for Android 2.2 Introduced

infoSync World - Sindre Lia - 12 Aug, 2010
Google introduces Voice Actions and Chrome to Phone for Android 2.2, both of which come pre-installed on the Droid 2. ...

'Voice Actions' Power Faster Android Searches

InformationWeek - Eric Zeman - 12 Aug, 2010
Google on Thursday announced the addition of "Voice Actions" to its Android 2.2 Froyo search capabilities. The tool makes use of voice commands to initiate ...

Google unveils Android apps for voice, desktop sync

CNET - Tom Krazit - 12 Aug, 2010
Google released two new Android applications Thursday that let users dictate actions to their phones and link their phones with information ...

Go-Go Gadget: Android Phones Get New Voice Action

ABC News - Mae Heussner - 12 Aug, 2010
Owners of Android phones can already initiate Google searches by voice, but a new "Voice Actions" feature, unveiled today, lets Android ...

Google mobile app Voice Actions lets users dictate text messages, e-mails

USA Today - Jefferson Graham - 12 Aug, 2010
Remember when Google used to be the coolest company in the world, constantly coming up with new products, tips and tools that made you open your mouth and ...

Google adds new voice options for Android devices.

Examiner.com - 12 Aug, 2010
Google held a small event today to announce some grand new voice-related features for Android device users. The search giant has boosted its voice-command ...

News: Google Announces Voice Actions for Android Phones

The Mac Observer - Bryan Chaffin - 12 Aug, 2010
Google unveiled a powerful new feature for the Android platform Thursday, Voice Actions. As the name implies, Voice Actions allow Android users to control ...

Voice Actions for Android render typing almost obsolete

TweakTown (blog) - Don Lynn - 12 Aug, 2010
Tired of having to deal with a keyboard to shoot texts to friends, navigate your phonebook, or do a simple search? Google is looking to make your life a lot ...

Google adds Voice Actions and Chrome sync to Android

V3.co.uk - 12 Aug, 2010
Hugo Barra, director of mobile product management at Google, said that 25 per cent of search requests for Android handsets were by voice alone and the ...

Google Introduces Chrome-to-Phone, Voice Actions

IT Business Edge (blog) - Ainsley Jones - 12 Aug, 2010
By date: Today at its press event in San Francisco, Google released Chrome-to-Phone, a Chrome extension that allows users to take whatever page they are ...

Google's Game Plan Comes Together With Help From Sony Ericsson

Shacknews - 12 Aug, 2010
Earlier this week, Google held a ThinkGaming conference for industry analysts and marketing folks, and while many of the specific strategies discussed there ...

Voice Actions for Android tries to make your PA redundant

Pocket-lint.com - Stuart Miles - 12 Aug, 2010
Google has launched a new app that should let you talk to your mobile phone as if you are asking a friend to do something for you. ...

Google Announces Voice Actions for Android

SlashGear (blog) - Evan Selleck - 12 Aug, 2010
Today, Google made it public that they were going to announce something at a Google Mobile event. ...

Google Event August 12: Android 2.0 and Voice Search

Product Reviews (blog) - Gary Johnson - 12 Aug, 2010
Google today got some press people together to give them some news on its Android operating system. In one of their offices in San Francisco, ...

Google Inc. Boosts Android Voice Search Features (GOOG)

Comtex Smartrend - Chip Brian - 12 Aug, 2010
Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) has boosted the strength of its Android voice-command feature, Voice Search. Users can now send texts, write emails ...

 

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