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Microsoft closes Nuance acquisition

Acquiring Nuance is a bigger deal than just healthcare, says Microsoft. It’s about the future of AI-powered business.

2015 Predictions: Growth of innovative voice messaging in emerging markets

Lauding the ability to converse with inanimate objects used to provoke eye-rolls of disbelief or even apathy. Now, it is a comfortable notion for most in the modern world to consider voice more as a staple than as a “neat” feature on mobile devices...

Reality Check: Mobile search – The Holy Grail of getting the right answer, right away

Smartphones are now the majority of mobile phones in countries such as the United States, and at the end of 2011, nearly 15% of U.S. consumers went online using a tablet,

Reality Check: Voice biometrics and mobile, a perfect match

The most user-friendly ways for humans to interact with machines often center on something that every person is born with. One of the best-known recent examples is how smartphones quickly shed the stylus in favor of touch.

Reality Check: Enterprises – What’s your mobile strategy?

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace. Fifteen years ago, analysts and investors frequently asked enterprises, "What's your Internet strategy?" The unspoken corollary was,...

Reality Check: Why 95% of applications are quickly abandoned – and how to avoid becoming a statistic

Many apps are quickly abandoned, especially free ones. For example, less than 5% of smartphone owners are still using free apps 30 days after downloading them. Understanding why the vast majority of apps are quickly abandoned is key for developing ones that are the exception to the rule.

Nuance snaps up Swype

Voice recognition and superfast keyboarding both fit the definition of "killer apps" for smartphones, and now Nuance (NASDQAQ NUAN) will have both these technologies. The app maker is spending $102.5 million to acquire Seattle's Swype, Inc., creator of an app that lets users type...

Nuance pays $75.5M for voice-enabled solutions company

Nuance Communications Inc. (NUAN) said it will pay $75.5 million to aquire Loquendo, a wholly owned subsidiary of Telecom Italia in order to enhance its voice-enabled solutions. Loquendo provides speech technology in 32 languages with 76 voices and its solutions are embedded in...

Ford expands Sync AppLink to 10 vehicles in 2012

Ford Motor Co. (F) is expanding its Sync AppLink platform to 10 vehicles in 2012. The car maker tapped the 2012 Fusion, Fusion Hybrid, Fiesta, F-150, F-150 SVT Raptor, Super Duty, Expedition, E-Series, Mustang and the Shelby GT500 for the platform that brings voice...

Partnership: Asia's Pacnet signs MOU; Responsys and Adobe; and more

Tapjoy Inc. announced that it successfully helped Glu Mobile Inc., global publisher of social games for smartphone and tablet devices, fuel the revenue and audience growth of its latest hit game, Gun Bros. Tapjoy's alternative payment platform helped Glu improve Gun Bros' monetization rates,...

Nuance powers Movistar’s Llamadas Perdidas Voice-to-Text service

Nuance Communications | March 7, 2011 | Press Release Nuance’s Missed Call Messenger Ensures Movistar Subscribers Get the Message Every Time with Transcribed Voice Messages Delivered via SMS Text BURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN), today announced that its Missed Call Messenger voice-to-text platform now...

Bits and Bytes: OMVC creates DTV Forum; Nuance offers SDK; and more

The Open Mobile Video Coalition created the OMVC Mobile DTV Forum and welcomed its first non-broadcast members. Dell, Harris, LG Electronics and Samsung Mobile are the charter members of the forum.Nuance Communications said its voice technology that powers the Ford SYNC system is now...

Partnerships: AT&T wins Omnicom business; CellTrust partners with NewNet; and more

AT&T announced a global strategic relationship with advertising and marketing communications firm Omnicom. The agreement includes a contract valued at $57 million. The companies said as part of their new relationship they are exploring the delivery and deployment of AT&T applications, mobility and cloud-based...

Partnerships: AT&T wins Omnicom business; CellTrust partners with NewNet; and more

AT&T announced a global strategic relationship with advertising and marketing communications firm Omnicom. The agreement includes a contract valued at $57 million. The companies said as part of their new relationship they are exploring the delivery and deployment of AT&T applications, mobility and cloud-based...

Analyst Angle: Voice recognition in mobile

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We've collected a group of the industry's leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry.“Call Alicia’s mobile number”“Text message to Bryan and Jason – Congrats on the Giants winning...

Bits and Bytes: Linux groups merge; TAM Airlines offers in-flight mobile; and more

The Linux Foundation and the CE Linux Forum announced they will merge, resulting in the CE Linux Forum becoming a technical workgroup at The Linux Foundation. The Linux Foundation will expand its technical programs in the embedded computing space as well.Brazil's TAM Airlines started...

@ 4G World: RCR Wireless News names 2010 Ecosystem Awards winners

RCR Wireless News, the leading online resource for all things wireless, has announced the winners of the 2010 RCR Ecosystem Awards, which recognizes leading organizations that have demonstrated success, innovation and excellence in the mobile and wireless industry. Congratulations to the 2010...

RCR Wireless News announces finalists for 4G Ecosystem Awards

RCR Wireless News announced finalists for its second annual 4G Ecosystem Awards. Winners will be announced at 4 p.m. Oct. 19 at the RCR Buzz Zone during 4G World in Chicago.“We were thrilled by the quality of nominations we received this year,” said RCR...

@ CTIA E&A: Ford asks for wireless industry 'help' and 'big ideas'

SAN FRANCISCO — It's been said before that The Ford Motor Co. is trying to remake itself as the Apple Inc. of the auto industry. The company is making a big bet on technology with new touchscreen-based interfaces, a host of wireless connectivity options,...

Alliances: Air2Web partners with SAS; Kaboom Latam teams with Glu; and more

Air2Web announced a worldwide partnership agreement with SAS, which provides business analytics software and services. Together the companies plan to integrate Air2Web’s AirCARE platform with SAS’ capabilities to offer a solution that allows enterprises to use information about their customers to create personalized interactions...

Alliances: Harris, NSN team for LTE solution; Qualcomm partners in India; and more

Harris Corp. (HRS) and Nokia Siemens Networks have teamed up to develop an LTE network solution targeted at public-safety markets. The VIDA Broadband LTE solution is a complete 700 MHz Broadband Long Term Evolution network solution that includes NSN's LTE technology and is...

Bits and Bytes: Mobile giving event; MapHook journaling app; and more

The Mobile Giving Foundation, which is focused on helping charities raise funds through the mobile channel, announced plans to host its Mobile Giving Forum Oct. 5 at the W Hotel in San Francisco. The event will bring together companies, nonprofit organizations, corporate foundations, technology...

Ford showcases next generation of Sync and new touchscreen user interface

DEARBORN, Mich. — Ford Motor Co. (F) is playing catch up on a lot of fronts these days, but one area that it's putting on its priority list in the midst of all these changes is wireless connectivity and touchscreen interfaces.The American icon gave...

Alliances: Cellular South offers Thumbplay; Nuance and IBM tackle speech; Axel and Symbio

Mobile entertainment company Thumbplay and Cellular South signed a deal that allows Cellular South customers to access the new cloud-based Thumbplay Music service. The service gives customers unlimited, on-demand access to a portfolio of songs directly from their handset and allows them to download...