Android’s Voice Actions have been around for more than a year now, letting you send emails, navigate via GPS and making memos, but it still lacks features that Siri introduced on the iPhone 4S. Good news: Google has an upcoming update that makes Voice Actions respond to natural language requests, rather than you having to learn a bunch of pre-set commands. Even better news: They’re calling this update Majel. More »
GitHub user plamoni has created a means to add custom commands to Siri, including the ability to control your thermostat at home with no jailbreak required. More »
Android: There are a lot of apps out there that can send text messages using your voice, including Google’s own in-built Voice Actions. However, not many read your incoming messages out loud when they arrive. That’s where Sonalight’s new app, Text By Voice, comes in. More »
OK, I had my fun with Siri last week testing the limits of its Australian accent recognition. Time to get down to more serious work — what can you actually use Siri for? More »
Siri is the highly anticipated addition to Apple’s new iPhone, allowing you to control practically everything with your voice. It can check the weather, compose a text message, and find practically any information you want. Here’s a look at how it works. More »
One of Android’s handiest features is the range of alternate software keyboards available if you don’t like the default choices on your phone or tablet. Nuance FlexT9 demonstrates that in a fairly extreme way, offering a choice of four different input methods: speaking, Swype-style tracing, tapping on a normal keyboard and entering letters by writing them. More »
