BROWSING: Nuance

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

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...

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,

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.

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,...

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.

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 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 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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...