Acquiring Nuance is a bigger deal than just healthcare, says Microsoft. It’s about the future of AI-powered business.
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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 …
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Reality Check: Mobile search – The Holy Grail of getting the right answer, right away
by Dan Meyerby Dan MeyerSmartphones 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,
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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.
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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 …
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Reality Check: Why 95% of applications are quickly abandoned – and how to avoid becoming a statistic
by Dan Meyerby Dan MeyerMany 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.
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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, …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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Bits and Bytes: Linux groups merge; TAM Airlines offers in-flight mobile; and more
by jscarboby jscarboThe 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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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Alliances: Harris, NSN team for LTE solution; Qualcomm partners in India; and more
by jscarboby jscarboHarris 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 …
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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 …
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Ford showcases next generation of Sync and new touchscreen user interface
by Marc Speirby Marc SpeirDEARBORN, 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 …
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Alliances: Cellular South offers Thumbplay; Nuance and IBM tackle speech; Axel and Symbio
by jscarboby jscarboMobile 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 …
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Novatel Wireless said it completed a technology transfer with Qualcomm Inc. consisting of two of Qualcomm’s Wearable Mobile Device module designs. Novatel said it will use the designs to expand …