VLINGO LAUNCHES VOICE-POWERED IPHONE APPLICATION

Voice servies provider vlingo Corporation has introduced the vlingo for iPhone application on the Apple App Store. It gives users the ability to dial their contacts, search the web, access Google Maps, and send status updates for Facebook and Twitter, simply by speaking. “The iPhone offers an innovative multi-touch user interface that is fundamentally transforming the wireless industry," said Dave Grannan, CEO of Cambridge, Massachusetts-based vlingo. "We’re proud to debut our breakthrough voice recognition technology on iPhone, taking simplicity one step further by reducing much of the reliance on typing, making mobile data and applications easier to find and use.” A demo video of the application is available.-Smarajit Dasgupta