Yahoo Unveils Voice-Enabled Mobile Search
April 5, 2008
Yahoo announced new additions to its Yahoo OneSearch at the CTIA trade show on Wednesday.Yahoo says this will make mobile search smarter, more relevant, and easier to use with voice-activation technology.
Marco Boerries Yahoo OneSearch 2.0 saying "instant answers to any query, not just Web links".What this means is searches will not just be a bunch of links but more interactive.For example you are looking for Chinese food, a list of reviews may appear from Zagat.com and you can also make reservations with just one search.
"Consumers can search for anything, including flight numbers,
locations, Web site names, local restaurants, and more, by simply
speaking," says Yahoo
OneSearch is using voice activation software from Vlingo .Yahoo is the number one invester in Vlingo ,a $20 million Series B funding. Because of the deal they have rights to that technology.
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