Voice Assistants
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Apple iCloud Voicemail transcription in development
By Clare Hopping published
News The service would form part of the company's iCloud service, but would be powered by Siri

Microsoft developing advanced Cortana
By Caroline Preece published
News Cortana, Microsoft’s ‘personal assistant’ software, will reportedly be available on Apple and Android

Facebook buys speech recognition startup
By Joe Curtis published
News Social network hopes Wit.ai will help it close ground on Siri and Cortana

BlackBerry 10.3 release to feature Siri-like voice assistant
By Caroline Donnelly published
News BlackBerry 10.3 OS to offer users access to voice-activated assistant

Chrome updates to include voice-activated searching
By Alex Hamilton published
News Chrome users will now be able to use their voice to search the internet following an update from Google

Apple snaps up speech recognition firm Novauris
By Caroline Donnelly published
News Consumer electronics giant bolsters voice capabilities with recent purchase.

Microsoft Siri rival Cortana details "leaked"
By Jane McCallion published
News Windows Phone 8.1 digital assistant "exposed" in photos and video.

Doctors use speech recognition to cut NHS waiting times
By Caroline Donnelly published
News The use of speech recognition tools could revolutionise the NHS, but departments are slow to adopt.
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