Voice Assistants
Discover expert analysis on voice assistants with news, features and insights from the team at IT Pro.
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Xbox Natal tech will head to businesses next year
News Microsoft is looking to get Project Natal's speech and gesture recognition to the desktop within a few years.
By Nicole Kobie Published
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Google invites users to try its Voice
News Google is set to kick off trials of its Voice call-routing and voicemail system.
By Nicole Kobie Published
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Google introduces voice to text service
News Technology acquired from purchase of Grand Central Communications turns up two years later as Google Voice
By ITPro Published
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Top secret Zumba phone could boost comms
News A British based technology company is working on a fully voice activated handset that it says could revolutionise the industry.
By Benny Har-Even Published
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Survey: Mobile to lead web tech by 2020
News Are keyboards and desktops to die off in the next 12 years, to make way for touchscreens, voice-recognition and mobile computing?
By Nicole Kobie Published
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Dragon Naturally Speaking 10 Professional review
Reviews Speech recognition and speech-to-text software has improved considerably in recent years, but can the latest version of Dragon cut it in the real world?
By Simon Williams Published
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BT comes bottom of contact centre survey
News A major UK study of customer satisfaction rates telco and TV operators as the worst performers and discovers a backlash against offshoring and automated technologies.
By Miya Knights Published
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Speech recognition speeds clinical results
News Hammersmith radiologists cut processing time on medical reports after moving to automated transcription software.
By Miya Knights Published
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Q&A: Lenovo COO Fran O'Sullivan
In-depth IT PRO talked to the chief operating officer of PC maker Lenovo about the company's plans and products, and how she balances the Chinese and American sides of the company.
By Mary Branscombe Published
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Kenwood adds speech recognition to customer service mix
News The manufacturer famed for its blenders and other kitchen appliances is working with Telephonetics VIP to boost customer satisfaction levels through more efficient call centre operations.
By Maggie Holland Published
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Speech recognition comes of age to give offshoring a run
News The maturity of speech recognition technology proves that offshoring is not the only option for call centre operations today, according to analyst Datamonitor.
By Maggie Holland Published
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Speech recognition creeping into call centres
News A quarter of firms surveyed in a new report said they intended to use voice technology to automate responses to basic customer queries.
By Nicole Kobie Published
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