Nadeem
04-04-2008, 02:55 PM
A new voice activated web search service that will give mobile phone users access to internet links within seconds has been unveiled today. The new technology will revolutionise mobile net use, according to Yahoo. This is really a sea change. This is not about simple web links any more. Yahoo's mobile boss Marco Boerries said.
The latest OneSearch service allow users to retrieve answers to questions, download web pages and get restaurant and flights listings. Initially designed for the BlackBerry in the US, it will be rolled out this year on other handsets internationally. Yahoo says voice questions can be recognized within two seconds and results returned within three seconds, meaning searches are completed within five seconds. On slower networks, results will be returned within 10 to 20 seconds.
The technology, developed in partnership with Vlingo Corp, lets users switch from typing in a question to asking it verbally. It also boasts predictive search capabilities, anticipating the words being typed by users. Yahoo claims search results will be far more comprehensive than those available via existing mobile voice recognition systems. Yahoo says, users can search for flights, websites and videos by by pressing and holding the green talk key. Yahoo says it has struck a series of deals with mobile providers to offer the service to 600 million users worldwide.
It hopes that eventually 750 million people across the globe will have access to the service.
Taken from Local paper.
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The latest OneSearch service allow users to retrieve answers to questions, download web pages and get restaurant and flights listings. Initially designed for the BlackBerry in the US, it will be rolled out this year on other handsets internationally. Yahoo says voice questions can be recognized within two seconds and results returned within three seconds, meaning searches are completed within five seconds. On slower networks, results will be returned within 10 to 20 seconds.
The technology, developed in partnership with Vlingo Corp, lets users switch from typing in a question to asking it verbally. It also boasts predictive search capabilities, anticipating the words being typed by users. Yahoo claims search results will be far more comprehensive than those available via existing mobile voice recognition systems. Yahoo says, users can search for flights, websites and videos by by pressing and holding the green talk key. Yahoo says it has struck a series of deals with mobile providers to offer the service to 600 million users worldwide.
It hopes that eventually 750 million people across the globe will have access to the service.
Taken from Local paper.
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