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<title>Report: Amazon acquires Siri competitor Evi for $26M</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/04/17/voice.assistant.app.for.android.or.ios/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1366227265_evi.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Amazon has reportedly acquired voice-assistant app developer Evi Technologies, unnamed sources have told TechCrunch. The deal, which is said to be worth $26 million, is said to be focused on Evi's mobile apps for Android and iOS, which provide functionality similar to that of Apple's own Siri technology, though both parties have yet to make an official announcement....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 19:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Latest Swype beta gets hotwords, two new keyboards, more</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/10/18/swype.beta.gets.hotwords.support.dictionary.can.be.accessed.from.multiple.devices/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1350575995_swypebetain.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Nuance Communications has, once again, released a beta of its Swype keyboard for Android devices. Those who download it will now have access to the latest slang and trending words with an auto complete-like suggestion feature. To get the hotwords, users will need to sign up for updates, however....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2012 15:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Nuance offers iOS, Android SDK for Siri-like Nina assistant</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/08/06/voice.assistant.includes.voice.biometrics.for.security/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://cdn2.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1343238102_nuanceninain.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Nuance has released a software development kit for its previously announced virtual-assistant software, named Nina (Nuance Interactive Natural Assistant). The SDK will allow developers to add voice-based features to their apps, though Nuance suggests Nina is geared for businesses that want to automate their mobile product support, rather than providing the more general appointment scheduling and m...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Aug 2012 16:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Nuance adds Siri-like Nina voice interface feature</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/07/25/nuance.to.offer.nina.voice.recognition.assistant.for.mobile.product.support.later.this.summer/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1343238102_nuanceninain.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[A new girl is aiming to steal some of Apple's Siri voice assistant fame and her name is Nina. Nuance, the company behind other speech recognition technologies such as Dragon TV and Dragon Drive, brought out Nina, though she will cater to a different user base than Siri and Samsung's S Voice or Google Now in Jelly Bean. It will be offered to companies who wish to automate mobile product support r...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2012 17:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Swype beta update improves next-word prediction, input modes</title>
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<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1202/swype-gestures.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Nuance has released an update to the Swype beta. The new version of the Android virtual keyboard adds more capabilities, including a new voice-text dictionary sync feature, next-word prediction, support for over 55 languages, and now four different input methods. Also introduced is crawling existing emails and texts on a device to improve word prediction....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2012 20:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Nuance Dragon Drive brings voice commands to cars</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/05/22/technology.behind.siri.comes.to.cars/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1337714837_Nuance-Dragon-Drive-1.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Nuance, maker of the technology that partially powers Apple's Siri digital assistant, has announced that it is bringing its natural language technology to cars. Dragon Drive will allow drivers to compose text messages, get directions, and find traffic information by speaking to their cars. Nuance's voice-command technology is already featured in Ford's Sync application, but the company looks to br...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 22:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Nuance brings natural speech recognition to set top boxes</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/01/09/dragon.tv.integrates.messaging.social.media.tv/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1201/dragontv_sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Nuance Communications has unveiled Dragon TV, a voice and natural language understanding platform for TV, device and set-top box OEMs and digital service operators. Similar to Nuance's plain-language speech recognition encoded in Siri's Assistant feature, 
Dragon TV responds to voice commands in plain English. Viewers can find content by speaking channel numbers, station names, show and movie nam...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Swype beta brings Dragon voice control, smarter language</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/12/25/swype.beta.for.android.taps.nuance.for.help/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1112/swype-voice.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[A new Swype beta this week has given the Android keyboard add-on its first voice recognition.  Nuance's Dragon Dictation now lets users speak what they want to say without having to either switch to Google's on-screen keyboard or live with its limitations.  The interface comes through a simple keyboard shortcut and doesn't replace the signature Swype interface....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 25 Dec 2011 20:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Nuance buys Vlingo, takes out Siri rival</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/12/20/nuance.takes.over.vlingo/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1112/vlingo-samsunggalaxysii.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Nuance shook up the smartphone field Tuesday by acquiring Vlingo.  The deal gives it a natural language voice command system available both after the fact and preloaded on phones like the...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Apple preps solar power farm for North Carolina datacenter</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/10/25/apple.datacenter.to.go.green/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1110/apple-northcarolinadatacenter.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Apple's North Carolina datacenter may soon get some of its power from green sources, a search through local permits has uncovered.  The proposal found by the Charlotte Observer would have some of the 171 acres of unused area across the street from the Maiden-based plant, at 6028 Startown Road, used to set up a solar power farm.  Nicknamed "Project Dolphin Solar Farm A Expanded," most details are u...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 03:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
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