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Following a private beta announced in our forums, one of my favourite voice applications for BlackBerry, Vlingo, is spreading its wings both technologically and linguistically with a new version for S60, supporting British accents, German and Spanish language recognition. What can you do with Vlingo? Well, just about everything, to be honest: transcribe messages, launch applications, do web searches, start calls, make task lists, update Facebook status, and send tweets. The turnaround time on a command isn’t crazy, and it learns the more you use it, but you do have to take the time to train the app – I use it only occasionally, so it’s still a little off, but it was good enough to make Yahoo!’s cut for OneSearch. Only those with a Nokia N95, N96, N81, E51 or E71 need apply. Brits can sign up here, Germans here, and Spaniards here. Let us know what you think!
About The Author
Simon Sage
Simon Sage’s education largely surrounded writing, technology and online community, leading him to begin his blogging career at www.BlackBerryCool.com and to quickly discover a vibrant and active community surrounding BlackBerry and mobile technology. In exploring RIM’s platform, he has learned what enterprises are looking for in mobility as well as what makes the innocuous BlackBerry so appealing to them. Recently Simon’s been covering RIM’s gradual move into an already-crowded consumer market, and the impact of burgeoning challengers, such as the iPhone, as well as long-time leaders, like Nokia, on BlackBerry’s advancement. With plenty of content under his belt, Simon will be branching off a bit to see what other smartphone manufacturers are working on while still using BlackBerry as a barometer. At IntoMobile, you can count on his posts being even-handed, well-informed and thought-out.
