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Vlingo has released a new feature for their BlackBerry voice control app called Vlingo Everywhere, that basically lets you input text into anything on BlackBerry (NSDQ: RIMM) using voice alone. This video demos it working with the native calendar, SMS, and Google (NSDQ: GOOG) Maps, just as a taste of what it can do. All of that is on top of the existing functions to launch applications, conduct web searches, update Twitter status, and initiate voice dialling (even through Bluetooth).
If you’re already a premium Vlingo Plus customer hoping this is a free update, you’ll be sorely mistaken – it will cost you $9.99 for the upgrade, and even then, the price is only for a limited time. The whole package is currently available for $14.99, but if you’re needing some quick handsfree help without the cost, there’s also a free version in App World. Vlingo also works on iPhone, though I think they’re going to be seeing some stiff competition from Nuance’s recently-launched Dragon Dictation.
[via Vlingo]
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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.
