Google to unveil mobile technology
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Google Inc announced on Monday plans to unveil a mobile phone technology platform with support from more than 30 companies including wireless service providers and handset makers, as it looks to expand its dominance of desktop Web searching to cell phones.Google said it would hold a conference call later in the day to discuss the system with speakers from T-Mobile, owned by Deutsche Telekom , Motorola , High Tech Computer <2498.TW> and Qualcomm Inc .It said the system, known as Android would be "the first truly open and comprehensive platform for mobile devices."
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Nuance Joins Open Handset Alliance
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Mon, 05 Nov 2007 21:20:10 GMT
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"Nuance joined the Open Handset Alliance with other industry leaders to grow the entire mobile ecosystem,” said Steve Chambers, president, mobile and consumer services division, Nuance Communications. “We’re committed to apply our strength and leadership in voice-based search and messaging to move the market forward. By packaging and optimizing embedded speech technology components for open source distribution, we’ve given developers the opportunity to access speech solutions through open APIs using the Android platform and to easily upgrade to new, more advanced speech features as well. We believe deep collaboration with members of the Alliance will grow our core mobile business and fuel the proliferation of speech-enabled applications worldwide.”
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