Google Aims To Launch Voice Based Search
Currently conducting pilot projects in Hyderabad and Delhi, Google hopes to hook the millions of cellular phone subscribers in India who do not use data or SMS-based services with its voice-based search says Business Standard.
The service is similar to that offered by JustDial, another voice-based search engine which claims its phone search offering is used by 24 million users. Consumers call up a toll-free number from either a landline or mobile and request the information they need, which is delivered to them through an SMS or voice. Google, however, is in the process of automating the service and is collecting voice and dialect samples from users in Hyderabad and Delhi.
Yahoo! meanwhile has unveiled Yahoo! oneSearch 2.0, which will allow users to initiate searches faster by using text or voice, and in a service currently available in the US, is partnering with vlingo, a leading speech-recognition company, to allow consumers to search for anything — flight numbers, locations, website names or local restaurants — over a voice call.
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