Latest Articles: Mobile Developers
Voice Reigns at lemobile.fr Hackathon
Posted March 19, 2013 at 5:16 pm, by Reimund Schmald, EMEA Mobile Marketing Manager, Handset Marketing/Product Management
Congrats to everyone who participated at this year’s lemobile.fr Hackathon! We had a blast meeting and collaborating with so many talented developers that put their ‘A’ game on display for the more than 450 attendees at the show. Special congratulations to Apps Panel for winning the 1st place prize for their innovative proposals and implementations for the mCasino App. They introduced image processing and voice recognition into the app – specifically for usage in creating shopping lists and price checking of different products. The power of voice was also implemented within the Allociné App to create a unique movie quiz for all the movie buffs out there using their web portal. For those developers that missed the hackathon we invite… read more
Live from lemobile.fr Hackathon!
Posted March 19, 2013 at 9:20 am, by Reimund Schmald, EMEA Mobile Marketing Manager, Handset Marketing/Product Management
Hello from Paris, France! We’re currently at the lemobile.fr Hackathon at the Centre Pompidou! The Hackathon runs parallel to the lemobile.fr 2013 conference – a well-known mobile conference here in Paris. We’re here with approximately 150 attendees in the Centre Pompidou – a huge cultural hotspot right in the center of Paris. The Hackathon is focused on two well-known French brands: Casino and Allociné. Casino is one of the Top 5 French Cash&Carry retailers and Allociné is France’s biggest video and cinema portal. The challenge is to incorporate our unique speech recognition software into new mobile apps for these brands. Both brands have presented their existing mobile apps, and the API supporters pitched their API capabilities. The next 36 hours… read more
Nuance at lemobile.fr Hackathon
Posted March 16, 2013 at 11:33 pm, by Marya McLaughlin, Communications Engagement Specialist, Mobile
Now, more than ever, voice recognition is in the spotlight. With many products in the market integrating the voice experience, voice recognition is becoming a must-have feature in the auto, smartphone and TV space. That’s what NDEV Mobile is all about – bringing the power of Dragon to developers small and large to speech-enable their mobile apps! Since launching NDEV Mobile in 2010, we’ve grown to more than 15,000 members around the globe. The market for speech as the primary user interface for mobile devices has grown tremendously and continues expanding to new device platforms such as TVs, home appliances, and even wearable work-out gear. We’re helping developers bring exciting new speech-enabled apps and app categories that are truly innovative to… read more
Spotlight on The NDEV Mobile Developers Program
Posted December 11, 2012 at 9:50 am, by Marya McLaughlin, Communications Engagement Specialist, Mobile
When you think of Nuance Mobile, we know you think of Dragon Mobile Assistant, Swype, Dragon Search and more. But did you know that some of the apps you could be using right now are also powered by Nuance? With the NDEV Mobile Developers Program we’ve made it easier than ever to bring the power of speech to any mobile app. And we’ve already worked with some of the most influential brands and developers to give you, the user, a unique speech-enabled experience. Some of the apps out there now that are powered by Nuance include Dolphin Sonar, Bon’App, and many, many more. For more info on all of our amazing Nuance-powered apps, check out the NDEV Mobile site. And… read more
Tis’ The Season for New Apps!
Posted November 27, 2012 at 3:35 pm, by Marya McLaughlin, Communications Engagement Specialist, Mobile
Calling all mobile app developers! With mobile devices making their way to millions of consumers worldwide this holiday season, millions of people will be looking for new apps to load to their devices. Shouldn’t one of those apps be yours?! Starting today we’ll be making it easier than ever for you to integrate your app with the power of Dragon speech technology – a gift your app users will love! So how does it work? For all new apps launched between now and January 14, 2013, all speech transactions and device activations will be absolutely free! And that’s not all—we’ll also waive the minimum $3K prepayment requirement for Gold Apps. Now is the perfect opportunity to take advantage of everything… read more
NDEV Expands Global Reach With Support for 11 New Languages!
Posted September 24, 2012 at 8:43 pm, by Sofie Björksten, Marketing Programs Manager, Nuance Mobile
Calling all developers! Been looking to expand global reach of your app? NDEV Mobile heard your call and today introduced support for 11 new Dragon Mobile SDK languages including Arabic, Hungarian, Finnish, Czech, Romanian, Turkish, Greek, Malay, Slovak, Indonesian and Vietnamese. And that’s not all! Today we also added text-to-speech (TTS) support for Czech, Finnish, Hungarian and Brazilian Portuguese. With today’s introduction – can you guess how many languages NDEV Mobile now supports? If you guessed support for 30 voice recognition and TTS languages you would be correct! Consumers around the world are demanding voice interaction capabilities with their mobile apps today – and with NDEV Mobile you can quickly and easily voice-enable your app and bring it to millions… read more
Manage your Busy Days with VoiceCal
Posted September 19, 2012 at 4:47 pm, by Sofie Björksten, Marketing Programs Manager, Nuance Mobile
Hey Dragon Fans! If you find yourself yearning for a simple and easy way to keep track of appointments when on-the-go, then we’ve got an app to share with you! Leveraging the power of Dragon speech recognition acquired via our NDEV Mobile developer program, VoiceCal for iPhone and iPod touch enables you to quickly and easily add, modify, and remove appointments from your calendar…so even the busiest days won’t slow you down! Check out one of the great reviews that VoiceCal has already received: A Hollywood Movie Producer Helps Develop Mobile Calendar Application To see VoiceCal in action, check out their intro video here. And you’ve seen what it can do, you can download VoiceCal on the Apple App Store… read more
Meet the Newest Dragon-Powered Grainger Mobile App for iOS and Android!
Posted September 12, 2012 at 10:25 am, by Sofie Björksten, Marketing Programs Manager, Nuance Mobile
Hello Dragon fans, Please give a big welcome to Grainger’s new mobile app – the perfect tool for busy facility maintenance professionals and the newest app to integrate Dragon-powered voice search via NDEV Mobile. Grainger’s app allows users to search for products, check product availability and quickly order products while on the go. With the integration of Nuance’s Dragon voice recognition, customers can quickly and easily search Grainger’s diverse products to find exactly what they need by simply using their voice – talk about even more convenience! This app available for iOS and Android devices is perfect for the Grainger customers who include facility maintenance, plant, procurement, safety managers and contractors that don’t also have easy access to computers but… read more
