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Dragon Go! Selected as a 2012 MITX Innovation Awards Finalist in Two Categories
Posted May 16, 2012 at 10:28 am, by Rebecca Paquette, Senior Corporate Communications Manager, Nuance Mobile
The Massachusetts Innovation and Technology Exchange has recognized Dragon Go! for its innovation for their annual Innovation Awards. Dragon Go! isn’t only being honored in one category, but two! As a finalist in the “Best Mobile App” and “Best User Experience” categories, we are thrilled to join in the festivities of the award ceremony taking place on June 12th where the winners will be announced. The MITX Innovation Awards are held to celebrate the innovations powering the future of marketing and revolutionizing the way we all work and play. Past winner’s innovations have represented the best of the best in New England, and we are so happy to be joining in good company this year. Good luck to all of read more
Dragon Dictation and Dragon Search Welcomes Czech Republic and Romania!!!
Posted May 15, 2012 at 11:49 am, by Sofie Bjorksten, Marketing Operations Manager, Mobile
Welcome Dragon Fans in the Czech Republic and Romania! You asked us for the power of Dragon Dictation and Dragon Search, and we owe you a huge THANK YOU! With your support, both Dragon Dictation and Dragon Search took the #1 and #2 spots on the App Store in no time at all! So what can you do with Dragon? Dragon Dictation is an App Store Hall of Famer that lets you speak your SMS, email, social media updates and more—no typing required! Dragon understands and transcribes exactly what you say within seconds, enabling you to stay connected quickly, easily, and naturally. And with Dragon Search, the mobile Web is at your command. You simply speak your query and read more
Raise Your Shopping IQ with the Dragon-Powered Grocery iQ App from Coupons.com
Posted May 9, 2012 at 3:15 pm, by Sean McGrath, Marketing Engagement Specialist, Nuance Mobile
Does grocery shopping leave you feeling stuck in the Stone Age? The modern shopping experience that you dream of is now a reality, as Coupons.com today announced that their popular Grocery iQ app for iPhone and iPad now features our renowned Dragon voice capabilities to accommodate your busy lifestyle. The newest app to integrate the power of our leading voice recognition technology via the NDEV Mobile developer program, Grocery iQ users now have the flexibility to add items to their shopping list simply by speaking, and even dictate multiple items for automatic recognition and addition to the list. Whether you’re at home, in-the-store, or on-the-go, Grocery iQ delivers an effortless shopping experience, enabling users to easily create, organize and share read more
“Hi TV” – Nuance’s Dragon Powers Voice for Samsung 2012 Smart TVs
Posted May 9, 2012 at 1:47 pm, by Rebecca Paquette, Senior Corporate Communications Manager, Nuance Mobile
Imagine if you could just say “Hi TV” and it would listen? Well you can stop dreaming! Nuance announced today that Samsung’s 2012 premium Smart TV line features voice capabilities powered by Dragon voice technology. With the innovative voice control capabilities, Nuance and Samsung provide consumers with the simple and convenient “lean-back” experience, allowing consumers to just sit back, relax and speak to the TV. Samsung’s Smart TVs will allow consumers to take full advantage of Nuance’s voice technologies including, using natural voice commands to change channels, searching for content on the Web, accessing Samsung’s Smart Hub and connecting with friends and family via Skype. With the voice technologies featured in the 2012 lineup of Samsung’s Smart TVs, consumers read more
Thursday Tip- How to Change the Default Search Engine on Dragon Go!
Posted May 3, 2012 at 4:04 pm, by Sofie Bjorksten, Marketing Operations Manager, Mobile
Hi Dragon Fans! Many of you have been wondering how to change the default search engine on Dragon Go! So…I’m here to let you know how! With Dragon Go!, Google is set as the default search provider, but if you would like to change that it is simple to do so! You can set your default search provider settings to Google, Yahoo! or Bing, and all you need to do is: Click on the Setting icon on the “Tap and speak.” Screen (the wheel icon on the top left corner) Click on the Search Provider tab Select your search provider of choice. It’s that simple! Have more questions or comments about any of our Dragon Apps? Drop us a note read more
Thursday Tip – How to Edit Text in Dragon Dictation
Posted April 26, 2012 at 2:54 pm, by Sofie Bjorksten, Marketing Operations Manager, Mobile
Greetings Dragon Fans! In today’s installment of our Thursday Tip series, we’ll show you just how simple it is to edit text in Dragon Dictation. Dragon Dictation has a powerful text editing feature which makes deleting and editing text fast any easy. Simply press the word on your touch screen that you want to edit and you’ll get the choice of either deleting the word or replacing it with alternate word suggestions. And if needed, you can also highlight the entire sentence to delete it. Check out the video below to see just how easy it really is! If you have more questions or comments about any of our Dragon Apps, drop us a note here or on our NuanceMobileLife Facebook page read more
Dragon Apps Launch on the Egypt App Store!
Posted April 24, 2012 at 11:31 am, by Sofie Bjorksten, Marketing Operations Manager, Mobile
Nuance’s world-renowned Dragon Apps for iOS continued their global expansion today, and we’re excited to announce that both Dragon Dictation and Dragon Search have launched on the App Store inEgypt! Yes, the rumors are true—both dynamic apps are now available for download on the Egypt Apple App Store, and you can get both absolutely FREE! Dragon Dictation is an App Store Hall of Famer that lets you speak your SMS, email, social media updates and more—no typing required! Dragon understands and transcribes exactly what you say within seconds, enabling you to stay connected quickly, easily, and naturally. And with Dragon Search, the mobile Web is at your command. You simply speak your query and Dragon Search will take you directly read more
Nuance Automotive Forum Europe Gets Rave Reviews!
Posted April 19, 2012 at 8:45 am, by Cindy Bocko, Marketing Specialist, Automotive
An international audience of more than 130 attendees gathered at the Nuance Automotive Forum in Stuttgart, Germany on April 16-17 to experience the latest connected car innovations from Nuance and our partners. All major car manufacturers, Tier 1 suppliers, and navigation vendors were represented and key topics included Connected Car use cases, message dictation, music search, advanced audio integration and an intriguing new study on multilingual solutions. Once again, latest demos were a highlight of the event. Nuance brought to life new applications such as news reader, in-car communication, handwriting, the latest text to speech and more. And partner demos from Spansion, Mediazen, Gracenote, QT and Charamel shed new light on how connectivity is making seamless drive/car communication an everyday reality. From its read more
