By Clint Boulton, eWeek
Google could parry Apple’s purchase of mobile personal assistant application for the iPhone by buying Vlingo, whose Android application now lets users call out to the Web to find taxis and restaurants with their voices. When Apple acquired Siri in April, industry watchers immediately wondered how Google would respond. Siri created a personal assistant application that enables users to speak requests such as “find me a taxi,” or “book me a reservation at a French restaurant,” and have their action items fulfilled.
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