Tellme debuts voice-enabled search on BlackBerry

Microsoft-owned voice-recognition systems developer Tellme announced the addition of local "on-the-go" information to its mobile portal, launching the revamped search service on BlackBerry mobile devices. According to Tellme, the updated service enables users to bypass keypad typing and menu scrolling, instead requiring that they speak keywords to receive Live Search results via the device screen--Tellme employs GPS technology to narrow down responses to the user's current whereabouts, delivering names and categories of nearby businesses, driving directions, traffic conditions, weather forecasts and related location-specific information. Tellme said versions optimized for MVNO Helio as well as Windows Mobile and iPhone devices are in the pipeline.

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