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BlogsTen improvements we’d like to see in OS X
As part of last year’s surprise release of Mountain Lion, Apple promised that it would begin delivering yearly updates to Mac OS X, much as it...
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Features 1Mac dictation: Mountain Lion Dictation vs. Dragon Dictate
Dictating to your computer and having the words typed for you seems like a great way to work, doesn’t it? You could just sit back, put your...
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Blogs 2Access all areas: Apple and its assistive technologies
When you look at some of the high-powered desktop systems and mobile devices on the market today, it’s easy to assume that users must be able-bodied...
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FeaturesUp close with Mountain Lion: Dictation
Though it falls short of full Siri integration, Mountain Lion’s system-wide Dictation tool does bring iOS’s transcription functionality...
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News 2Mountain Lion’s Dictation feature causes privacy concerns
With the launch of Apple’s OS X Mountain Lion comes the arrival of Dictation on the Mac. The new feature can convert speech to text within applications,...
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BlogsWhat Educators Wanted to Hear at Apple’s WWDC
Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference is an exciting time for software developers and Apple itself, as tech experts converge and discuss...
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NewsPhilips’ new dictation software for Mac will optimise workflow
Philips’ new Dictation and Transcription Software for Mac OS X – announced on Tuesday – will ‘optimise’ professional workflow, according...
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BlogsMountain Lion: What you need to know
We have a Mountain Lion sighting. At June’s Worldwide Developer Conference, Apple told us when to expect the next major update to Mac OS X and unveiled...
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Blogs 1Siri, why don’t you understand me?
Apple’s intelligent assistant Siri has been a helpful tool for many iPhone 4S users. However ‘she’ has had experienced hiccups trying...
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NewsSiri-like Dictation coming in Mountain Lion
Apple has already announced many of the new features coming in the new version of OS X this summer, but if beta code tidbits are being correctly interpreted,...
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BlogsFeatures in Siri we want to see
Upon first blush, Siri, the virtual assistant built into the iPhone 4S, is certainly impressive. You speak naturally, and Siri figures out what you’re...
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NewsSiri dictation available on older iPhones, via jailbreak
Ever since the iPhone 4S first hit shelves, the hacking community has been busy trying to bring Siri to other devices. But now, a jailbreak-friendly...
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NewsDragon Search and Dragon Dictation come to AU App Store
Dragon has long been well-known in the voice recognition game, and two of its iOS apps – Dragon Search (for iPhone) and Dragon Dictation (universal)...
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Blogs
Update: MacSpeech updates Dictate speech-recognition program
A new vocabulary editor for adding new words leads the changes to the MacSpeech Dictate speech recognition software introduced by MacSpeech on Thursday....
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Blogs
The great dictator
Some time ago I promised our readers to take MacSpeech Dictate for a test run, but I've been waiting for version 1.2 because it has three major...
