Microsoft now provides app developers with API-based access to voice biometric-based speaker identification. They call it “Speaker Recognition” and package it as part of its cloud-based “machine learning platform” called Project Oxford, which also features APIs for face recognition, speech… Read More ›
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Gotta Be Gotta Be Dom! That’s Domino’s New Intelligent Assistant
Dom is the product of work that Domino’s has been doing with Nuance Communications, and is a branded version of Nina Mobile, which made its debut roughly two years ago.
Voxeo’s Tropo API Now Firmly Planted in Deutsche Telekom’s Developer Garden
Voxeo Labs has announced a formal partnership with Deutsche Telekom (DT) to incorporate the Tropo API into DT’s Developer Garden.
Finally, Vlingo and Nuance Settle Their Differences Out of Court; Turn Full Attention to the Conversational User Interface
One step’s done and another’s begun as Nuance announces plans to acquire rival virtual assistant provider, Vlingo.
Twilio Positioning SMS as a Pre-API for Siri Development Efforts
Twilio is encouraging developers to come up with interesting new applications for the iPhone 4S using the Twilio platform for SMS as a quasi-API.
Update: Finally, You Don’t Need YAFN (Yet Another Ficticious Number) for Google Voice. Too Little, Too Late.
Google is giving some subscribers to Google Voice the ability to make their existing wireless numbers into the “single number” for their Google Voice accounts. The impact on the IP-telephony landscape will be negligible and subtle.