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Dragon Dictation adds SMS, social and multilingual support
By Jesse Hollington
Social Media & Software Editor, iLoungeGoogle+
Published: Friday, July 23, 2010
News Categories: Apps + Games, Other
Nuance Communications has released an update to its Dragon Dictation app adding iOS 4 compatibility, multilingual support, direct speech-to-SMS and social networking integration. Dragon Dictation 2.0 takes advantage of iOS 4 in-app SMS support allowing users to send text messages directly from the app. The update also provides a redesigned interface with a pop-up toolbar and the ability to post dictated text directly to Twitter and Facebook. Support for Fast App Switching allows dictated text in the scratchpad to be automatically saved when leaving the app so users can resume their dictation where they left off after answering a phone call. Dragon Dictation 2.0 adds support for U.K. English and is now available in the U.K. App Store. Nuance indicates that German language support will be coming by the end of July and that it plans to provide support for French, Italian and Spanish later this year. Dragon Dictation 2.0 is available from the App Store as a free download for a limited time.
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May be worth reading the reviews/privacy concerns before you install this app…
Posted by Bob Levens in UK on July 26, 2010 at 9:46 AM (PST)
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An excellent app. Just needs additional functionality for pausing between sentences or paragraphs while you think or someone interrupts you. A safer option for texting on the move - as long as you are hands-free!But what is the privacy issue, please Bob?
Posted by Tim Webb on July 26, 2010 at 11:45 PM (PST)