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Vlingo 2.0 adds voice-powered SMS and e-mail support
By Jesse Hollington
Applications Editor, iLounge
Published: Thursday, March 4, 2010
News Category: Apps + Games, Other
Vlingo has released a major update to its voice recognition application for the iPhone. Initially released in late 2008, Vlingo was one of the first voice-powered iPhone apps to allow users to initiate calls, search the web and Google Maps and compose Facebook and Twitter status updates using voice commands. Vlingo 2.0 adds support for dictating and sending e-mail and SMS messages by voice and a completely redesigned user interface to improve ease of use. Searching, updating Facebook and Twitter status and placing calls from the iPhone contact list remain free, however the new features for sending e-mail and SMS messages require an in-app purchase of $7 for one service, or $10 for both. Vlingo 2.0 requires an iPhone running OS 3.1.2 or later and is available on the App Store as a free download.
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Vlingo is a great piece of software but you cant use the in-app purchase if you have a jailbroken iphone. Anyone know a way around it. Vlingo support suggested asking Apple!
Posted by Babylonia on March 9, 2010 at 3:33 PM (PDT)