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Vlingo for iPhone 1.0.3

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Price: Free
Operating system: iPhone, iPhone OS 2.x
Date added: July 16, 2009
Total Downloads: 3,662
Downloads last week: 190
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CNET editors' rating: 4.0 stars
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CNET editors' review

Reviewed by: Jessica Dolcourt on December 10, 2008

Of the handful of voice-transcription iPhone apps to search the Web or place a call, Vlingo's is the best. Speaking into the phone searches the Web using Google or Yahoo, dials contacts, finds a place on a map, and updates your status on Twitter and Facebook without ever touching a keyboard.

Vlingo lacks the terrific, but iPhone SDK-violating feature to raise the handset to your head to begin a search, but makes up for it by creating a voice recognition profile for your phone book and by letting you preview Twitter and Facebook text before it updates your status.

A built-in browser would really push this app over the top. The current setup sends you to the iPhone's Safari browser when you search online, which makes you responsible for restarting the app if you want to pursue subsequent searches.

Publisher's description

From Vlingo Corporation :

Vlingo for iPhone uses Vlingo's voice-powered interface to eliminate the need for typing. You can initiate calls to anyone in your address book; search for anything through Yahoo! or Google in one step; look up and map local listings; and update Facebook and Twitter status updates without typing.

CNET Editor's Note: The "Download Now" link directs you to the iTunes App Store, where you must continue the download process. You must have iTunes installed in order to open the link, and you must have an active iTunes account to download the application. This download may not be available in some countries.

What's new in this version:

Version 1.0.3 includes support for iPhone OS 3.0 and iPhone 3GS, and includes bug fixes and enhancements.

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