Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Google App For iPhone With Voice Search Finally Available

Google is one of the world’s largest companies that specializes in Internet searches and most recently, software. Google has put a lot of hard work in designing an operating system for mobile phones, called Android. The operating system is used on HTC’s G1 phone, which is known as a potential “iPhone killer.”
Google is currently offering one of its mobile software for those who use an iPhone. The software is a voice recognition program, made especially for Apple’s phone, which will be available through Apple’s App Store. Tough the program is not yet listed in the store, it is said that it will become available very soon.
Google’s Mobile App for iPhone allows users to simply speak their search requests or commands. The app makes use of iPhone’s motion detector, which lets the phone know that it must record when it’s brought to the ear and stop the recording when the user puts the phone down.
Google has also implemented options for those who don’t want to use their voice but who would rather type in their searches. The software can also be controlled through the virtual keyboard that appears on the screen of Apple’s phone. The program can also detect the city you’re in and give relevant results according to this information. This is very helpful especially is one is looking for entertainment or plane tickets.
The app has been very well received by all and the little mystery surrounding its “delay” has actually raised the popularity of this software. Besides being very useful and fun, many might just get it to see what the hype is about.
The early reviews can be summed up in the headline offered by noted technology guru Rafe Needleman on the cNet news site: "Google 'Voice Search' hands-on verdict: Awesome."
"Wow. That's right, wow. I mean, yeah, it's that good," enthused Chris Maxcer of MacNews World. "I've been an iPhone owner since day one, and this is the first application that's inspired me to remove one of the four core bottom applications on my home screen and replace it with a third-party app."
Google hopes that the application will help it sell more advertising, and its ability to direct users to local businesses could prove a key attraction for advertisers. The application allows you to dial numbers included in the search results with a click.
Google said it plans to make the application available to other smartphones, with the next candidate believed to be T Mobile's G1 Smartphone, which is based on Google's open source Android software