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Google Enhances Android Mobile OS With Voice Commands

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 13, 2010

“Google has added two new features to its Android software
designed to enhance the utility of smartphones that use the mobile
operating system software.

“Voice Actions for Android lets users send text and emails, surf
the Web and perform other actions using voice commands. This could
be particularly handy for time-crunched executives, salespeople and
other road warriors who don’t have time to futz with their mobile
device’s touch interface.

“The other new release, an extension to the company’s Chrome Web
browser, lets Chrome users easily send Web pages to an Android
device for later viewing.”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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