SIRI. “Siri worked with voice recognition/dictation firm Nuance Communications Inc. (NUAN) to give the new app responsive voice recognition. Nuance was known for its Dragon Dictation PC software and its work on voice recognition in Ford Motor Comp.’s (F) SYNC and MyFord Touch voice recognition software. The Siri app launched in Feb. 2010 in the iTunes App Store.”
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