Don't let it be said that Google has given up on the iPhone. They may be plugging away at their own mobile OS, Android, but the company has just bestowed Apple's popular smartphone with the gift of hearing. A free app, developed by the search giant is available for free through the iTunes app store. It converts spoken questions into Google searches.
The most practical application for the service--at least at the moment--is local search. Questions spoken into the phone will bring up local results in moments, as the phone determines its location.
As The New York Times points out, Google's chief competitors Yahoo! and Microsoft already offer similar voices services, but Yahoo's, for one, seems not be as accurate as Google's new app.
And, of course, local search, as ever, offers a unique targeted opportunity for advertisers.
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