Reported today on CNN, Microsoft owned Tellme has launched a voice search for business and other quires.

“Microsoft Corp.’s Tellme subsidiary has launched an application for the BlackBerry that lets people speak commands into their smart phones to search for businesses and make other queries.

Using GPS, the system figures out where the user is located and delivers nearby results from Microsoft’s Live Search engine to the smart phone’s screen, along with links to call, get directions, buy movie tickets and other related actions.

The program only works on some of Research in Motion Ltd.’s newer BlackBerry models. Tellme, which Microsoft acquired in 2007 for $800 million, said versions for Helio, Windows Mobile and Apple Inc.’s iPhone devices are in the works.

The Tellme program’s launch on Tuesday comes just weeks after Yahoo Inc. unveiled a new version of its mobile search system, oneSearch 2.0, which includes voice search and also is designed to work with certain BlackBerry models.” CNN News

Here is the Tellme website link too.

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