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40% Already Use Voice Recognition Software, 70% Satisfied With It

Almost half (40%) of smartphone owners already use voice recognition capabilities from Apple’s Siri, Google Now or Microsoft Cortana, according to a 10,000-person survey of broadband households conducted by Parks Associates.

From the article "40% Already Use Voice Recognition Software, 70% Satisfied With It" by Chuck Martin.

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