The number of text messages sent and received in the United States may surpass voice calls, but voice still is the main reason most people buy mobile phones. Still, technology and applications companies continue to find ways to use voice on a phone for things other than having conversations.
Google, which has had a voice application for business search for some time, recently expanded its voice platform with an application capable of using all of the company’s search functionality. The free service, which is location enabled, is only available so far as an application for Apple’s iPhone but is expected to be available for other smartphones in the future.
