Vlingo launches beta mobile interface

Vlingo Corp. of Cambridge said today that it launched a beta version of its voice-powered interface for mobile phones.

Vlingo is a provider to wireless carriers and wireless application providers.

According to Vlingo, its speech-recognition technology frees users from "triple tapping" on the mini keypads of their mobile phones to text, search, or download content from the mobile Internet.

"Consumers haven't completely embraced mobile data services yet for one simple reason - they're being held hostage by 12 tiny keys," chief executive Dave Grannan said in a statement. "Vlingo removes this obstacle of the past by giving control over their phones with the power of speech."
(By Chris Reidy, Globe staff)