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Google’s New Conversational Voice Search Is Here (Kind Of)

Google’s New Conversational Voice Search Is Here (Kind Of)

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UPDATE: When asked about the "Okay, Google" feature, Google's Matt Cutts tells us, "I think that will take a little while longer, but Chrome updates move along quickly." Update 2: While we should be able to expect the "hotwording" functionality in the future, a Google spokesperson only offered, ...

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