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Updated: Ex SpinVox CEO At Helm Of Reformed Social Start-Up
Former SpinVox CEO Christina Domecq is back in business, and searching for gold, sort of. She has been named CEO of Phreadz Inc, which, acc……
Read MoreCould Yap Be The Next Big Speech Recognition Player?
Microsoft today said it has tapped Yap to power its voice-to-text application for BlackBerry users on Sprint's network. The move is something of a coming-out for the North Carolina startup, which has joined a crowded field of speech recognition software vendors.…
Read MoreNuance Killing SpinVox's D2C Service
Nuance is pulling the plug on SpinVox's consumer service, which transcribes voice to text for UK users. The move is a logical one given Nuance's strategy of selling the offering to corporate customers, but SpinVox's users have taken to Twitter to voice their displeasure.…
Read MoreNuance Cans SpinVox Consumer Service, Canning Staff Too
When I spoke with SpinVox buyer Nuance, as it began planning the future for the voicemail-to-text firm last month, it said it would pitch th……
Read MoreSpinVox: Domecq Out, Nuance Will Downplay Consumer Offering
SpinVox CEO Christina Domecq has left the company following its acquisition by Nuance, which now aims to refocus the service away from the c……
Read MoreSEC Watch: SpinVox CEO Used Company ‘As A Current Account’ While Clocking Up Massive Losses
SpinVox's CEO Christina Domecq had to pay back £125,000 to the company after an investigation in to her use of corporate finances, accordin……
Read MoreNuance On Spinvox: ‘More Synergies Than We Expected’
Speech recognition outfit Nuance will unveil its plans for Spinvox, the troubled voice-to-text firm it bought for $102.5 million in December……
Read MoreSpinVox Shareholders Get Virtually Nothing After Debt Payback
Spinvox says it's fully repaid a £30 million bridging loan that kept it afloat until its sale to Nuance last month. The voicemail-to-text……
Read MoreNuance Confirms Spinvox Acquisition For $102.5 Million
Earlier reports had said Burlington, Massachusetts, digital speech company Nuance may buy troubled voicemail-to-text counterpart Spinvox bef……
Read MoreNuance Pockets SpinVox for Measly $102.5M
The deal appears to be a bargain for Nuance, which gets some large carrier customers and new languages with the acquisition. These should help as Nuance takes on both Google and Microsoft as voice recognition continues to expand into the mainstream.…
Read MoreSpinVox: From Flush to Flushed
After losses and drama, more than $100 million in outside funding and a $500 million valuation, reports say London-based Spinvox could be bought for a mere $150 million by Nuance Communications, as Nuance tries to consolidate its leadership position in speech and voice recognition services.…
Read MoreMore SpinVox Reports: Nuance Sell-Off Nearing?
When paidContent:UK opened up the story of SpinVox's financial turmoil this summer, the ensuing vortex of negativity that surrounded the voi……
Read MoreSpinVox For Sale, Investor Says, As It Kisses Its Cash Goodbye
UK investment manager Invesco Perpetual AiM VCT, which owns a minority stake in troubled voice-to-text firm SpinVox, appears, in its 08/09 e……
Read MoreGrasshopper: A Business-oriented Virtual Phone System
With all of the fancy technologies we use today, it’s easy for web workers to overlook the importance of the telephone. I…
Read MoreSpinVox Takes £30 Million Loan, Leaked Accounts Claim Losses Growing
The Sunday Times says it's got a copy of SpinVox's 2008 financial results. That's quite a feat - the accounts have not yet been filed and, w……
Read MoreTweets Of The Week: Ex SpinVoxers On… SpinVox
SpinVox alumni and the soon-departed are tweeting from beyond the corporate grave - the voicemail-to-text firm's vice president of digital m……
Read MoreSpinVox Investigating Letter Sent To Investors
Voice-to-text firm SpinVox is trying to identify the authors of a letter sent to shareholders that alleges financial mismanagement. paidCo……
Read MoreSpinVox’s New Finance In Excess Of £15 Million
An update to Monday's story, when we revealed under-fire voice-to-text firm SpinVox has raised yet more new funds... the amount has now been……
Read MoreSpinVox: No, Whatley Hasn’t Quit; He’s Just Rafting
Has SpinVox's social media strategist James Whatley quit the voice-to-text firm? Not exactly. Late Sunday night, TechCrunch Europe accidenta……
Read MoreUpdated: SpinVox Gets Emergency Funds
Under-fire UK voice-to-text firm SpinVox, which we revealed last week was finalising a new funding injection, has in fact secured those new……
Read MoreSpinVox Says It Is Close To Finalising New Funding
SpinVox it is close to securing a new round of funding, after burning through the $100 million it raised in March 2008. The CEO of the voice……
Read MoreSpinVox Investor: ‘It’s A Nice Problem To Have’
A Dragon's Den investor who is one of SpinVox's key advisers has come out batting for the under-fire voice-to-text firm. Asked about outcry……
Read MoreOur SpinVox Coverage In Links: How The Story Played Out
Following our recent coverage, controversial voice-to-text firm SpinVox, which has rasied $200 million from Goldman Sachs and other institio……
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