Review: Nuance Dragon NaturallySpeaking 13

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Speech recognition is making a big noise on smartphones, but is it anything to shout about on the PC?

About 15 years ago at a trade exhibition I was blown away by a demonstration of Dragon NaturallySpeaking. With the style and panache of a stage conjourer the American presenter took suggestions - j...

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