Talking to your Windows PC instead of typing can substantially boost your productivity — if you know the right way to do it. It’s already built into your Windows PC. All you have to do is acquire one ...

At last. Ever since I first touched a personal computer 25 years ago, I’ve been wondering how long it would take before I could write an article without touching the keyboard — and without paying ...

Windows includes voice-dictation software as an alternative to keyboard and mouse input. After setting up a microphone and training the software to recognize your voice, you can launch applications, ...

Windows 11 Voice Access is a major update to Microsoft's accessibility tools, allowing users to control their desktop ...

This story was originally published Oct. 7, 2016, and updated May 10, 2017 with new information. Windows has a feature it doesn’t like to talk about. While the OS lets you scrawl notes with a stylus, ...

The Windows Phone 8 SDK added a speech recognition API that's easy to use and flexible. Learn how to put it to work in your application. I think it's safe to say that a majority of mobile developers ...

Although it's not perfect, the Windows Speech Recognition program can help you create professional business documents by speaking into a microphone instead of typing on your computer's keyboard. After ...

Speech Recognition software is clearly a glimpse into the future. They are programs that use your voice to understand what you want, turn it into readable material and search a device for it when ...

Windows developers have a new tool up their sleeves for letting users talk to their apps. First spotted by Mary Jo Foley, Microsoft has started allowing Windows developers to build apps for Windows 8, ...

Microsoft has released the first Technical Preview (think pre-beta) of Windows Speech Recognition (WSR) Macros, an extension of the Windows Speech Recognition capabilities in Windows Vista. The 2.77MB ...