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Posted on 21/06/08

Google launches its own 411 information service

Don't know where to find the closest pizza parlour? No access to a computer or a phone book? Just call Google. Google Inc. launched a Canadian version yesterday of its voice-recognition local search phone service GOOG-411. Canada becomes the first country outside the U.S. to gain access to the service. With GOOG-411, users dial a free hotline - 1-800-GOOG-411 - and respond to the questions posed by the voice-recognizing computer.

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