Voice messaging could be Apple iWatch’s killer app

By | July 1, 2014

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A voice-messaging app could become a defining feature for Apple’s rumored iWatch smartwatch, UBS Securities analyst Steven Milunovich said in a research report Tuesday, while another analyst raised his price target for Apple stock. Much of the discussion around Apple ‘s (AAPL) expected wearable device has been focused on applications for tracking health and fitness. Health monitoring apps are still seen as an important selling point for the iWatch, but voice messaging could be just as big, Milunovich says. At its Worldwide Developer Conference in June, Apple introduced voice messaging capabilities to its Messages app in iOS 8. With iOS 7, a message can be dictated, but it is sent and received as text. With iOS 8, users can touch a new microphone button and record a voice message, then swipe the screen to send it, Milunovich says. “When we visited with (Apple CEO) Tim Cook, he said that walking … Scalper1 News

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