[Voice access may reduce reliance on browsers for surfing the wireless Web. ]

by Ephraim Schwartz, InfoWorld.com -- "Voice access to personal information will be available next year on most major mobile phones, marking another major step toward marginalizing personal digital assistants.

"Phone.com, a major supplier of wireless technology for Internet access over mobile phones, announced last week that it will acquire @Motion, a wireless provider of voice technology, for $285 million.

"The combination of the two companies will allow mobile phone users to conduct electronic business, search Internet sites, and access and respond to e-mail using voice as the interface.

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