Dragon Dictation provides voice recognition for iOS devices. Text generated can be copied to the clipboard, sent via SMS or email, posted to Twitter or Facebook, etc.

Hopefully, this newly implemented accessibility will find its way into Nuance’s other iOS products.

Dragon Dictation is available from the iTunes AppStore for free.

MacSpeech Dictate v1.5.6 is available free of charge to all registered v1.5 customers using the "Check for Updates" option located in the application menu. Users of MacSpeech Dictate Medical, MacSpeech Dictate Legal, and MacSpeech Dictate International can update to the corresponding version 1.5.6 as well.

Version history for MacSpeech Dictate, including release notes, can be found here.

Like its less specialized sibling, MacSpeech Dictate Legal supports dictating text directly into applications, and issuing commands via speech recognition technology and includes a USB headset microphone.

MacSpeech Dictate Legal requires Mac OS X 10.5.6 (Leopard) or later and is priced at $595 US as a new purchase, or US$345 for current owners of MacSpeech Dictate 1.5. Users of MacSpeech Dictate V1.3 can pick it up for US$395.

MacSpeech, Inc. announced earlier today the release of MacSpeech Dictate V1.5, the first major upgrade to their speech recognition solution for Mac OS X. This version introduces a new Vocabulary Editor, new English profile options, enhanced accuracy and more.

With the new Vocabulary Editor, users can add, delete, manage and train words in their profile’s vocabulary.

MacSpeech Dictate V1.5 boasts improved accuracy. The company promises that enhancements to the underlying technology will provide up to 20% more accurate recognition than previous versions of the software.

This upgrade also includes new profile options for Inland North American, Southern North American, and Latino North American accents, compatibility improvements for Microsot Office and more.

MacSpeech Dictate V1.5 requires Mac OS X 10.5.6 or higher and is available today for US$199 as a new purchase, or US$54.95 for current users.

Today, MacSpeech Dictate V1.3 was released with a host of new features.

Users can now utilize MacSpeech Dictate to work with any document, including those that were not created with the application. It features a new "Cache Document" command that allows the software to read a document’s contents, in order to navigate the document, and to enter and edit text.

Additionally, this latest version also introduces an extensive new Help Book system, two new visual microphone status indicators, and new commands for “Cache Selection,” "Press The Key," "Press The Key Combo," and "Cancel Training."

MacSpeech Dictate 1.3 fixes reported issues, adds several enhancements and is free of charge to all existing registered users.

For more on this popular speech recognition solution, check out www.MacSpeech.com.