Key features, accuracy, and usability factors to consider when selecting the right speech-to-text converter for your needs ...

Converting voice to text is a handy way to dictate speeches, convert presentations on the fly and create written documents when your hands are otherwise unavailable.

There are countless Android apps that make use of speech recognition — why not follow suit and add this feature to your own Android applications?

Far and away, the best feature has been speech-to-text tools that let me type without a keyboard. Honorable mentions go to swipe keyboards on phones, biometric authentication and password managers.

SpinVox, a former high-flying British start-up that developed a system for converting telephone voice-mail messages to text, has been sold to an American software provider for less than a quarter ...