Think "smartphone," and it's the non-voice features like watching videos, downloading games and accessing e-mail that jump to mind for most.

But at least one software company is working to voice back to the forefront of mobile device functionality.

At the same time, Ditech Networks, a player in voice quality technology, is also working to mesh mobile calls with social networking and other Web-based applications. The company claims its soon-to-debut mStage network platform will power applications with always-on access to mobile and Web 2.0 applications, activated through voice recognition.

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