Canpages Launches Canada's First Voice-Recognition Search Applications for the BlackBerry and iPhone

Vancouver, British Columbia (PRWEB) June 29, 2009

Canpages Inc., Canada's fastest growing local search company today announced the country's first voice-recognition business search application for the BlackBerry. Designed to help consumers find local businesses "hands-free" when they are on-the-go, the application enables users to speak their search request into the phone rather than type it and view the results on the screen. Additionally, Canpages has made significant enhancements to its similar mobile search application for the iPhone--also a Canadian first--which it launched earlier this year.

Along with voice-recognition capabilities, Canpages' BlackBerry and iPhone applications enable users to:

•     Search for businesses "nearby" without having to input a location, leveraging the devices' GPS functionality
•     See real-time views of local transit commutes via live traffic cams (iPhone only)
•     View maps of business locations                
•     Save a business' contact information to the phone        
•     View websites, photos and videos of businesses    
•     Phone a business directly from the application    
•     Conduct a reverse look-up search by phone number
•     Conduct a people search (iPhone only)    

Canpages' mobile applications for the BlackBerry and iPhone are extensions of its online local search platform, Canpages.ca. Since the company's inception in 2006, Canpages has invested significantly in the development of its online and mobile platforms to provide a best-in-class local search experience to Canadians and exceptional value to advertisers, comprised primarily of small businesses. As a result, Canpages has seen its online user base grown from 300,000 to 3.5 million unique monthly visitors in less than one year and was recognized by comScore as being the fastest growing website in Canada in 2008*.

Users can download the Canpages applications for free in the Blackberry and iPhone app stores, or by texting "blackberry" or "iphone" to 898411 on their respective devices.

About Canpages Inc. and Canpages.ca
Canpages is the largest independent local search and directories publisher in Canada. Its website, Canpages.ca features a national residential and business database and more than 3.5 million unique visitors come to visit it every month with their local search requests. With 80 publications and over 80,000 customers, Canpages reaches more than 8 million households and businesses across Canada. Headquartered in Vancouver, Canpages employs 600 people and has offices in Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec. For more information visit: http://www.Canpages.ca.

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