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  • Nuance Unveils Dragon NaturallySpeaking Version 11, Simply Smarter Speech Recognition

    Posted on July 29, 2010 | No Comments
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  • Morpho Smart Select: New image software selects best shots automatically

    Morpho Smart Select: New image software selects best shots automatically

    Posted on June 11, 2010 | No Comments
    Japan-based Morpho announced [JP, PDF] "Morpho Smart Select" today, a piece of software that makes it possible to pick the best shot out of a set of pictures taken with a digital camera. Morpho Smart Select makes the decision based on a number of different factors, including color contrast, position of the object or person in the image, the smile of a person and focus.

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  • Moto Droid, T-Mobile myTouch 3G to get Android 2.2

    Moto Droid, T-Mobile myTouch 3G to get Android 2.2

    Posted on June 9, 2010 | No Comments
    It's getting harder and harder to keep track of which Android handsets are running on any given version of the platform -- but if you're making an effort to do so, we've got two impending amendments for you.

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  • Holiday Inn to trial mobile-as-room-key program next month

    Holiday Inn to trial mobile-as-room-key program next month

    Posted on May 25, 2010 | No Comments
    Your phone is now your hotel key. Well, could be your hotel key. Holiday Inn will trial new software for the iPhone, BlackBerry, and Android that will let you use your phone to open your hotel door. Even better: you can use the software to check out without having to futz around at the check-in desk. Convenient.

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  • New software converts 2D cell phone games into 3D

    New software converts 2D cell phone games into 3D

    Posted on May 10, 2010 | No Comments
    3D continues to be a hot topic in the tech world. Tokyo-based middleware company HI Corp. today announced [JP] it has developed software that makes it possible to convert regular 2D cell phone games into 3D games. HI claims its image-rendering software, the new version of "MascotCapsule", lets users then play the 3D games without glasses.

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  • Harman Kardon releases HDMI 1.4a upgrade for selected receivers

    Harman Kardon releases HDMI 1.4a upgrade for selected receivers

    Posted on May 5, 2010 | No Comments
    And just as I was getting used to my HDMI 1.3a! Harman Kardon is releasing updates to its AVR2600,3600, and 7550HD receivers, enabling HDMI 1.4a through a firmware upgrade.
    "In order to meet the requirements for HDMI ver1.4a it is true that a combination of hardware and software specs must be met. The underlying hardware architecture of these models is configured in a way that does not require any change. Thus, only updated software is required. The issue is different from one type of product to another (e.g. AVR vs. Blu ray vs. TV) as well as from one brand or model to another. In some cases a hardware change is needed and a software upgrade is not sufficient, but in the case of these models (as well as some other products in the market)" (Robert Silva example: Sony PS3) "new software and compliance testing is all that is needed."

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  • Kindle update adds Facebook and Twitter interaction, password protection, and better PDF control

    Kindle update adds Facebook and Twitter interaction, password protection, and better PDF control

    Posted on April 29, 2010 | No Comments
    Not to be outdone by Nook, Amazon has released the Kindle 2.5 firmware. The new software adds a number of interesting features including the ability to share passages of books with your Facebook and Twitter friends providing that, unlike mine, yours are literate (don't worry, they won't be able to read this). The firmware will launch later next month and includes the following features:
    The 2.5 software update for Kindle and Kindle DX is coming soon. We are rolling out the new software update to a limited group of Kindle users and plan a broad release in late May 2010. Check back here for updates on the release schedule. Here's a list of the coming enhancements: Collections: Organize your books and documents into one or more collections. PDF Pan and Zoom: Zoom into PDFs and pan around to easily view small print and detailed tables or graphics.

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  • California hospital orders 100 iPads

    California hospital orders 100 iPads

    Posted on April 21, 2010 | No Comments
    While the iPad targets general consumers rather than business users, director of technical services at Kaweah Delta Health Care District Nick Volosin saw a use for the iPad in the hands of hospital staff. The iPad, with its 10-hour battery life and portability, can replace the laptop for usual office applications such as e-mail, as well as for looking at X-ray images, EKG results, and patient monitoring programs. This information will be delivered using the Citrix virtual desktop software, which gives users access to their desktop from any location on a number of different devices including Macs, tablets, and smartphones.

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  • Video Chat Coming To The Next iPhone? All Signs Are Pointing To Yes

    Video Chat Coming To The Next iPhone? All Signs Are Pointing To Yes

    Posted on April 10, 2010 | No Comments
    As they do with any major new iPhone OS release, people have been tearing apart the iPhone OS 4.0 SDK from the very second it was available. Almost immediately, someone noticed that bits and pieces of iChat had found their way into the new software. By itself, it didn’t really make sense. The iPhone has plenty [...]

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  • HP MediaSmart Windows Home Servers gets a TiVo companion app

    HP MediaSmart Windows Home Servers gets a TiVo companion app

    Posted on March 10, 2010 | No Comments
    HP keeps the fun rolling with its MediaSmart Windows Home Servers. It's called the HP MediaSmart Expander for TiVo, but don't let the name fool you, it doesn't directly increase your TiVo's storage. The app, however, still has some nice features and might be a worthy replacement for the TiVo Desktop program.

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  • Series 3 TiVo boxes will NOT get the Premiere software

    Series 3 TiVo boxes will NOT get the Premiere software

    Posted on March 2, 2010 | No Comments
    Sorry, TiVo owners. Your TiVo HD and HD XL boxes will not be getting the swanky new software TiVo announced today according to an official TiVo spokeswomen we just asked. It probably has something to do with the fact that the Premiere hardware is the same as the current generation and therefore current owners would [...]

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  • Apple launches Aperture 3 – retails at $199, upgrades for $99

    Apple launches Aperture 3 – retails at $199, upgrades for $99

    Posted on February 9, 2010 | No Comments
    It's been almost 2 years to the day when Apple released Aperture 2.0, and this morning the company announced that the third iteration of the photo editing and management software is available. Some of the new features include Faces, Places and Brushes, many of which will be familiar to people using iPhoto '09. With the new version, Apple makes it easier for people to step up from iPhoto to Aperture, while still providing professional photographers with a powerful program for editing and managing their libraries. Apple says the new software boasts over 200 new features.

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  • Rumor: iPhone Boot Camp listserv confirms January 27th event?

    Rumor: iPhone Boot Camp listserv confirms January 27th event?

    Posted on January 15, 2010 | No Comments
    This just came in through the tip line purporting to know for certain that the iSlate event will happen at the Yerba Buena Center in San Fran on January 27th, just as others have reported. The agenda should include a new SDK (probably iPhone/iSlate 4.0) and that most iPhone apps presumably run on the iSlate.
    n addition to the introduction of the iTablet hardware recent rumors have said that a new software development kit for iPhone OS 4.0 could be revealed at the presentation.Tthe new kit may includes a "simulator" that allows developers to adapt their iPhone applications for different screen sizes and resolutions i.e. the iTablet, or whatever it is called:-)

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  • Sprint Samsung Moment updated for anyone willing to leave their house

    Sprint Samsung Moment updated for anyone willing to leave their house

    Posted on January 15, 2010 | No Comments
    Remember the good ol' days of being a cell phone owner? Back when you could probably name every color your screen could display, 2G data connections were mind blowing, and gettin' your firmware flashed meant taking a trip to the good ol' neighborhood carrier outlet? Yeah - we're back to that.

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  • Microsoft sez that software updates make releasing a new console soon unlikely, unnecessary

    Microsoft sez that software updates make releasing a new console soon unlikely, unnecessary

    Posted on January 11, 2010 | No Comments
    You knew this already, but Microsoft told the Guardian at CESlast week that there won't be an Xbox 360 2 ("Xbox 720") anytime soon. Microsoft would have told me this, too, but I wasn't able to make my scheduled meeting. (My adidas meeting went much longer than I thought it would, if you want to know why. You probably don't.) The point is, between software updates and Project Natal, we're going to be stuck with the Xbox 360 for quite some time.

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