As usual Apple has created major waves as it introduces new technology. We are talking about the iPhone 4S with the Siri voice technology application. Forbes with a two-step back-and-forth series has helped the hype. Perhaps Siri is a Google … Continue reading
Should smartphones be smart? That is the question I should have asked earlier in the day. What I did ask was, Is an iPhone still a phone with Siri. I would have thought the answer was self-evident but of all … Continue reading
The voicemail-hacking scandal that destroyed the British tabloid News of the World last week raises questions about the security of voicemail either from your cell phone or from your land-line telephone. But as the Times of India points out there … Continue reading
If you consider all the fields of human activities where speech recognition technology might be used, the hospital environment would seem to offer the most beneficial uses. Just think of some of the benefits: Reducing cross-infection by using keyboards Hands-free … Continue reading
Manas Ganguly highlighted the way in which Google Audio Indexing (short form GAUDI) is encouraging media democratization. That process was started by YouTube but Google video search can now allow a user to search for a particular reference in a … Continue reading
The El Camino Hospital in Silicon Valley has opened a new facility making it possibly the most wired hospital you can find. The $480 million, state-of-the-art facility takes full advantage of new technologies, ranging from a wall-to-wall wireless network, to … Continue reading
Search by voice and transit directions comes to Google Maps with a whole host of new features. You can now search Google Maps for Android using your voice, making it easier than ever to look up places while on the … Continue reading
Voice technology is undoubtedly the preferred input method as the mobile web evolves. The gaming industry will certainly be the leading edge in this evolution. Now Tom Clancy’s Endwar from Ubisoft Shanghai demonstrates a robust example of what is possible. … Continue reading
A story this weekend makes me wonder whether Botch your Buzz (ByB) is a new way of feeding the social media frenzy. Botch of course is a blunder, an embarrassing mistake. However we humans more often talk about others’ weaknesses … Continue reading
There’s a happy vibe that comes from hearing RightNow when someone offers to help. Our eye was therefore drawn to the following headline, “VLM Airlines deploys RightNow to enhance customer self-service“. SMM has gone with the same theme in the … Continue reading