Voice Recognition
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Microsoft's plan to get back in phone game
News Company's long-rumored "Pink" plans will start revealing themselves next year, as long delayed overhaul of Windows Mobile hits the market.
Tags: Cellular phones, Smart phones, Mobile platforms, Microsoft Windows Mobile, phone, handset maker, Hardware, Microsoft Windows, Smart phones, Cellular phones
IT security needs 'healthy' C-level tension
News CEOs can be more aware of IT security and its role in business, to lend "healthy tension" for informed decision-making, say industry watchers.
Tags: Security Management, Security implementation/standards, Network security, PC security, Data security, Leadership, Security, IT Security, Information Security, CIO
Technology is a 'double-edged sword'
Insight newsmaker Inventor and futurist Ray Kurzweil weighs in on human vs machine intelligence, and the dangers of advanced technologies.
Tags: Supercomputing, Personal Computers, Data warehousing/business intelligence, Intelligence, Gene, Computer, RNA, emotional intelligence, voice recognition software, Consciousness
Windows 8: The 'dying gasps' of desktop OS or next big thing?
News Even before Windows 7 is in shops, the Windows 8 speculation has begun. Newer version could be an improved OS with gesture recognition or offer a more unified experience, say analysts.
Tags: Windows 7, Steve Ballmer, Operating System, Virtualization, Microsoft Corp., Windows 7, Quocirca, Microsoft Windows 7, voice recognition, Desktop OS
Philippine pensioners 'speak' to new system
News The system will let active and retired government workers access pensions and apply for state loans.
Tags: Biometrics, Knowledge management, Security, Mobile, Member, Philippines, Cell Phone, voice recognition, Social Security, phone
Apple patent application blends touch, voice, face
News If it ever comes to pass, new Apple technology could let you manipulate an object onscreen using a combination of multitouch, voice recognition, and 'gaze vector' commands.
Tags: Business applications, Patents, Smart phones, Mac OS, Apple Inc., Facial Recognition, Apple Macintosh, voice recognition, Computer, Voice
Biometric scanners to delve inside your brain
News Brain activity scanners and heart rate sensors are among the next generation of biometric security devices being developed by the EU.
Tags: Biometrics, Security, Sensor, Scanner, RFID, European Union, voice recognition, computer, RFID chip, microphone
Telstra: Talk to the hand
News Telstra will extend voice recognition technology to its sales environment, despite ongoing teething problems with its Directory Assistance experiment.
Sun makes move in voice recognition
News The company is escalating its feud with Microsoft with the introduction of a new line of voice recognition products for telephone companies.
GM boosts stake in voice Net industry
News General Motors is expanding into the voice-controlled Internet business, striking a development and equity deal with voice software company Nuance, the companies announced Wednesday.
Intel's sights on lip-reading software
News Intel has released software that lets computers read lips, a step forward that could lead to better voice recognition applications.
Microsoft, ScanSoft pair up for speech software
Insight Text-to-speech technology will be featured in a range of Microsoft server products, beginning with Speech Server 2004.
Tags: Personal applications
Xbox 360 keeps its voice
News Microsoft extends contract with Fonix Speech for voice recognition software found in original Xbox.
Tags: Games
Voice sounds good for two-factor authentication
News Asia's high mobile penetration will encourage more financial institutions to implement voice authentication, says Unisys.
Tags: Data security, Biometrics
New translation tool interprets in real-time
News NEC has unveiled a speech translation program that allows PDA users to decipher Mandarin and Japanese conversations in real-time.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Personal applications, Pocket PC
