New Microsoft software can translate voices into foreign languages
Researchers at Microsoft have created software that can translate a user’s voice into a foreign languages, a solution with the potential to revolutionize communications, MIT’s …
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Siri’s first real competition hits Android phones today [video]
Apple’s Siri represents the birth of a new breed of voice-controlled smartphone assistant services, and it is only a matter of time before other companies …
FTC may investigate Google in antitrust case
Google’s plan to acquire ITA Software may result in an antitrust probe by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), two sources speaking to Bloomberg said …
LG’s inductive Wireless Charging Pad for Verizon Wireless hands on!
We met up with LG on Tuesday to check out its inductive Wireless Charging Pad, which it hopes will compete against competitors like Powermat. During …
Orbitz launches iOS and Android app
If you’re a traveling iOS or Android user out there, the new Orbitz mobile apps may help make your life a little easier. Orbitz just …
Google acquires flight information software company ITA for $700 million
Google announced on Thursday that it is acquiring flight information software company ITA for $700 million in cash. Based in Cambridge, ITA mines flight data …
Hands on with the Atek OnBoard Travel Keyboard
Ok, so not everyone on your holiday shopping list warrants spending a fair amount of cash on something like the Epson Artisan 700 we showed …
T-Mobile holiday promotion: Free Companion Flight 2008
We’re sure there are a few more handsets to come from T-Mobile this holiday season, but we just got word that the boys in pink …
Australia to allow mobile phone use in planes
For better or for worse, the Australian Communications and Media Authority is proposing an amendment to the Mobile Phone Jammer Prohibition that would permit cell …
JetBlue Using eBay in Attempt to Boost Sluggish Sales
Now is most definitely not a good time to run a US (or any) airline. People are traveling less, the economy is basically in the …
Delta Trialing Cellphone Boarding Passes at LaGuardia
Welcome to the future that should have been here years ago. Why airlines haven’t been doing this for years is beyond us but kudos to …
