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- 'Fish' = 'Sex'? iPhone can't understand British accent
- The new voice-recognition search tool for the iPhone has problems understanding British accents, leading to some bizarre answers to spoken queries, according to a report by Agence France Presse. The free application, which allows iPhone owners to use the Google search engine with their voice, mistook the...
- Blog posts 2008-11-19
- iPhone vs. Android development: Day 2
- Welcome to day 2 of a 5-day course on iPhone programming presented by Big Nerd Ranch. During the course I'll be blogging about the differences between Android and iPhone development. [Read: Day 1, Day 3, Day 4, Day 5] Yesterday we learned about creating...
- Blog posts 2008-11-18
- UPS saves $30M and goes Green with new HP printing and scanning handheld
- UPS partnered with Hewlett-Packard on the new sp400 All-in-One wireless handheld laser barcode scanner combo that can print directly onto packages, which saves paper and streamlines UPS's shipping processes. With all of the news of major corporations losing vast amounts of money...
- Blog posts 2008-11-18
- CRM 2009 Forecast: How'd I Do in 2008? Gimme A High Four!
- Usually, when I begin my forecast for the coming year, I like to look at how I did the previous year - which is usually disconcerting to say the least. So, in honor of my first non-intro post for this ZDNET blog, I'm going to be nakedly transparent and show...
- Blog posts 2008-11-18
- With Yang out as Yahoo CEO, Steve Ballmer licks chops
- Jerry Yang is no longer CEO of Yahoo. After a short and stormy tenure as CEO Yang is back to being Chief Yahoo. Steve Ballmer, Microsoft and a search deal--if not outright acquisition--may not be too far behind. The official line from Yahoo Techmeme: Yahoo today...
- Blog posts 2008-11-17
- MailShadowG syncs Outlook data to Google and thus your G1
- After checking out my T-Mobile G1 review and reading how I was looking for a way to get my Exchange information on my device, Clay sent me an email with a link to the press release announcing MailShadow for Google Apps or MailShadowG. I have been using the free Google...
- Blog posts 2008-11-17
- Higher education key to healthy choices
- There is a correlation between an advanced degree and your willingness to respond to health information. This is a link that needs to be broken if America is to become healthier. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-11-17
- Kindle Economics
- A few weeks ago I evaluated Amazon's Kindle. While I really liked the device, the big problem I had with it was that at its current price of $359.00 it was too expensive at this point for mass consumer adoption. I also had a number of...
- Blog posts 2008-11-16
- NextWorth offers special tech trade-in program for military personnel
- One of the tech recycling and trade-in organizations, NextWorth, has struck an electronics trade-in deal with the All Services Exchange Catalog & Online Store, which is a source of products for military personnel and their families. The relationship will allow armed services personnel to receive cash...
- Blog posts 2008-11-15
- Evernote adds offline notes
- One of the biggest drawbacks to the Evernote iPhone client iTunes link was that it lacked offline notes and required an Internet connection to edit notes. Well no more. Evernote solved this problem with Favorites – offline notes for iPhone and iPod Touch. It works like this:...
- Blog posts 2008-11-14
- Preparing for a Flickr Apocalypse (Updated, with Yahoo response)
- What would happen to my food blog and precious memories if suddenly all 12,000 of my photos were suddenly to disappear off Flickr? Tuesday's posts by ZDNet's Janice Chen and SAAS Blogger Phil Wainewright scared the living crap out of...
- Blog posts 2008-11-14
- Non-profit group looking to get greener? TechSoup adds green-tech resources
- TechSoup Global, which is a technology information and education resource for non-profit groups that operates on an annual budget of $22 million, has been bitten by the green tech bug. The organization has started an effort called the GreenTech Initiative to help non-profits get a better handle...
- Blog posts 2008-11-14
- Wikispaces Webinar - quick note
- A quick note from Wikispaces, via Classroom 2.0: The folks from Wikispaces are running a Classroom 2.0 LIVE Elluminate session tonight on how to get started with educational wikis. This a chance to learn from other educators who are using wikis in education. ...
- Blog posts 2008-11-13
- Fujitsu gets dense and secure with mobile hard drives
- Fujitsu's latest 2.5 inch 5400RPM 500GB hard disk, the MJA2 BH On Tuesday, storage manufacturer Fujitsu Computer Products of America announced their latest series of mobile hard disks, raising the capacity bar for laptops with their 2.5-inch MJA2 BH and MJA2 CH series...
- Blog posts 2008-11-13
- Encyclopedia: Offline Wikipedia viewer for iPhone
- If you're a fan of Wikipedia and own an iPhone or iPod touch check out Patrick Collison's Encyclopedia (US$7.99, iTunes Link). After launching the app you can download a complete copy of Wikipedia to your iPhone for offline viewing. It's great for people that fly a lot or otherwise would...
- Blog posts 2008-11-12
- Are visits to massage parlors and bars impacting your credit?
- Tech blogs are quick to point out when things appear to be a bit too big-brotherish for our comfort levels - cookies, deep packet inspection, Gmail ads. Now, it appears that the one to watch out for is the credit card companies. Money Magazine, in its December...
- Blog posts 2008-11-12
- Cartridge recycling catching on. HP evolves program to handle growing volume.
- If you're the owner of an inkjet or multifunction printer from Hewlett-Packard, those little green recycling packets that you find in your replacement ink cartridge packages are about to go away. That's because the company's imaging group has begun piloting a new HP Planet Partners print and cartridge return program...
- Blog posts 2008-11-11
- Getting the most value out of Collaborative Technologies
- I'll be speaking at a breakfast briefing in London UK on the 20th November on the subject of ‘How to get the most value out of collaborative technologies‘ for Fujitsu Services, whose Graeme Mackay, Business Manager of Corporate Information Systems, will also talk about Fujitsu's experiences...
- Blog posts 2008-11-11
- If you don't think Wikipedia is a worthy resource, make it better
- A number of the teachers in my district are already using wikis and blogs to post assignments and class information. However, as we all began using a wiki to collaborate on some sweeping curriculum changes, a significant number made a link between our wiki and Wikipedia. OK, so...
- Blog posts 2008-11-11
- BlackBerry Storm commercials are appearing on TV
- Larry posted a bit earlier about the possible 17 November launch date for the BlackBerry Storm. I don't watch much TV, but I have already seen two Storm commercials one can be found on YouTube so I think the date is most likely correct. You can also check out the...
- Blog posts 2008-11-11
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