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The Future of Computers: Voice Recognition
Sunday, December 2, 2012 - 9:38pm | 545Read More...It is widely speculated that after touch screen computers and convertibles (laptop/tablet hybrids) peak within the market, manufacturers will shift their focus to voice recognition. But is this really feasible? What will it take for computers to recognize our words with the same precision as the...
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Apple's Siri May Inspire the Next PC Evolution
Wednesday, November 21, 2012 - 10:15am | 547Read More...Touch screens are all the rage now that smartphones, laptops and desktop computers are abandoning traditional interactive features (such as buttons) for a more modern approach. MacBook touch pad users have already seen a glimpse of this evolution. Regardless, it will be a long time before every...
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Samsung Beats Apple Yet Again
Thursday, October 11, 2012 - 2:35pm | 366Read More...Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) may have won the first round in its ongoing patent dispute with Samsung, but the South Korean manufacturer continues to make headway in its other cases, including one involving the Galaxy Nexus. According to Bloomberg, Samsung has been granted the right to continue selling its...
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Apple's Legal Battle with Samsung Comes to South Korea
Thursday, September 6, 2012 - 8:41am | 502Read More...Less than one month after concluding its first domestic patent dispute, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is preparing for a full-scale battle with Samsung in its homeland. According to The Wall Street Journal, Apple alleges that Samsung is abusing its position as a market leader of third-generation wireless...
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If This is the iPhone 5, it Could Flop
Wednesday, September 5, 2012 - 10:42am | 578Read More...Business Insider recently asked its readers to share their opinion of the many supposed iPhone 5 images that have spread across the Web. The publication showed a side-by-side comparison of the real iPhone 4 and the not-yet-confirmed iPhone 5 and asked, "Do you think the iPhone 5 is ugly?" More...
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Did Steve Jobs Promise Some Employees Jobs for Life?
Tuesday, August 21, 2012 - 11:21am | 443Read More...Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) co-founder Steve Jobs reportedly promised Wayne Goodrich that he would have a job for life at the company. If anything happened to his current position, Goodrich was allegedly told that he would receive another job at Apple. That all changed last December when he was fired....
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Apple Sued By Taiwanese University, Claims Siri Infringed on its Patents
Monday, July 30, 2012 - 8:40am | 467Read More...Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is being sued by a university in Taiwan that claims the iPhone maker has infringed on its patents. According to Reuters, National Cheng Kung University has filed a lawsuit against Apple over its use of Siri. The university is not only concerned about Siri's use in the iPhone...
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Apple iPhone 5 Demand Breaks New Record
Monday, July 23, 2012 - 8:25am | 474Read More...Demand for Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) next-generation iPhone is higher than any other smartphone the company has released. In June, ChangeWave Research conducted a study on the demand for smartphones from the world's leading manufacturers, including Apple, Samsung, Motorola, Nokia (NYSE: NOK),...
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Chinese Company Sues Apple over Siri Patent Infringement
Thursday, July 5, 2012 - 10:51am | 368Read More...Zhizhen Network Technology has filed a lawsuit against Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) for infringing on one of the company's patents. According to China Business News, the patent in question describes a "type of instant messaging chat bot system," similar to Siri, Apple's digital voice assistant. Zhizhen's...
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Apple Retail Employees Get Pay Raise
Thursday, June 21, 2012 - 12:19pm | 378Read More...On Thursday, computer giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced that it has decided to reward its retail employees with a raise of up to 25 percent. Currently, Apple Store employees are paid between $9 and $15 an hour at the sales level and up to $30 an hour for members of the "Genius" support team....
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Ford Did Not Say "No" to Siri
Friday, June 15, 2012 - 10:20am | 313Read More...Contrary to reports circulating the Web, Ford (NYSE: F) has not said "no" to Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) upcoming Eyes Free feature, which will help integrate Siri into new automobiles. In an e-mail to Benzinga, Ford Community Manager Alan Hall said that the automaker's relationship with Microsoft (...
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Is Ford Building a Siri-Killer?
Wednesday, June 13, 2012 - 2:44pm | 479Read More...Toyota (NYSE: TM), Honda (NYSE: HMC) and General Motors (NYSE: GM) are among several automakers that are embracing Apple's voice-activated technology. But Ford (NYSE: F), which already has an exclusive joint venture with Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), has apparently said "no" to Siri. Now many tech...
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Goldman Sachs Maintains Buy on Apple after WWDC 2012
Tuesday, June 12, 2012 - 9:47am | 183Read More...Goldman Sachs has published a research report on Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), noting that Siri would now be available on the new iPad. In the report, Goldman Sachs writes, "Most notably, Apple announced that Siri will now be available on the new iPad, which we believe should add to the momentum we expect...
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Facebook and Apple Together at Last?
Wednesday, May 30, 2012 - 10:05am | 445Read More...Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) chief Tim Cook has hinted that Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) integration is coming. To be clear, Cook's exact quote (from the All Things Digital conference) was this: "Facebook is a great company. I have great appreciation for them. I think the relationship is very solid. We have...
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Was IBM Smart to Ban Siri?
Tuesday, May 29, 2012 - 10:23am | 455Read More...In an effort to evade any security issues associated with Siri, IBM recently told its employees that they must disable the voice-activated feature or stop bringing their iPhones to work. This might come as a surprise to Siri-loving iPhone 4S users who can't live without the feature. But IBM (NYSE...
