Nuance has announced that it is developing a new Siri-like natural language command platform for vehicles. The platform is called "Dragon Drive" can be installed in vehicles to allow drivers to interact with their cars by getting directions, playing music, checking traffic, and so on. Nuance is the company behind the technology in Apple's Siri,...
James McQuivey has written a neat post at his blog at Forrester that looks at Apple's possible future in the television business. The post indicates that the television arena is not really about the actual television. Instead, it is about big names such as Apple, Microsoft, and Google wanting to add the television to their...
In a new Kickstarter project, the "cookoo" watch enables you to connect to your smartphone, or iPhone, and keep you updated on the device's status without having to look at the smartphone. The watch connects through Bluetooth 4.0 and gives you alerts when you have a call, message, email, or low battery on the smartphone. In...
Canada Post has released an augmented reality app called "Stamps Alive" that enables users to see their stamps in a whole new way. Using the app, Canada Post customers can interact with specific stamps. In this case, the app currently works with Franklin the Turtle and Calgary Stampede stamps. Using the stamps, simply point the...
Today IDC (International Data Corporation) published a report revealing that iOS and Android dominate the smartphone market. According to data from the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, iOS and Android hold shares of 59 percent and 23 percent respectively of the over 152 million smartphones shipped in the first quarter of 2012. This represents...
This morning Fortune posted an excellent piece that provides insight into how, after nine months on the job, Apple CEO Tim Cook is evolving Apple and its culture. The story essentially concludes that under Tim Cook's leadership, Apple is becoming more open and more corporate, but not in a bad way. After being with Apple...
It looks like Apple has released two new celebrity-based iPhone 4S/Siri ads. This time actor John Malkovich is featured. This is the third and fourth celebrity featured iPhone 4S TV ad Apple has launched. Previous ads featured Samuel L. Jackson and Zooey Deschanel. As seen in the previous iPhone 4S/Siri commercials with celebrities, the iPhone...
In an attempt to increase U.S. innovation in mobile communications, U.S. President Barack Obama ordered all major federal agencies to make their services available on mobile devices within the next year. Obama wants American citizens to have a government, and associated services, that is accessible at anytime and anywhere. To push the development, each federal...
During a recent interview with The Telegraph, Apple’s senior vice president of Industrial Design, Jonathan Ive, said that Apple's best work has yet to come. Ive is one of the Apple executives behind the success of some of Apple's best and brightest products such as the iPhone, original iPod and its future evolutions, the iPad, and overall Mac...
This morning Google launched version 2.0 of its official Search app for iPhone. The update brought a completely redesigned interface that was inspired by the iPad app. The design begins with the start screen with new options to sign in, search, and access Google apps. There is also a new Settings shortcut and a new...
In a new parts leak this morning, a purported front panel for the next-generation iPod touch reveals a 4.1-inch display that may be used for the next-generation iPod touch. Due to the similarities of the iPod touch and iPhone, this part leak further suggests that the next-generation iPhone may also see a 4.1-inch display. While recent...
Find My iPhone is an Apple developed app that enables users to track their iOS device via GPS. In addition, with the launch of Mac OS X 10.7, users can now also track their Mac. Well according to Ottawa police, a mobile tracking app like that of Find My iPhone is not enough to knock...