Monday, March 23, 2009

Microsoft GeoSynth to compete with Google Street View

Microsoft GeoSynth to compete with Google Street View
Microsoft has announced plans to launch a mapping service, GeoSynth, that will take on Googleís Street View mapping feature, according to Pocket-lint. The new service will use Photosynth technology to merge high-definition photos taken and submitted by the general public, and then relate the content according to geographic data. The program could also be connected to Virtual Earth, potentially ena...



MacSpeech: Getting a Word In Macwise
It's been a dozen years since MacSpeech came out with some of the first speech recognition software for Mac users, but that hasn't stopped the company from innovating. In the last five months, the 20-employee business has released two major upgrades to its MacSpeech software that have added a slew of new features. In late February, Salem, N.H.-based MacSpeech released MacSpeech Dictate 1.3. Just a few months before in November, MacSpeech Dictate 1.2 came out. The software costs $199 and includes a headset microphone for dictation.

Next Generation iPhone: 7.2Mbit, Video Camera, More?
Last week some more details about the next iPhone revision continued leaking out.

First, there were spottings of new Apple device IDs found embedded within the iPhone 3.0 firmware. Silicon Alley Insider then claimed that the next iPh...

Apple likely adding video to next-generation iPhone
Video recording capabilities are coming in the next iPhone hardware revision, an allegedly reliable source has told AppleInsider. The details are limited, but there is no suggestion of current hardware being able to support video recording, only an upgraded iPhone with a new built-in camera should support the feature. The revision is expected between late spring and early fall this year, with vide...



Microsoft GeoSynth to compete with Google Street View
Microsoft has announced plans to launch a mapping service, GeoSynth, that will take on Googleís Street View mapping feature, according to Pocket-lint. The new service will use Photosynth technology to merge high-definition photos taken and submitted by the general public, and then relate the content according to geographic data. The program could also be connected to Virtual Earth, potentially ena...



MacSpeech: Getting a Word In Macwise
It's been a dozen years since MacSpeech came out with some of the first speech recognition software for Mac users, but that hasn't stopped the company from innovating. In the last five months, the 20-employee business has released two major upgrades to its MacSpeech software that have added a slew of new features. In late February, Salem, N.H.-based MacSpeech released MacSpeech Dictate 1.3. Just a few months before in November, MacSpeech Dictate 1.2 came out. The software costs $199 and includes a headset microphone for dictation.

Next Generation iPhone: 7.2Mbit, Video Camera, More?
Last week some more details about the next iPhone revision continued leaking out.

First, there were spottings of new Apple device IDs found embedded within the iPhone 3.0 firmware. Silicon Alley Insider then claimed that the next iPh...

Apple likely adding video to next-generation iPhone
Video recording capabilities are coming in the next iPhone hardware revision, an allegedly reliable source has told AppleInsider. The details are limited, but there is no suggestion of current hardware being able to support video recording, only an upgraded iPhone with a new built-in camera should support the feature. The revision is expected between late spring and early fall this year, with vide...


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