Microsoft demonstrates voice recognition in Windows Vista
Windows, posted: 30-Jul-2006 13:21
Well, tries to at least.
It is very impressive technology though. Check out the below video, in which Vista has no problems recognising the Borat sound-a-like accent... I don't think Linux could do that.
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It is very impressive technology though. Check out the below video, in which Vista has no problems recognising the Borat sound-a-like accent... I don't think Linux could do that.
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Turn your Stinkpad into a Slaptop
open source linux freebsd openbsd netbsd, posted: 30-Jul-2006 10:19
Many new notebooks come with sensors that detect if sudden, violent movement - like a drop - and park the hard drive heads quickly to prevent damage to the disk and data. That's kind of useful but not heaps of fun.
Luckily, some imaginativ (read the entire post)...
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TelstraClear bets on Pretty Damn Boring broadband
broadband telecommunications voip, posted: 29-Jul-2006 15:41
TelstraClear has been adrift in New Zealand for a while now. The second-largest telco hasn't been able to bypass Telecom's vice-like grip on the last mile and been largely left out of the broadband market here.
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Zidane? Try North Korean women footballers instead...
zidane, materazzi, world-cup, football, sports, posted: 29-Jul-2006 12:43
Women's Asian Cup, China 1 - North Korea 0 in Adelaide last Thursday:
* Goalie Hye Yong Han red-carded and kicked the ref in the back;
* Players Kyong Sun Sonu and Jong Sun Song banned suspended one game for throwing bottles (read the entire post)...
* Goalie Hye Yong Han red-carded and kicked the ref in the back;
* Players Kyong Sun Sonu and Jong Sun Song banned suspended one game for throwing bottles (read the entire post)...
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Microsoft Foneplus prototype debuts
mobile devices, posted: 28-Jul-2006 19:05
C|Net has a report on Craig Mundie demonstrating Microsoft's cell-phone PC prototype, named "FonePlus" in typical, unimaginative Redmond fashion.
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Despite the drab name, it's actually one of the more interesting concepts to come out (read the entire post)...
Time for some hardcore anti-Microsoft propaganda!
Humour, posted: 27-Jul-2006 13:11
Don't hold back!
(Both clips are long; the first one has the funniest stuff.)
"Microsoft History 2005"
"Microsoft History 2006"
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(Both clips are long; the first one has the funniest stuff.)
"Microsoft History 2005"
"Microsoft History 2006"
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Cracked software remains in Windows
Windows, posted: 27-Jul-2006 11:09
Geoff Palmer has interesting blog entry over at PC World. He's picked up on some old German stories in PC Welt and tecchannel (links go in German language pages) which state that cracked software was used to generate the audio files for the "Welc
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Cringely slips up on his pulpit
broadband telecommunications voip, posted: 26-Jul-2006 12:16
Robert X. Cringely is an excellent read most of the time. He doesn't shy away from controversy, and often picks up on stuff other geek commentators miss. His last column, They Wrap Fish, Don't They? in which he rants against news on the Inter
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WiMAX or bust tomorrow afternoon for Woosh? Or are they buying an ISP?
broadband telecommunications voip, posted: 23-Jul-2006 11:20
What's Woosh going to announce tomorrow afternoon - Monday 1.45pm New Zealand time?
The "media alert", which Woosh's PR bods sent to all and sundry, including people who no longer work at the publications in question, only says:
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The "media alert", which Woosh's PR bods sent to all and sundry, including people who no longer work at the publications in question, only says:
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Telecom Mobile fined for 025 to 027 marketing campaign
broadband telecommunications voip, posted: 21-Jul-2006 15:34
The Commerce Commerce said today, Friday July 21, that Telecom Mobile has copped a $45,000 fine with $3,000 costs ordered against it in the Wellington District Court.
Telecom Mobile was fined for breaching the Fair Trading Act sections 11 (read the entire post)...
Telecom Mobile was fined for breaching the Fair Trading Act sections 11 (read the entire post)...
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