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Tech turns phones into back-seat drivers

News The idea is that the phone becomes a portable version of the little digital boxes so many car rental companies now offer that can direct drivers to their locations by spouting vocal commands on when to turn left, right or go straight on for...

22 September 2005, 8:40

Which technology packs biggest punch?

News People could use voice commands to ask for directions, check petrol prices or find deals at the local supermarket. Which technology has had the most impact in the last 25 years? The mobile phone, according to well-known IBM software developer and...

25 July 2006, 9:26

News.blog: Apple to strike a new multitouch chord?

News But the application also talks about other input methods, such as by hovering your hand above a sensor, by using force-sensitive sensors that might do different things -- depending on how hard you push -- and by using voice-activated commands.

3 August 2007, 9:06

Motorola links up with Yahoo for mobile Internet

News The device also learns each user's writing style and supports basic gesture commands for editing and switching between languages. Motorola continued to introduce new products and partnerships on the second day of its annual MotoNow media event...

27 July 2005, 8:39

Sony sends Aibo to kennel in the sky

News Over time, the dog became more sophisticated, with the latest version able to speak 1,000 words, react (in theory) appropriately to an owner's commands and motions, keep blogs, complete with pictures taken by cameras behind its eyes, and play music.

27 January 2006, 10:13

OS X flaw endangers Macs

News Essentially, the operating system is executing commands that come in the metadata for ZIP files," said Alfred Huger, senior director of engineering at Symantec. A serious flaw in Mac OS X could be a conduit for attackers to install malicious code...

22 February 2006, 9:09

Apple moves to quell iTunes privacy fears

News Previously, the feature could be turned off by going to the menu of commands at the top of the software or by selecting a keyboard command. Following a wave of privacy concerns last week, Apple has begun prominently notifying customers about a new...

19 January 2006, 8:51

Microsoft releases Windows security issues

News The access control issue could be exploited by a user with low privileges to run programs and commands that normally require a higher privilege level, Microsoft said. Microsoft on Tuesday warned of two security issues that could put some Windows...

8 February 2006, 9:20

Apple dishes out dozens of fixes for OS X

News Flaws in Safari, meanwhile, can allow an attacker to bypass the browser's security checks and execute arbitrary commands, when the user clicks on a maliciously crafted RTF. Apple has released what seems to be one of its larger security updates for...

17 August 2005, 9:01

Web 2.0 enrichens wine's bouquet

News Of course, Provina has software that feeds novices information and commands on how to make their first barrel, and it runs an online social network for winemakers to swap tips. Down the street from all those entrepreneurs and investors buzzing...

10 November 2006, 10:40

Critical Mac flaws put users at risk

News Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in Apple Mac OS X, which could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary commands or cause a denial of service," Secunia said in an advisory. Apple is investigating several unpatched and...

24 April 2006, 9:04

NASA creates space robots

News To make communication easier, systems like Scout and Robonaut will respond to voice commands or gestures, he added. One of the astronauts in training for an upcoming shuttle flight can operate a variety of power tools, is more limber than a gymnast...

11 October 2005, 10:09

Xbox 360 looks the business

News He told us we had to follow a sequence of menu commands "exactly", something we bristled at, but in the spirit of being cooperative, we assented. If there's one thing you can say about the Xbox 360, Microsoft's next-generation videogame console, it...

12 October 2005, 10:40

Electronic clothing set to shock gadgeteers

News The processor then translates information about the contact -- the location of the touch, the pressure exerted -- into commands for a device. The UK-based start-up says the booming growth in consumer electronics has opened the door for commercial...

27 May 2005, 8:53

'WoW' threatens to ban gay-lesbian guild

News To Andrews, however, Blizzard's position doesn't hold water in a game that provides keyboard commands that allow characters to say things like, "Homogenised? In recruitment messages she posted on WoW, she wrote that the guild was not "'glbt only...

1 February 2006, 10:29

Format wars: The tech that should have won

Did you love Laserdisc? Were you bonkers over Betamax? Travel back in time with Captain Tech and check out the format losers that should have triumphed

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