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New Google Patent would use media keywords to trigger social network connections

Published just this morning, a new Google Patent application entitled Social and Interactive Applications for Mass Media would trigger instant connections to user's social networks based on a type of audio recognition of key phrases the user encounters in broadcast or multimedia applications they are watching or listening to.By mapping...

Tags: Google

Blog posts 2007-06-07

Google Television engineering targets mass TV personalization

Television remains the single most important source of information and entertainment for billions of people around the world, so proclaims Google. That is “Why Google CEO wants $74 billion television advertising business,” as I put forth earlier today. Google also aims to “bring Google technology to this vital medium...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Google Inc., TV, mass media

Blog posts 2007-03-10

Zimbabwe army says cell phones danger to security

Zimbabwe army says cell phones danger to securityOrwell in ZimbabweLet's see now, the cops want to protect the country from crooks by listening in on all conversations. Not that those cops are the minions of their chief nut case ... Orwell's three slogans: War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance...

Tags: mass media, cell phone, Cold War, security, Orwell

Discussion threads 2006-11-28

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Nokia 3711 - sable (T-Mobile)

Nokia fans in the United States don't get many breaks. Few of the company's phones make it to U.S. carriers and the models that land here tend to be basic handsets for making calls. The Nokia 3711 for T-Mobile is one such phone. Simple in form and function, the 3711...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, T-Mobile, phone, Nokia Corp., keypad button

Product reviews 2009-11-10

LG Chocolate Touch (Verizon Wireless)

When the LG Chocolate first came into the scene with the VX8500 model back in 2006, it was preceded by a ton of hype. And such is the case with its fourth and most recent incarnation, the LG Chocolate Touch. As the name indicates, it is a touch screen phone...

Tags: LG Chocolate, phone, home screen, touch screen, LG Electronics Inc., Verizon Wireless

Product reviews 2009-11-07

News to know: Apple tablet; Android; Social Search; Netflix on PS3; Verizon

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage.: Jason D. O'Grady: Times exec hints at Apple tablet Larry Dignan: Apple slate "impending," says NYT exec editor; Much...

Tags: NetFlix Inc., Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Phone, Social Search, Sony PlayStation 3, Dana Blankenhorn, Verizon Communications Inc., Andrew Nusca, Apple Inc., Matthew Miller, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Tablets, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Telecom & Utilities, Notebooks, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Web Services, Enterprise Software

Blog posts 2009-10-27

Ding Dong, The Vista's DEAD!

Vista is still alive here..."Vista definitely improved"Vista-preinstalled SP1/SP2 Just Works, so I have no immediate plans to upgrade to Windows 7. Right now, I don't want to tempt fate.I don't see why people get all emo over Vista's UAC. It doesn't bother me.Yes, everyone says that Windows 7 is better...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP

Discussion threads 2009-10-24

Windows 7 puts Vista into perspective: Only a 'failure' in retrospect

The fault lies with MS and Driver manufacturersWe don't criticize macs because they are a package deal, with a price premium to match so they generally work just fine. We don't call for witch hunts of Linux distro's because we expect to have problems and tweaks with Linux, plus it's...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, COMPANIES, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Linux, Microsoft Corp., Apple Macintosh, Linux Distro, operating system

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

Digital Media Converter Pro 3.06 (Windows)

This is software is a video and audio conversion tool with a vast number of supported formats. It is made to be faster than other conversion program and takes full advantage of dual-core and quad-core computers, cutting conversion times by up to 70 percent. Use Digital Media Converter Pro to...

Tags: DeskShare, Quad-core, Microsoft Windows, Digital Media, Digital Video, Corporate Communications, Digital Music, Processors, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components

Software downloads 2009-10-19

Climate change denial: only in America? Then, there's global cooling...

Climate change denial is as global as global warming. Even in obscure corners of the world the political battle is being fought. From the British Broadcasting Company to American mass media, the new...

Tags: British Broadcasting Corp., Climate Change, Global Warming, Climate Change Denial, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-10-14

Flu shot controversy illustrates compliance problem

I refuse the flu shot every year...and definately will be refusing the H1N1. As a young adult with a healthy immune system I see no point. Sure I may get the sniffles - but diet, exercise, and such take care of most of it. Who knows what is ACTUALLY in...

Tags: Government, Vertical industries, SECURITY, compliance, flu shot, flu

Discussion threads 2009-10-08

I've joined the Dachis Group

As the worlds of internal enterprise, small, medium sized businesses and partner collaboration networks evolve, an increasing level of intersection with the social media world - the conversation with end users - is inevitable. The implications of this are enormous. While many people can grasp the immediate...

Tags: Social Media, Vision, Strategy, Management, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-10-01

Samsung Instinct HD SPH-M850 (Sprint)

Photo gallery:Samsung Instinct HD SPH-M850Sprint Nextel stole the CTIA show last year when it introduced the Samsung Instinct. There was a lot to like about the touch-screen phone, so we were hopeful that Samsung would build on its successes with subsequent models. To our initial delight, the Samsung Instinct S30...

Tags: Cellular phones, Smart phones, Samsung Instinct, Instinct HD, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Sprint Communications

Product reviews 2009-09-30

Social Business in Action - Establishing Excellence

Human interaction is as old as humanity, and nothing beats personal contact. We can learn more from a few seconds of personal contact and get a 'gut feel' about someone or a situation experientially in person than we can from hours of research and remote contact....

Tags: Web, Team, Information Technology, Human Interaction, Cohen, Web 2.0, Channel Management, Team Management, Strategy, Internet, Marketing, Management, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-09-21

Zune HD review roundup: excellent hardware and UI, apps lacking

who makes the hardware?We know M$ subcontracts the hardware.OSS companies should get that hardware, change the label and put Linux on it.This will not only leave Zune behind, but it would defeat the iPod.RE: Zune HD review roundup: excellent hardware and UI, apps lackingwhen you get your zune can you...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Smart phones, Apple iPod, Apple iPod Touch, Microsoft Zune, PMP, hardware, Zune HD, ZuneHD

Discussion threads 2009-09-18

The democratization of IT

Get your head out of your paradigm"democratization of IT"... are you serious? Look at any complex multipolar situation in the world and you'll see that when there are diverging forces, democracy is a liability.Iraq... competing religious factions turned the idea of democracy into a joke.The Palestinian territories... Democracy resulted in...

Tags: Quality, information technology

Discussion threads 2009-09-18

Nokia 7705 Twist (Verizon Wireless)

We can safely say that we've never seen a phone like the Nokia 7705 Twist. Sure, we've reviewed square handsets before, and swivel models were in style a few years back; however, we've never had the two design aesthetics combined onto one device. We're not quite sure if it works--it's...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Verizon Wireless, Nokia Corp., phone, display

Product reviews 2009-09-16

Samsung Rogue SCH-U960 (Verizon Wireless)

Photo gallery:Samsung RogueSamsung has had mixed results with touch-screen phones with full keyboards. Verizon's Samsung Glyde had its share of faults, but we liked the Samsung Impression for AT&T quite a bit. Fortunately, the new Samsung Rogue for Verizon Wireless is no slouch. Not only is it a touch-screen and...

Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, Engineering, phone dialer, touch-screen interface, Verizon Wireless, Samsung Rogue, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Product reviews 2009-09-11

What century is this?

The chess clubMy vote would be, to strongly encourage them to go digital. And on line.I'm secretary of my chess club, and it's very annoying that some elderly members don't even have a computer let alone internet access. This makes communication a lot more difficult and slow.I even offered them...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, E-mail, chess club, computer

Discussion threads 2009-09-10

EyeSoft 2.3.1 (Windows)

EyeSoft is a network video surveillance software application for recording IP cameras, megapixel network cameras, and USB Web cams. Supports over 400+ multi-vendor IP camera models as well as most USB Web cams, analogue capture cards, and live IPTV streams. Allows you to build powerful surveillance applications with easy to...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Video, Camera, BiKal IP CCTV, EyeSoft, Corporate Communications, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-09-10