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Will Google's Translator Phone Lead Us to Babylon or Babble On?

Google's revealed it's working on extensions to its smartphone voice-control powers, debuted in the Nexus One, that'll automatically translate between languages. It's the stuff of pure utopian science fiction. But is it a good idea? ...READ»

Wikipedia Goes All Douglas Adams With Portable E-Reader

Wikipedia's handheld $99 Wikireader takes the encyclopedia mobile, in a sweetly Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy kind of way.READ»

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Microsoft Shutters Encarta as Douglas Adam's Encyclopedia Model Wins

Microsoft has announced that it's terminating its encyclopedia effort Encarta after 16 years in the business of collecting and publishing knowledge and historic information. The reasons for Encarta's doom are obvious: it's become ...READ»