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Apple Roundup: Speech Controls, Air-Powered Keyboards, Animated iPods As Jewelry

Apple has filed a number of stunningly promising patents this week--here's a peek at the sweet new features that'll make your current device look lame. READ»

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Revamped OnStar Adds Facebook, Text-to-Speech, and an App Store

We heard this rumor last week, and now it's official: GM is issuing a major update to its OnStar system, adding media controls, text-to-speech text messaging, Facebook, and even an app store. READ»

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GM's OnStar to Add Facebook, Music?

How do you get a Facebook fix while driving? GM's OnStar might have a solution--one that could compete with the reigning champ, Ford Sync from Microsoft.READ»

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Five Technologies for Improving Customer Relationships

It’s time to focus on streamlining and personalizing the customer experience, making interactions about things the customer is interested in, needs and will use. Here are five technologies companies should be leveraging or actively investigating to create a more personalized customer experience.READ»

Look Ma…No Hands! Windows Vista Speech Recognition Software

Windows Vista Speech Recognition software may not have rendered the keyboard obsolete, but it certainly has made it unnecessary for many people. The voice-control software translates speech into text with impressive speed and ...READ»