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News The inventor also demonstrated a document capture application running on a cameraphone which was able to convert a photograph of print into text and then read that information back to the user - an application he believes will have many uses, from... [19 May 2008]
Harrods makes a tech-savvy exhibition of itself
News Harrods is using cutting-edge mobile technology to promote a new exhibition at its famous department store in Knightsbridge. The system uses so-called 'QR' barcodes printed on posters which, when photographed using mobile phone cameras, are scanned... [25 Apr 2008]
BlackBerry gets voicemail-to-text plug-in
News BlackBerry lovers can now turn their voicemails into text and have them emailed direct to their handset after voice-to-text company SpinVox launched a plug-in for the smart phone. Five mobile trends to watch… [27 Feb 2008]
CIO Essentials: Xmas gadgets, mobile ban and green IT
News Having been cynical about the iPhone, once someone lent me one I was a convert. Our CIO Essentials feature puts you in the picture. Each week a leading IT chief picks his or her top stories from the past seven days and explains why they matter. [11 Dec 2007]
Council cuts costs of wireless network testing
News The networks will be used to provide connectivity in locations where space is at a premium, or to convert and reuse spaces such as canteens as meeting rooms and work areas when they are not being used for their primary purpose. [03 Aug 2007]
National Archive tackles 'digital dark age'
News Using the technology, the National Archive will also be able to convert material into open file formats which can be accessed via more current software. The National Archive and Microsoft are working to preserve important digital material and make... [04 Jul 2007]
Computing giants crack down on PC power waste
News These two components, working together, convert AC power from a wall socket to 12-volt DC power that a computer uses. Google, Intel and a host of PC and component companies on Tuesday unfurled the Climate Savers Computing Initiative, an effort to... [13 Jun 2007]
Google grabs PeakStream
News Google also employs numerous programmers who have an interest in such matters as the compilers that convert the source code written by humans into the binary instructions a computer understands. Google has acquired PeakStream, a start-up that sells... [06 Jun 2007]
Google puts cash into handwriting recognition tech
News The open source project, called Ocropus, has several goals, including developing a high-level, easy-to-use handwriting recognition system that can convert handwritten documents to computer text, assisting in the creation of electronic libraries... [11 Apr 2007]
Vista off-limits, say two US gov agencies
News She added: "We're trying to see what the cost impact would be to the FAA to convert to the new Microsoft products. Windows Vista has been banned by the US Department of Transportation (DoT) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology... [14 Mar 2007]
Microsoft-backed ODF converter set for launch
News A Microsoft-sponsored open source project is expected to today release a translator that will convert file formats between Microsoft Office and rival standard OpenDocument, or ODF. Microsoft started the project at SourceForge last year, relying on... [02 Feb 2007]
Data headache looms for mobile operators
News EU member states have until September 2007 to convert the directive into national laws. Mobile phone operators and internet telephony companies will soon face the "onerous burden" of getting their systems compliant with new European data retention... [08 Jan 2007]
Big Blue to help decode the Big Bang?
News The microprocessors will essentially help the antennas capture the signals, filter out extraneous data and then convert the signals into data. IBM and European astronomy organisation Astron are collaborating on designing a microprocessor that will... [06 Dec 2006]
Vodafone users to chat through Second Life avatars
News According to Joseph Laszlo, senior analyst at JupiterResearch, while Second Life itself remains more a shop window in the US and Europe, corporates could eventually come to convert virtual money into real cash in a more substantial way. [01 Nov 2006]
Word to get 'save as OpenDocument' add-on
News we were expecting that people would build a tool to convert between them. Microsoft later this month plans to release a converter that will let Word users open documents saved in the OpenDocument format. [16 Oct 2006]
