Google Maps is now all about the user thanks to a major software overhaul announced at Google’s I/O conference in San Francisco May 15. Google’s online mapping service will now supply users with personalized maps based on their previous map-search [...]
Netflix Updates Player For PS3 Consoles: Better Audio Management, Quicker Scanning
For Netflix users, there's hardly a better way to stream content than on Microsoft's Xbox 360. The user interface is fluid, and the console itself is plenty powerful to churn through the HD streams. But Sony's PlayStation 3 offers a [...]
Microsoft Addresses Windows 8 Critics – ‘Windows 8 is a Good Product, and it’s Getting Better Every Day’
Microsoft vice-president of corporate communications Frank Shaw took to the company’s blog recently to defend the software giant’s beleaguered Windows 8, which has now passed the 100-million user mark. Shaw said Microsoft appreciates constructive criticism and strives to improve its products, [...]
Make Windows 8 better understand your voice using Speech Recognition Voice Training
Speech Recognition is a technology which is used for controlling computers using voice commands. With Speech Recognition you can say commands that the computer will respond to, and you can also… For more visit TheWindowsClub.com. The Windows Club
Hey Apple, What The Next iPhone Really, Really Needs Is A Much Better Keyboard
What the next iPhone really really needs is not an even bigger screen, flatter icons, flexible widgets or live tiles, or even crystal-ball-gazing cards. Or Facebook Home. That list is just garnish compared to the biggie: the iPhone needs a better keyboard. The iOS keyboard remains [...]
Marc Andreessen: The World Would Be Much Better If We Had 50 More Silicon Valleys
Marc Andreessen, co-founder and general partner of Andreessen Horowitz, delivered a keynote speech at the she++ conference today, sharing what technology is exciting him right now, what he thinks about current startup culture, and how Sheryl Sandberg’s book, Lean In, affected [...]
The Dash Car Dongle Wants To Make You A Better Driver By Syncing With Your iPhone
I love my tiny little Mazda, but I’ll be honest — I still don’t completely understand how it works. That’s never really bothered me before (I’d much rather geek out over a phone or something) but a Kickstarter project from [...]
Hardware Startups Have A Better Shot At Traction Thanks To Their Wearable Computing Forebears
Editor’s note: Nabeel Hyatt is an entrepreneur and Venture Partner at Spark Capital. He writes about startups, growth, product development, and design on his blog. Follow him on Twitter @nabeel. It’s no coincidence that the last 12 months have seen an explosion in human-computer [...]
Google+ Comments Can Now Be Linked to Blogger – Feature Helps Bloggers Better Connect With Readers
Google is giving Blogger a boost by enabling users to bring Google+ comments to their blogs. Once the feature is enabled in the Blogger Dashboard, Google+ comments made about a particular blog post hosted by Blogger will automatically flank that [...]