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Windows 7 outgains Windows 8 and 8.1 in market share again, but Windows XP still above 27%

Apr01
by on April 1, 2014 at 12:13 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

Microsoft Unveils Windows 8
March was the fifth full month of availability for Microsoft’s latest operating system version: Windows 8.1 continues to steadily grow while Windows 8 managed to stay flat, allowing the duo together to finally crack 11 percent market share. Meanwhile, with only a week left of support, Windows XP still has more than 27 percent of the pie. The latest market share data from Net Applications shows that Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 have gained a combined 0.62 percentage points (from 10.68 percent to 11.30 percent). More specifically, Windows 8 gained 0.03 percentage points (from 6.38 percent to 6.41 percent), while…

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The Next Web is relaunching as The Nostalgic Web, because the future is overrated

Apr01
by on April 1, 2014 at 12:07 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Voice

AOL
We’re a forward-looking bunch at The Next Web – our name screams ‘the future’, after all. But in the light of revelations of widespread online government surveillance and our increasing realization that technology will eventually grow too smart and kill us all, we’ve become wary of what’s ahead. All these bad vibes got us thinking about the past. The Internet was much more fun before spies worked out how to track us all, before your phone could talk back to you and before selfies became a ‘thing’. What’s more, all of our rival publications spend their time looking at the…

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The Next Web is relaunching as The Nostalgic Web, because the future is overrated

Apr01
by on April 1, 2014 at 12:07 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Voice

AOL
We’re a forward-looking bunch at The Next Web – our name screams ‘the future’, after all. But in the light of revelations of widespread online government surveillance and our increasing realization that technology will eventually grow too smart and kill us all, we’ve become wary of what’s ahead. All these bad vibes got us thinking about the past. The Internet was much more fun before spies worked out how to track us all, before your phone could talk back to you and before selfies became a ‘thing’. What’s more, all of our rival publications spend their time looking at the…

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Nuance’s Dragon Mobile Assistant for Android now lets you unlock your phone with your voice

Apr01
by on April 1, 2014 at 12:00 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider, Product Updates

Dragon
Voice recognition and control system specialist Nuance has released an update for its Dragon Mobile Assistant app for Android that introduces voice unlocking of a handset for the first time, as well as a couple of other minor updates. To use the new voice unlock feature, you just need to teach the app your voice by saying ‘Hello, Dragon’ three times and it then locks on to your own personal voice print. From here on out, the phone will only respond to your voice. Once taught, every time you say “Hello, Dragon”, it will open the app ready for further voice commands…

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Nuance’s Dragon Mobile Assistant for Android now lets you unlock your phone with your voice

Apr01
by on April 1, 2014 at 12:00 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider, Product Updates

Dragon
Voice recognition and control system specialist Nuance has released an update for its Dragon Mobile Assistant app for Android that introduces voice unlocking of a handset for the first time, as well as a couple of other minor updates. To use the new voice unlock feature, you just need to teach the app your voice by saying ‘Hello, Dragon’ three times and it then locks on to your own personal voice print. From here on out, the phone will only respond to your voice. Once taught, every time you say “Hello, Dragon”, it will open the app ready for further voice commands…

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