Software

Google’s Siri Clone Might Be Ready By New Years

Abortion-finding aside, Siri is pretty awesome. That’s why Google is reportedly feverishly working on its own version of the voice-activated, natural-language assistant, code-named Majel. It’s named after Gene Roddenberry’s wife — the voice of many Star Trek computers.


October 13, 2011
Mobile

6 Non-Apple Alternatives To Today’s iOS 5 Releases

iOS 5 dropped today, which is fantastic, I guess — if you own an iPhone. However, if you’re like me and, well, don’t but still want the same bells and whistles on your phone, might I suggest the following?


January 5, 2011
Software

Use Google Voice Search As A Voice-Operated Dictionary

If you a hear a word in regular conversation that you don’t know, it can be hard to look it up if you don’t know how to spell it. Instead, just throw it at Google Voice Search to get an accurate definition.