Apple’s voice-recognition based personal assistant Siri has been in beta for the last two years, and has remained as such until the recent launch of iOS 7. Although voice recognition software itself has been around for some time, ...
Japanese pharmaceutical firm Eisai Co, through its South Korean marketing subsidiary, has rolled out a higher-dose, once-daily Aricept (donepezil hydrochloride) 23mg tablet formulation used to treat moderate-to-severe Alzheimer's disease ...
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Smart machines, cognitive computing and the "internet of things" all feature highly in Gartner's latest Hype Cycle for 2013, the analyst group's long-range examination of emerging technologies. Innovative emerging technologies highlighted ...
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The new infotainment system in the 2014 Mazda 3 aims to future-proof the car to keep up with the ever-changing world of multimedia and smartphones while providing a safer and less distracting cabin environment. At the launch of the new ...
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WASHINGTON -- Unlike China and Europe, the U.S. has yet to adopt and fund an exascale development program, and concerns about what that means to U.S. security are growing darker and more dire. China's retaking of the global supercomputing ...
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Israel-based flavor and fragrance company Frutarom has announced its foray into functional foods market, building on the strength of its functional ingredients in the nutraceutical market. Frutarom stated that through its flavors and food ...
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According to the survey jointly conducted by LEDinside and AVANTI, the proportion that Chinese consumers can cognitive LED bulbs clear is only 25%, enhancing consumer awareness is still the key for the popularization of LED lighting. In ...
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With the upcoming iOS 7 release, Apple plans to extend its reach by integrating iPhones into cars, allowing for Siri voice control and shared displays. Presently, the company says that 95 percent of new cars sold offer some controls for its ...
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SAP is at work on a new product called Sentinel that is supposed to be "nothing less than the Amazon for Stocks and the Facebook for Investors," according to a job posting associated with the project. "We take our metaphors seriously," ...
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MICROSOFT is trying to fix what it got wrong with its radical makeover of Windows. It's making the operating system easier to navigate and enabling users to set up the software so it starts in a more familiar format designed for personal ...
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Yoking cognitive computing with customer service, IBM has launched a system that can reference large amounts of unstructured data to help companies better field customer phone calls. The IBM Watson Engagement Advisor uses IBM's Watson, ...
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UCB and IBM have announced the completion of the initial phase of project designed to exploit super-computer power for better care for epilepsy patients. The power of cognitive computing capabilities, such as IBM's Watson, will be ...
A toy is any item that can be used for play. Toys are generally played with by children and pets. Playing with toys is an enjoyable means of training the young for life in society. Different materials are used to make toys enjoyable to both ...
There is ongoing debate among researchers as to the degree of danger associated with texting, handheld phone or hands-free phone use while driving. Now a new study sheds light on which types of distraction has the greatest risk of a crash, ...
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Diner-style booths are one way companies have found to offer employees a private place for conversations. Photo courtesy of Bene. It looks like for better or for worse, those nice high cubicle walls won’t be coming back anytime ...
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