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Amazon is morphing into the new Apple
Rating: Magister says Amazon has major design on mobile space
It is so obvious that Amazon is et to become the ‘next Apple’ that, “Even Inspector Clouseau* would not have difficulty working out that Amazon is a business with a deep interest in being a serious mobile player,” says Victor Basta, md with Magister Advisors. Apple is a hardware business which went e-commerce. Amazon is an e-commerce business that has gone hardware (read Kindle Fire). Now it looks like Amazon is setting its sights on being a major player in the mobile space. Continue reading
Posted in Amazon, App stores, Apple, m-education
Tagged EVO, IVONA, Magister Advisors, Siri, Touchco, Victor Basta, Whispernet, yap
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Guest Post: Qualcomm’s vision of the mobile future
Internet of Everything, Voice Assist, AR & AllJoyn
by Katerina Merzlova, a copywriter with Intellectsoft
US based Qualcomm is best known to readers as the manufacturer of basedband chips and Snapdragon mobile processors. At the recent MWC 2013 in Barcelona, the company presented its vision of the capabilities of smartphones and tablets in 2013-2014 . The [...]
Posted in LG, Mobile Devices, Samsung, augmented reality, google, qualcomm
Tagged AirPlay, AllJoyn, Google Now, Katerina Merzlova, LG Quick Voice, qualcomm, Samsung S Voice, Siri, sonos, Vuforia
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Guest Post: Samsung shows latest version of Android 4.1 – Jelly Bean
by Fenix Raw, freelance blogger and publicist
Here, Fenix gives us his take on the introduction of Android 4.1 Jelly Bean by Samsung …
A recent meeting of Google’s designers began with the introduction of the then up and coming version of Android – 4.1 Jelly Bean. This threatens to become quicker plus it includes a better voice-driven browser. Continue reading
Posted in Mobile UI, android
Tagged Android 4.1, Jelly Bean, Samsung, Siri, user interface, voice control
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Guest Post: A look at possible new technologies for 2013
by Katerina Merzlova, a writer with Intellectsoft
Today we live in a very fast developing world, especially where the technological sphere is concerned. Even five years ago we couldn’t even imagine having devices in everyday use such as we have today. Ultrabooks, tablets, and smartphones have changed our business and entertainment life. The year is coming to its end. We anticipate several great releases by Apple, Microsoft, Motorola, and Samsung coming in theAutumn, but it is also fascinating to try to guess what is going to be next. And so I’ll suggest to you some of the most probable technologies that will provide us with further development and will find their implementation in 2013. Continue reading
Posted in Apple, BlackBerry, LTE, Motorola, NFC, android, iOS, iphone, mobile payments, nokia
Tagged e-wallet, flexible touchscreens, intellectsoft, Katerina Merzlova, multi-platform, NFC, Passbook, Phablets, photon +, Siri, smartphones
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Guest Post: Working from home, consumerisation and the Olympics
by Jim Somers, Chief Marketing & Strategy officer with Antenna Software
With over 10,000 athletes from 204 nations converging on London for the Olympic Games 2012, it will be fascinating to see how the city’s communications networks handle the crush of tweets, texts, calls, and Facebook. For the athletes, we can assume that most, if not all, will ‘bring their own device (BOYD)’ to stay connected with family and friends back home. But a whole other BYOD drama will be playing out for the millions of Londoners that work in and around the city. Continue reading
Posted in BYOD
Tagged Antenna Software, Apple, BYOD, consumerisation, Ibm, Jim Somers, OTA, Siri
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Apple’s iPad 3 rumours round-up
Rating: Following iPhone 5 debacle probably all wrong
As we get closer to March – when Apple revealed the iPad 2 last year – the Apple fanboy rumourmill has gone into overdrive. What everybody is waiting for is an announcement that Apple will be holding an event in San Francisco – its favourite venue for such launches. What’s pretty certain is that any iPad 3 launch will be accompanied by a new version of the Apple iOS – something like iOS 5.1. Continue reading
Personal assistant apps reach Singapore courtesy of Novauris
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Having sat through the monotony that was the launch of Apple’s iPhone 4S, GoMo News always thought the most significant announcement was the introduction of Siri. Part of iOS 5, Siri is a virtual personal assistant which acts as if it is your butler – like Jeeves. It responds to voice requests and performs all the usual tasks you’d expect to do with a mobile phone. Now Singaporeans have got one up on other countries around the world with a new app called Def!nd. Unlike Siri, Def!nd is able to search for businesses outside of the USA plus it can understand Asian accents. The app is supplied by local mobile operator SingTel, but Novauris has just received permission to say that its own technology powers this app. Continue reading
Posted in Mobile Search, Mobile applications
Tagged Def!nd, Nouvaris, Sing Tel, Siri, virtual personal assistant
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RIM sort of takes on iOS5 Siri with Vlingo Plus
Rating: Another free app – if you can find it
One of the key ingredients of Apple’s iOS5 upgrade was the introduction of Siri – described as a personal assistant. Well, RIM may just be tackling Siri head on with the introduction of the Vlingo app as one of its set of complimentary apps. This ‘virtual assistant’ app isn’t new. However, it’s been described as worth $19.99 but now represents the fifth of RIM’s free Thank You Gift set of apps. That’s if you can actually find it. GoMo News had trouble locating this app but got there eventually. Continue reading
Posted in App stores, Apple, BlackBerry, Mobile applications, RIM, iOS
Tagged app world, BlackBerry, iOS 5, RIM, Siri, virtual assistant, vlingo
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Siri shows natural language as key UI element
Rating: Apple’s John Scully’s Knowledge Navigator comes true
GoMo News had a sneaking feeling that the announcements made by Apple about the Siri personal assistant as a key feature of the iPhone 4S might have been more important than the impression first given. Well, Bill Meisel, editor of Speech Strategy News, is adamant that we’ve all underestimated Siri’s significance. Sadly, Bill goes into far too much detail here about it here but we’ll try to summarise. We particularly liked the bit where Bill says that incorporating natural language understanding is a classic extension of the Apple philosophy that you shouldn’t need a user manual to be able to perform a particular task. Continue reading
Posted in mobile news
Tagged Apple, Bill Meisel, iPhone 4S, John Scully, Knowledge Navigator, natural language, Newton, nuance, recognition, Siri
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