Topic: Voice-Recognition Software

20 essential Android tips and tricks

Several weeks ago, we highlighted 20 useful iPhone tricks everyone should know. We got such good feedback from that feature that we wanted to share the love with Android users – who, after all, make up the largest proportion of the smart phone community.

iPhone 4S: How the best new feature works

iPhone 4S dramatically revamps its voice command system. Now 'Siri' can control many aspects of the iPhone 4S, without you needing to touch the new iPhone.

Russia's lie-detecting ATM: not just a KGB fantasy

Designed by a company whose clients include the KGB's successor, the new ATM performs facial recognition, reads fingerprints, and checks voiceprints to determine whether users are lying.

iPhone 5 release date pushed back to fall 2011: report

iPhone 5 will launch around September, according to one outlet.

OnStar says new voice commands to cut down on distractions

OnStar will incorporate better voice recognition so drivers can use verbal commands to safely stay connected to the Internet.

Dump your PC for an iPad? Probably not. PCs aren't quite dead yet.

Ready to throw away your PC in favor of an iPad? You might want to wait a bit.

Technology that translates, and unites

A cellphone may let a U.S. soldier 'speak' in Pashto or Dari. A browser can pick up on linguistic nuance.

YouTube adds captions to millions of videos

YouTube's automatic caption tool, which was previously restricted to a handful of channels, is set to go into wide-release.

Guest blog: Technology for writers who hate to write