Today, Nuance’s Nina voice recognition software got a lot of coverage in the press. It’s another speech UI app designed for iOS and Android, but its big differentiating factor (besides voice biometrics that can tell who’s speaking) is the fact that it will include application programming interfaces for third party developers so that they can integrate and extend Nina’s speech interface capabilities. Just about every news report about Nuance’s Nina will compare it to Apple’s …
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Why is Your Phone Boring or Not Boring?
There are many reasons that might cause people to think their phone is boring. It comes from being familiar with it for too long and often from not being able to change it enough to be fresh again or just from a eventual lack of interest. In this article we’re going to take a look at a few different reasons why Apple’s iPhone, Windows Phones, and Android smartphones might be considered boring or not boring. Everybody …
Continue readingMetroTube Adds One of Our Feature Requests
MetroTube today was updated to version 3.3 on Windows Phone, and I was excited to see that one of my feature requests was implemented. Back when MetroTube had made its triumphant return to the Windows Phone Marketplace, I casually tweeted, “Metrotube feature request: “Watch Later” button and playlist access. “ And now with version 3.3, that awesome feature has finally come to Windows Phone. What’s the “Watch Later” feature on YouTube all about you ask? On every YouTube …
Continue readingWhy a Smartphone OS Doesn’t Belong on a Tablet
In the past couple years we’ve seen a huge surge of tablet-style devices in the market. It started with Apple’s iPad, which was essentially an iPhone with a bigger screen and no phone. It ran the same iPhone apps, just on a larger screen. A few other manufacturers went in the same direction with putting Android on large-screened tablet devices (such as the original Galaxy Tab). Again, initially, this was no different than an Android …
Continue readingThe New Outlook.com on a Tablet (Video)
The next evolution of Microsoft’s Hotmail free service was revealed today and it will be now called Outlook.com. The redesign and rebranding of Microsoft’s free web-based email service is very “Metro” styled and looks a lot like some of the apps included in the Windows 8 Release Preview. Many parts of the interface seem very touch-friendly, so we thought we’d try it out on a Windows 8 Tablet PC. Currently only the email and people portion …
Continue readingThe Weather Channel 2.0 for Windows Phone Adds Innovative Features (Video)
Nokia’s version of the Weather Channel’s app has been updated to version 2.0 which is completely redesigned and brings some fantastic new features along with it. The Weather Channel app has been my favorite weather app for Windows Phone ever since they added the double sided live tiles that show radar maps in addition to the forcast. That feature is still there of course, but we’ve also got some new things. First of all you’ve …
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