ARM builds in biometric voice recognition

The UK voice recognition specialists Domain Dynamics is working with ARM to develop biometric voice security technology. Reducing the scope for fraud and security breaches is the goal. Domain Dynamics is to join the ARM PrimeXsys Community Program, making its Smart Voice technology available to developers for ARM devices, which include phones, PDAs and access control systems. ...more

Google in video syndication talks - New York Times

Google is in talks with large content companies such as Conde Nast, Sony BMG Music Entertainment and Dow Jones to syndicate their video content across the Web, according to a report in the New York Times reported on Monday. The paper states that the videos appear inside Google ad boxes on sites that are relevant to the content of the videos and advertisements run during or after the content. Google then shares the ad revenue with the video provider and with the sites that show the videos. ...more

Real defends iPod harmony 'hack'

Real Networks has responded to Apple's accusation that it has 'the tacticas and ethics of a hacker'. In a brief statement the company defended its Harmomy technology, which enables songs downloaded from its own online store to be played on an iPod. 'Compatibility, choice and quality are critically important to consumers and Harmony provides all of these to users of the iPod and over 70 other music devices including those from Creative, Rio, iRiver, and others. ...more

CES 2007: Vista Ultimate Extras revealed

The first major CES keynote, from Microsoft founder Bill Gates, revealed plenty of things we were expecting, and some we weren't. The question of what exactly Vista's Ultimate Extras will consist of has been one of the final surprises Microsoft has been able to keep mostly under wraps, until today. Ultimate Extras are the downloadable add-ons available exclusively to users of Windows Vista Ultimate Edition, and as yet are unavailable in preview copies of Vista. ...more

Broadband takes to the skies

Lufthansa is to roll out inflight broadband across all its long-haul routes, following a successful trial of mid-air wireless networking. As we have previously reported, its FlyNet service uses Boeing's Connexion system to provide satellite-based broadband. Work on the rollout is beginning in April and is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2005. ...more