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Nuance Acquires Voice-Recognition Competitor VlingoVoice-recognition giant Nuance announced on Tuesday that it is acquiring Vlingo, the creator of a voice-to-text and voice recognition app that has been the subject of various Nuance lawsuits over patent infringement. But with the growth of virtual assistant and voice-enabled capabilities such a... Samsung Galaxy S II and Galaxy Note to Receive Android 4 in Q1 2012Samsung’s Galaxy line of smartphones and tablets will receive an upgrade to Android 4 or Ice Cream Sandwich in early 2012, the company has announced. The first two devices (as previously announced) to receive the upgrade will be Samsung Galaxy S II and Samsung Galaxy Note, and this should ... Puppies Prepare for Christmas [VIDEO]Each day, Mashable highlights one noteworthy YouTube video. Check out all our viral video picks. Just when you thought cats had a patent on holiday cuteness, puppy power rears its adorable head. In the aptly named “Puppy Christmas” YouTube video, director Devin Graham captures four ... 6 Amazing Tech-Inspired Holiday Decorations [PICS]We asked you last week to show us how you were decking the halls with tech this year. We teamed up with CNN iReport to consider submissions with the Twitter hashtag #holidaytech and uploads to iReport’s assignment page. After checking out all of the unique submissions, we chose some of the bes... Should the U.S. Shut Down a Somali Militant Group’s Twitter Account?The U.S. government is concerned the Shabab, the Somali “specially designated global terrorist” group, is using its Twitter account to recruit new members from the West. The New York Times reports the State Department said they are “looking closely” at the millitant group... 2011: Tech’s Biggest Winners and LosersTime is a funny thing. One minute I’m standing in a crowded room fondling HP’s new 10.1-inch TouchPad tablet, the next, I’m writing its obituary, and a moment later I’m marking the rebirth of its OS as an open source platform. That’s not really how it happened. This course of events to... Using Foursquare to Map the History of Rap, Starting With Tupac [VIDEO]Want to walk in the literal footsteps of some legendary rappers? The work of one avid Foursquare user will let you do just that. PR Manager Paul Rayment is mapping the history of famous rappers on the location-based service, adding note-worthy locations in the buildup to their careers. ... MasterCard Offers Discount for Small Businesses on Microsoft’s Office 365MasterCard on Tuesday announced that it was offering eligible small businesses a 10% discount on Microsoft‘s Office 365 cloud productivity service. The program, open to businesses that have a MasterCard Easy Savings Program account, is the credit card firm’s latest overture toward the... Startups and VCs Parody Rebecca Black’s ‘Friday’ [VIDEO]Startup founders and employees of GroupMe, Turntable.fm, Birchbox, RockMelt, Path and a slew of other companies have just put their spin on the Internet’s biggest hit of 2011 — Rebecca Black‘s “Friday.” The “holiday” parody from First Round Capital feature... Microsoft in 2011: How 13 Big Developments Shaped the Tech GiantIt goes without saying that Microsoft has come a long way from just purveying computer operating systems. 2011 proved to be a year of integration for Microsoft, and included partnerships with Nokia, Skype, Baidu, and perhaps most notably, Facebook. Xbox had a great year, nabbing a Guinness World Re... |