Jibbigo is a new iPhone app that can translate English speech into Spanish—and the reverse—all without going online. You simply launch the $25 app and speak into your iPhones microphone and the translation is played over the speaker.
via New iPhone app translates English into Spanish as you speak | Software | iPhone Central | Macworld.
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The 400-year-old mystery of whether William Shakespeare was the author of an unattributed play about Edward III may have been solved by a computer program designed to detect plagiarism.
Sir Brian Vickers, an authority on Shakespeare at the Institute of English Studies at the University of London, believes that a comparison of phrases used in The Reign of King Edward III with Shakespeare’s early works proves conclusively that the Bard wrote the play in collaboration with Thomas Kyd, one of the most popular playwrights of his day.
The professor used software called Pl@giarism, developed by the University of Maastricht to detect cheating students, to compare language used in Edward III — published anonymously in 1596, when Shakespeare was 32 — with other plays of the period.
via Computer program proves Shakespeare didn’t work alone, researchers claim – Times Online.
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Wolfram Alpha, the “computational knowledge engine” with a name that rolls right off the tongue, has until now lived solely as a Web site that can provide cool data results to certain queries. Now, though, iPhone and iPod touch owners can avail themselves of a brand spankin' new $50 Wolfram Alpha app.
You can ask Wolfram Alpha to compute plain-language problems as diverse as “mother's father's nephew” or “9 years six months twelve days from yesterday” or even “population density United States vs France.” You can also feed it mathematical queries like “taylor series x^2 sin^3(x)”.
via Wolfram Alpha launches $50 iPhone app | Software | iPhone Central | Macworld.
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Augmented reality apps—mobile applications that can superimpose contextual digital information on top of the real environment—have carved out a very impressive niche on the iPhone 3GS. They demonstrate new and innovative uses for smartphones with a compass, a GPS, and a camera. They've also made quite a splash on other smartphones: Google's Android platform, for example, has a beloved augmented-reality app called the Layar Reality Browser. Today, Layar has announced the release of version 2.0 for the iPhone 3GS.
Unlike special purpose augmented-reality apps that tie themselves down to a particular location and a specific need, Layar lets users choose from a wide selection of 161 different augmented reality views. These layers feature familiar Web services like Wikipedia, Yelp, Google local search, Qype, Brightkite, Yellowpages.com, and Twitter. There are also several lesser known directory services available to find tourism hot spots in Japan, stations in the London Underground, or the closest Tim Hortons for a traditional Canadian coffee fix.
via Layar augmented reality app now available for iPhone 3GS | Software | iPhone Central | Macworld.
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As Apple closes in on the release of a device usually described as a tablet—most likely in early in 2010—my thoughts turn to the role of iTunes, the online store selling music, books, and downloadable applications for the iPhone and iPod touch.
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Apple on Tuesday acknowledged a Snow Leopard flaw that users report can wipe out a significant amount of personal data.
An Apple spokeswoman declined to provide details of the bug in the latest version of Mac OS X. However, Apple provided InformationWeek with a statement acknowledging that the problem exists.
“We are aware of the issue that occurs in extremely rare cases, and we are working on a fix,” the statement said. Apple offered no timetable on releasing a fix.
According to Apple discussion forums, the problem is related to a change in the way Snow Leopard handles guest accounts. Users who upgrade from Leopard to Snow Leopard with guest account enabled have found that opening the guest account in Leopard can destroy personal data.
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Apple on Tuesday rolled out an iMovie update, improving compatibility between its video-editing application and a number of devices while also tackling some minor bugs.
According to Apple’s release notes for iMovie 8.0.5, the update improves compatibility with importing video captured on the iPod nano. Apple released a new version of the nano featuring a built-in video camera last month.
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Posted by Charles Wachira
The new Photoshop.com Mobile application for the iPhone and iPod touch allows users to edit photos, apply effects and share images instantly. The application also offers connectivity with Photoshop.com, an Adobe service that offers 2GB of free online photo storage.
via AppleInsider | App Store additions: Photoshop.com released, Rock Band soon.
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In just two weeks, on Oct. 22, Microsoft’s long operating-system nightmare will be over. The company will release Windows 7, a faster and much better operating system than the little-loved Windows Vista, which did a lot to harm both the company’s reputation, and the productivity and blood pressure of its users. PC makers will rush to flood physical and online stores with new computers pre-loaded with Windows 7, and to offer the software to Vista owners who wish to upgrade.
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Read Right is a free, lightweight PDF viewer for small portables. Documents are automatically rotated and scaled to fullscreen, so they can be read with the laptop held sideways like a book.
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