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iPhone News Patents

Apple patent application points to voice recognition/voice command technology in future versions of iOS

You’ve gotta love forthcoming versions of iOS. Per freepatentsonline, future iPhone software could use the sound of someone’s voice to identify the person themselves, allowing the system to enact custom-tailored settings and access to personal content. The concept was revealed this week in a new patent application published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. […]

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How-To News

How-To: Work around Safari 5.0 launch crashes

Since installing Safari 5.0 on Monday, my Macs have yet to catch fire and the basset hound has yet to start waltzing across the living room carpet with my cat. This may not be the case for everyone. Per CNET, after installing version 5.0 of the Safari browser, a few users are reporting the program […]

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Software

Apple Releases Security Update 2009-001

Making Friday a somewhat official update-o-rama, Apple released Security Update 2009-001, its first collection of security fixes for the new year. The 43.4 megabyte download contains the following fixes and features: AFP Server: Impact: A user with the ability to connect to AFP Server may be a able to trigger a denial of service Description: […]

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User Group

PPUG 2007 Meeting TODAY

PPUG (Philadelphia PowerBook Users Group) will hold our first 2007 meeting on Saturday, 17 February 2007. The meeting will take place from noon to 3pm at the Manayunk Brewing Company.