Google Chrome has announced the launch of speech to text translation on the web browser. The speech input is through HTML, one of the first kinds to have released. “Using Chrome, you can now translate what you say into other languages with Google Translate,” the Chrome blog reads. “Speech input through HTML is one of [...]
The theme for the 48th World Day of Prayer for Vocations on Good Shepherd Sunday is “Proposing Vocations in the Local Church”. According to a press release from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) on April 26, 2011, Pope Benedict XVI established this year’s theme to highlight the responsibility of Catholic clergy to [...]
According to statistics released by the Canadian Automobile Association (CAA), more than 50 per cent of Canadians believe that the country’s roads and highways are getting worse, while only 12 per cent believe they are getting better. The survey statistics are eye opening for the federal conservative government as they showcase the opinions of 5,000 [...]
After concerns and queries about Apple storing personal data of its customers, the company has come up with a Q&A about the issue. The controversy was that iPhone was tracking users’ whereabouts, which was in turn being used in police investigations and R&D. The House Energy and Commerce Committee had sent a letter to Apple [...]
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, announced the new website Executive PayWatch, a part of the union’s campaign in support of Wall Street reform. In a press release on April 19, 2011 the website is described as containing a searchable databank of 299 of S&P 500 companies. In addition to disclosing CEO salaries, the website compares them [...]
The National Institutes for Health (NIH) announced the launching of a new website designed to be a definitive resource for medical professionals to learn about complementary and alternative medicine in a press release on April 26, 2011. Developed by the National Center for Complimentary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) of the National Institutes of Health, the [...]
In response to an Executive Order that may be released by President Obama, senate Republicans led by Senators Mitch McConnell and Susan Collins have sent a letter to the White House criticizing the potential mandate for bidding contractors to disclose campaign contributions when applying for federal contracts. In a press release on April 26, 2011, [...]
The two-phase charity auction conducted by eBay featuring donations from songwriters and artists in the EMI record label family has raised $940,000 to be given to the Red Cross in support of its efforts to assist people in Japan affected by the tsunami and earthquake which hit the country in March. According to a press [...]
Sony Corporation has announced the launch of their “optimally designed” android tablet which will be released to the market, fall 2011. Code named S1 and S2, the tablets will run on Android 3.0 and will have WiFi and WAN (3G/4G) compatibility amongst other features. Sony is aiming to attract the generation looking for entertainment on [...]
Chevrolet Volt has been declared as the Green Car of the year for 2011. The award was hosted by Bridgestone Corporation at the New York International Auto Show where Chevrolet became the seventh car to win the prestigious award since the awards’ inception in 2004. “The selection of the Volt as the World Green Car [...]
