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Software wants to predict your thoughts

March 30, 2005 Predictive Keyboard comes with a 31,000-item dictionary. Type in a few keystrokes and the computer attempts to spell the rest. TAGS: dictionary, word

Reading phone text one word at a time

July 13, 2005 Researchers think they've hit upon the best way to digest articles on a cell phone. TAGS: RSVP, researcher, blog posting, word, cell phone, method, Palm Inc., blog

Spying an intelligent search engine

August 18, 2006 Innovation in Web search using artificial intelligence may lead to the day when you could expect the Web to do the tedious tasks for you. TAGS: Artificial Intelligence, search engine, word, children, Internet search, language, Google Inc.

Google joins Xerox as a verb

July 6, 2006 Yahoo may need a Band-Aid or a Kleenex. Its rival has been officially ensconced in Merriam-Webster's--and the OED. TAGS: verb, biodiesel, margin, Google Search, Xerox Corp., Google Inc., WWW, search engine, word, person, mouse, cell phone, spyware

Congress targets deceptive 'sex' sites

July 21, 2006 Senators vote for crackdown on "harmful to minor" sites, Net drug sales, sex offenders. Bush's sign-off expected soon. TAGS: minor, bill, First Amendment, margin, legislation, Webmaster, digital image, senator, language, word

Alphabet changes color of communication

May 30, 2007 Inventor readies e-mail system based on an innovative alphabet in which the 26 English letters are represented solely by individual colors.Images: Making words colorful TAGS: KMail, alphabet, letter, communication, word, color, message, e-mail

New tool screens spam, digitizes books

May 24, 2007 The ReCaptcha service turns annoying spam-avoidance chores into a productive project to digitize books.Image: Killing two birds with two words TAGS: pattern recognition, project, spam, word, API, blog, photograph, e-mail, Microsoft Corp.

Week in videos: The word is Silverlight

May 6, 2007 This year's Microsoft Mix conference in Las Vegas can be summed up with a single word: Silverlight. TAGS: Microsoft Silverlight, MLB, NetFlix Inc., streaming video, margin, Las Vegas, conference, multimedia, word, Microsoft Corp., games, video

New-age keyboard: Trace, don't write

July 11, 2005 IBM comes up with pen-based shorthand method that lets users input words into mobile devices by tracing them letter by letter. Image: Keyboard of the future? TAGS: mobile device, stylus, keyboard, pattern, IBM Corp., letter, word, smart phone, researcher

Microsoft blocking words on China's Web?

June 13, 2005 Software giant is reportedly excluding controversial phrases like "democracy" and "freedom" on Chinese version of MSN. TAGS: MSN, China, word, Microsoft Corp.

Yahoo Mail puts words in your mouth

July 17, 2002 Yahoo uses an automated filter to search e-mail and swap out a handful of words that pertain to Web code known as JavaScript. TAGS: Richard Smith, JavaScript, Yahoo! Inc., Yahoo! Mail, filter, command, MSN Hotmail, word, HTML, e-mail, security, password, MSN, message, Web browser

Taking Mark Hurd at his word

September 29, 2006 If a pledge by HP's boss is a real harbinger, the beleaguered company may rebound sooner rather than later. TAGS: pretexting, Enron Corp., lawyer, HP, word

'Killing' gamers with kindness

September 24, 2006 Festival goers prowl New York streets in a game you win by shouting out the right warm fuzzy. Photos: N.Y. street games TAGS: Jane McGonigal, New York, street, weapon, word, gamer, minute

Password imperfect

December 9, 2004 Microsoft is leading by example in its push to ease the security risks posed by passwords. TAGS: smart card, telecommuting, security risk, identity management, internal network, password, Sept. 11, security, Bill Gates, word, Microsoft Corp., USB port, card, USB

Beta--the four-letter word of Web 2.0

January 18, 2007 CNET News.com's Caroline McCarthy says that getting your site into a full version doesn't have to be scary. Really. TAGS: beta, Web 2.0, entrepreneur, Gmail, Google Inc., word
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