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New York startup Booktrack have some big plans for the future of eBooks, with an iOS app to add ambient noise, sound effects, and music to eBooks titles. The audio is synchronised to the content of a book, relevant to the setting and story line, and available in three distinct layers.
A new software tool can analyse facial features and match them with personality traits. While facial recognition technology is being used all over the world to identify individuals, this software goes beyond identification into the realms of personality and character prediction.
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Apple’s recently released Mac OS X Lion is doing pretty well, with 1 million copies sold in its first day of availability. Since we’ve had the chance to taste a piece of the new operating system, it’s time we compare the newly arrived with the popular leader, Microsoft’s Windows 7.
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Google has unveiled one of its new interface experiments, the Hotel Finder. This service is designed so that users can track down the ideal accommodation for them, based on individual priorities such as location and price.
Microsoft has announced the next version of the Windows Phone OS, with the current code name of Mango or Windows 7.5. It has already been given to manufacturers for testing, although there is no word yet on when it will arrive in consumer devices.
The SAS Survival Guide app promises to provide users with elite survival training techniques. This British app is based on a bestselling survival guide book written by John Wiseman, and comes with tips, videos, instructions, and situations.
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