Software Upgrade Lets Android Phones Take Orders
New voice recognition features for everything from text messaging to music
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Tom Simonite
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I’m MIT Technology Review’s IT editor for hardware and software and enjoy a diverse diet of algorithms, Internet, and human-computer interaction with chips on the side. Working in our San Francisco office, I cover new ideas about what computers can do for us, whether they spring from tech giants, new startups, or academic labs.
My journey to the West Coast started in a small English town called Wantage and took in the University of Cambridge, Imperial College London, and five years writing and editing technology news coverage at New Scientist magazine.
Tom Simonite's Stories
The Upside-Down Logic of Taking on Google at Search
New search engine Blekko has opened in beta--is it different enough to survive?
Revealing the Speeds ISPs Really Deliver
A site lays bare the speed experienced by customers of different firms.
Social vs. Market Norms at Reddit
Behavioral economics challenge the news aggregator's plan to make money.
Seeing Infrared in Maps
Infrared imagery in online maps lets homeowners see their energy efficiency.
Friendly Surveillance by Cell Phone
Intel shows off a technology concept that would show what friends are doing, and where, in real time.
Why Facebook is like Microsoft
The relatively young company has both good points and coming challenges in common with the software giant.
Sending Data 160 Characters at a Time
In the absence of a good Internet connection, why not use text messages to transmit data?
Cellphone App Aids Oil-Affected Wildlife
An iPhone app helps people inform rescuers of wildlife affected by the Gulf oil spill.
Jobs Shows Off Apple's New iPhone
The company's latest device is slimmer and more powerful, and allows for video calling.
