The reason Google had to have Motorola Mobility

Posted on November 2, 2011 by admin

For the last several years Google has been following a simple promise made by CEO Eric Schmidt to put their mobile division first. While Schmidt may no longer be at Google, his replacement Larry Page is continuing to follow that line of the thought as evident by Google’s purchase of Motorola Mobility at a whopping £12.5bn. The full implications of the move will not be clear until it is seen how Google plans to use the new acquisition, although many analysts claim that the real reason for the purchase is to get the mobile patent portfolio that Motorola holds.

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Latest advances in IVR technology

Posted on November 1, 2011 by admin

Interactive Voice Response, or IVR systems, are automated phone systems that work with software to enable you to conduct transactions over the phone without having to speak to a real person. Think automated payment lines, and those menus with different options you get through to when ringing large companies, these are all IVR systems and they are moving forward at an amazing rate.

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Does the iPad rule supreme?

Posted on October 3, 2011 by admin

At one point in time it seemed that Apple could do no wrong as each of their new releases were followed  by long queues and a great deal of excitement. The iPad release was no different, except for the fact that the tablet was the first release by Apple that did not offer a monumental change to the technology industry. It was not the first tablet, nor does it have standout features that make it stand on its own.  Instead, the device is simply a large iPhone that has been blown up which ruins some of its incredibility.

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