Nokia recently announced that it is going to form a partnership with Microsoft as a way of mounting a stiffer competition with Android equipped mobile devices and Apple’s iPhone. The partnership indicates that Nokia will now make Windows Phone its main smartphone strategy. Basically, Microsoft will be handling the software innovations while Nokia will be in charge of hardware development. But the partnership will also include such technologies like Nokia Maps, which will also be integrated into some of Microsoft’s products like the Bing search engine.
Only time will tell if the Nokia – Microsoft partnership will be strong enough to pose a real threat to the iPhone and Android dominance in the market.
It is expensive and wasteful to hire humans to answer or guide callers. This is when the beauty of automated natural sounding text-to-speech software is realized. Text-to-speech conversion with high-quality, natural sounding voices for hand-held, desktop, and server applications adds a lot of value to business telephony with Asterisk PBX.
Text-to-Speech voices are available in 6 languages and 18 different characters including “Allison” the standard Asterisk voice. These voices are sizable and can range from 4 MB for embedded applications, to 100 MB for server-based installations. Text-to-Speech voices are tested on all major telephony platform operating systems including: Windows Server, Windows XP, Linux (32 & 64 bit), Solaris (Sparc and x86), and Mac (PowerPC and Intel).
The benefit of using text-to-speech voices with hosted Asterisk solution is that you can select a voice that fits your requirement, optimize it for your application, or even have voices built for a particular character or delivery. The voices run on the text-to-speech technology are petite and swift enough to run on handheld devices or distribute over the network.
The text-to-speech voice facility is not only limited to the telephony industry. In fact it is used across sectors such as health, navigation, mobile, toys & games, Government, industry, assistive, and many more. Now with Asterisk VOIP PBX, text-to speech functionality is available for really affordable prices to small and medium sized businesses. Also, don’t forget to enjoy the benefits of the best application hosting solutions, such as hosted VOIP PBX, Exchange, SharePoint, etc., which has become the preferred way for companies to implement business software.
The new model of the much loved and phenomenal iPhone 3G that now comes with a 3G, which is way faster than the previous release which used HSDPA. The unit is a bit cheaper than the first model yet reviews are not quite good for they say the second generation or first one in fact can get the same benefits with the necessary upgrades (firmware, software, etc.). The newer release is a bit thinner and has quite an annoying beveled edge which is quite troublesome if you love to use the unit when it is placed on a flat surface say, your desk at the office. Continue reading ‘iPhone 3G’
Getting tired of that stylus, well then the new and improved version of the much loved PenReader software is the best option for you. It translates and digitizes your finger movements into signals that are understood by the pocketpc saving you the time and effort of using that teeny tiny stylus. Much like Calligrapher, the application allows easy use of your pocketpc giving you that iPhone feel with the touch screen. The application is a nice thing to have during those times when your stylus just happens to fall into the drain or simply missing. It has several improvements to heir previous version which had bugs as to unidentifiable finger strokes and it is also a tad bit faster in processing. Continue reading ‘PenReader Touch 8.1′
The player takes the place of any device that uses Windows Media Player that seems to have been stripped down too much for mobile platforms that is delivers dismal performance. It has quite a clean interface that is reminiscent of another best seller from Apple the iPod with clean and crisp buttons placed well within reach at all times. The software is a far cry from the stripped down media player and it is immediately integrated into the today screen giving you instant access right at your fingertips. Loaded with features such a wide selection of equalizer settings, customization options and more control over your digital audio experience. Continue reading ‘Pocket Music Player Bundle’
Ever been frustrated at missing text messages you need for reference that was deleted automatically due to a total lack of control of your mobile’s inbox? Then iMobile’s SMS backup tool would be a great addition to your applications that allows you to backup your sms messages in txt or sms format for safekeeping should you have a need to call upon them on a mobile that you use for business transactions. All businesses have realized the importance of sms and the utter cheapness of the option compared to voice calls. VoIP has also hit hard with less and less people using it so SMS and VoIP are the way to go. Continue reading ‘iMobile Tool SMS Backup’