BizAnalyst Network: Fw: Google Plans on Searching Voice; Sprint to Deliver Podcasts to Phones; Newspapers and Movies Are Doomed

Wednesday, September 21, 2005

Fw: Google Plans on Searching Voice; Sprint to Deliver Podcasts to Phones; Newspapers and Movies Are Doomed

========================================================= -------- WHAT'S NEW NOW -------- Important Stories, Commentary & More from Ziff Davis By Jim Louderback ========================================================= September 20, 2005 Vol. 4, No. 76 ========================================================= Google Plans on Searching Voice; Sprint to Deliver Podcasts to Phones; Newspapers and Movies Are Doomed ========================================================= Sponsored by Xerox Enter to win a trip to The Big Football Game in Detroit, MI ($10,000 USD) and learn about affordable, high-volume, in-house color printing with the Xerox(R) Phaser(R) 7300 Tabloid Color Printer: http://ct.eletters.whatsnewnow.com/rd/cts?d=181-533-1-278-144054-25883-0-0-0-1 ========================================================= Oracle Vows Lifetime Support Worried about your existing software (Seibel, PeopleSoft, others) and concerned that Oracle might abandon you? Worry no more, according to Charles Phillips -- Oracle's president. The company plans on supporting everything "for life." Find out whose life he's talking about in our detailed reporting from Oracle World -- happening all this week. Oracle Support for Life: http://ct.eletters.whatsnewnow.com/rd/cts?d=181-533-1-278-144054-25886-0-0-0-1 Google Plans on Searching Voice What's the next frontier for the search engines? Looks like Voice over IP service. Will they be offering voice services -- or searching audio files? We've got an analysis of what Google and others will be planning to roll out soon. Voice is just another data type, apparently. VOIP Search Coming Soon: http://ct.eletters.whatsnewnow.com/rd/cts?d=181-533-1-278-144054-25889-0-0-0-1 Sprint to Deliver Podcasts to Phones The company already offers a video service, called MobiTV, that's really more radio with pictures than true video. So why not offer real streaming audio to phones? Sprint plans on doing just that, offering music and podcasts to its phone customers. When will the service be available? How much will it cost? Why? Read our story for answers to these key questions. Sprint Offering Radio to Voice Customers: http://ct.eletters.whatsnewnow.com/rd/cts?d=181-533-1-278-144054-25892-0-0-0-1 New WNN Podcast Delivers News Analysis and Comments Speaking of podcasts, if you like this newsletter, you'll love the new podcast that goes along with the stories. Digital Life TV and ex-TechTVer Patrick Norton and I do a weekly commentary on the big stories highlighted here. We go beyond the headlines to comment on what we really think -- and what it really means. Subscribe today, through iTunes or directly -- or just download the MP3 files. And don't miss tonight's Digital Life TV show -- live and on-demand. WNN Podcast Feed: http://ct.eletters.whatsnewnow.com/rd/cts?d=181-533-1-278-144054-25895-0-0-0-1 Digital Life TV: http://ct.eletters.whatsnewnow.com/rd/cts?d=181-533-1-278-144054-25898-0-0-0-1 AMD vs Intel: Which Is Better for 64-Bit Windows? When it comes to running 64-bit Windows applications -- and the OS itself -- which processor is top dog? We put the two to a very detailed test -- comparing the best from AMD and Intel. Our results may surprise you, as we ferret out the best way to run emerging 64-bit programs. Don't buy without reading our story. 64-Bit Windows Shoot-Out: http://ct.eletters.whatsnewnow.com/rd/cts?d=181-533-1-278-144054-25901-0-0-0-1 iTunes 5.0 Reviewed How good is iTunes 5.0? We put the popular music software to the test to see how the latest version stands up to the Windows Media Player and our other favorite media software. What did we find? Long overdue improvements, including much better organizational features. Remember, you don't have to have an iPod to use iTunes -- check out our review for reasons why you might want to adopt it. iTunes 5.0 Review: http://ct.eletters.whatsnewnow.com/rd/cts?d=181-533-1-278-144054-25904-0-0-0-1 The Best Cingular Phones Do you use the Cingular service in the U.S.? If you haven't purchased a phone in a year or two, you are in for a surprise. The previously stodgy mobile phone company has released a bevy of beautiful and powerful new phones. But which one is best for you? If you're looking for a new Cingular phone, or thinking of jumping carriers, check out our reviews. We'll help you find the best phone, for less! Cingular Phone Round-Up: http://ct.eletters.whatsnewnow.com/rd/cts?d=181-533-1-278-144054-25907-0-0-0-1 Newspapers and Movies Are Doomed That's John C. Dvorak's conclusion, at least. He sees new technology dooming both to a drawn-out and painful death, at the hands of the Internet and file traders. Check out his rant -- and if you disagree, then let him know in the forums. Dvorak Predicts Death of Newspapers, Magazines: http://ct.eletters.whatsnewnow.com/rd/cts?d=181-533-1-278-144054-25910-0-0-0-1 Amazing Concept Cars from Frankfurt Sorry for the rough delivery of WNN last week. I'm in Europe covering a few news items, and the time change has me a bit messed up. But I've uncovered some amazing new concept cars at the Frankfurt Auto Show -- a semi-annual gathering of all the world's top auto makers. I uncovered a Lexus that looks like a rocket ship, a high-tech wheelchair that turns into a car, a VW that looks like a torpedo, and lots more. Check out my slideshow of images, with details on the models. I found a lot more too -- details on new hybrids, a hydrogen-powered BMW that goes 200 miles an hour and a wide range of other cool technologies. Don't miss it! High-Tech Concept Cars: http://ct.eletters.whatsnewnow.com/rd/cts?d=181-533-1-278-144054-25913-0-0-0-1 More Car Tech: http://ct.eletters.whatsnewnow.com/rd/cts?d=181-533-1-278-144054-25916-0-0-0-1 Hack Google Mail and Get Free Storage Have you used Google's nifty Gmail service? It gives you a gigabyte of storage space for mail files. But with a bit of configuration, you can use all that space as a huge online hard drive, for backing up files and making data available to multiple computers around the world. We lay out exactly how to hack Google's Gmail in our help story. Save your data in cyberspace today! Use Gmail as Big Hard Drive: http://ct.eletters.whatsnewnow.com/rd/cts?d=181-533-1-278-144054-25919-0-0-0-1 eWEEK.com Launches New Anti-Spyware Center Worried about spyware? Want to keep on top of the latest anti-spyware products and services. Want an early warning on the latest threats? Then check out our new anti-spyware section at eWEEK.com. You'll find all the latest news, reviews and more to help keep you from succumbing to this nefarious threat. New Anti-Spyware Section Keeps you Informed: http://ct.eletters.whatsnewnow.com/rd/cts?d=181-533-1-278-144054-25922-0-0-0-1 Is Customer Data Too Risky to Keep? Dan Gillmor, one of the best-known voices on the Web, has put together a very interesting commentary for us on whether companies should store any customer data at all. It flies in the face of conventional wisdom, which says that businesses should try to acquire as much company data as they can get their hands on. But given how bad companies have done protecting data, maybe they should just throw in the towel! Read his commentary for the reasons why. Abandon Customer Data: http://ct.eletters.whatsnewnow.com/rd/cts?d=181-533-1-278-144054-25925-0-0-0-1 Kick Your Own Butt Anatomically impossible? Not with this wicked cool new product -- called the Buttkicker -- that truly enhances your games, music, movies and other audio. It's a physical subwoofer, and will shake, rattle and roll your bones. Does it work? We put it to the ExtremeTech test, and came away shaken and stirred. Find out how it works, and whether it'll add a new dimension to your PC. Buttkicker Review: http://ct.eletters.whatsnewnow.com/rd/cts?d=181-533-1-278-144054-25928-0-0-0-1 Cutting Too Many Corners Is Dumb Business What happens when you over-streamline a process? If you're Ameriquest Mortgage, attempting to cash in on the whole ReFi craze, you just might get into trouble. We took a close look at the company's new, streamlined approval process -- and why it's caused an inordinate amount of fraud and other loss. Read the horror story, and then learn from it -- don't do the same thing at your shop! http://ct.eletters.whatsnewnow.com/rd/cts?d=181-533-1-278-144054-25931-0-0-0-1 Making Money on IP Telephony The Skype boys sure figured out how to make a bundle at VOIP, and you can too. There's a world of opportunity out there as the industry and individuals adopt digital IP phone conversations. But how do you get started? Where's the low-hanging fruit? We put together a detailed look at how you, too, can "Skype Out" -- as it were. Make Money on VOIP: http://ct.eletters.whatsnewnow.com/rd/cts?d=181-533-1-278-144054-25934-0-0-0-1 Microsoft's Newest Gaming Mouse Revealed It seems like everyone's getting into the gaming mouse business today -- add Microsoft to the mix. We just got our hands on the company's new Laser Mouse 6000 and put it through some extensive testing. Is it as good as the latest from Logitech, Razr and the rest? Check out our review for details about whether it'll frag as good as the others -- and what makes it special. Microsoft's Latest Gaming Mouse Revealed: http://ct.eletters.whatsnewnow.com/rd/cts?d=181-533-1-278-144054-25937-0-0-0-1 Revolutionary New Game Controller Nintendo's lagging behind Sony and Microsoft in delivering a next-generation gaming platform. But new details are starting to dribble out, including an amazing one-handed controller that the entire industry is talking about. We got hands-on time with the new Revolution, and the new controller. Interested in the future of gaming? Don't miss our report on the Revolution. Revolution Details: http://ct.eletters.whatsnewnow.com/rd/cts?d=181-533-1-278-144054-25940-0-0-0-1 That's it for today's What's New Now. 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