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Chrome’s Spell Checker Gets Smarter
Just like Firefox, Chrome doesn’t have a smart spell checker. It uses a dictionary and it shows spelling suggestions for the words that aren’t included in the dictionary. Chrome’s suggestions aren’t always great because they ignore the context. Google has … Continue reading
Hurricane Irene highlights need for smarter grid
Hurricane Irene wasn’t exactly the raging monster that some forecasters expected, but it has left millions of people across a whole bunch of communities in the dark, and potentially without power for days, and even weeks, at a time. For … Continue reading
Ask.com gets smarter with help from Lonely Planet, others
Exclusive: Ask.com is amping up its star power. The Q&A search engine — which provides a mix of user-generated and algorithmically sourced content — has added several heavyweight partnerships to make sure it answers users’ questions in the best way … Continue reading
Bluetooth 4.0 will create smarter medical devices
The Bluetooth standards body today added support for two specific data types in the Bluetooth 4.0 specification: the Health Thermometer Profile and the Heart Rate Profile. This will give rise to wireless devices that can help monitor and send health information … Continue reading
Using Big Data to Make Solar Smarter
Solar rooftops only work in specific environments: an area with enough sun, a roof with the right tilt, a state or city with strong subsidies. But a company called Geostellar is using big data tools to help its solar installer … Continue reading