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iDictate announced that it will offer phone dictation service to purchasers of the iPhone. iDictate utilizes a blend of Internet technology and human interaction that has dramatically changed the way business, legal and medical professionals obtain transcribed documents on a global scale. “The Apple iPhone has the potential to raise the level of technology that each of us carries every day,” said Kevin Almeroth, associate director of UC Santa Barbara’s Center for Information Technology and Society. According to company founder Lee Dorfman, “The iDictate service turns the Apple iPhone into an awesome go-anywhere dictation device with the finished documents promptly emailed back to the user for final editing.”

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Apple and AT&T announced that iPhone users will be able to activate their new iPhones using Apple’s popular iTunes software running on a PC or Mac computer in the comfort and privacy of their own home or office, without having to wait in a store while their phone is activated. Activating Apple iPhone takes only minutes as iTunes guides the user through simple steps to choose a service plan, authorize their credit and activate the iPhone. Once Apple iPhone is activated, users can easily sync all of their phone numbers and other contact information, calendars, email accounts, web browser bookmarks, music, photos, podcasts, TV shows and movies just like they do when they sync their iPods with iTunes.

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iSkin, a leading provider of protectors and accessories for the iPod and other cutting edge consumer electronics, announced the release of the revo, the company’s long-anticipated protective skin for the Apple iPhone. Designed as a complete protective solution, the revo includes a premium silicone protector, a touch-compatible privacy film and a ViSOR, an ultra-clear polycarbonate scratch resistant screen guard for the large Apple iPhone screen. The iSkin revo features a premium silicone material with an embedded anti-microbial agent (Microban) that protects the product by inhibiting the growth of microbes. Research studies have shown that the average mobile phone may contain substantial amounts of bacteria.

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Irritating background noise is a thing of the past for users of the new VMX 100 wireless Bluetooth headset from Sennheiser Communications. The Sennheiser Communications VMX 100 is the first Bluetooth headset designed with revolutionary VoiceMax dual microphone technology. VoiceMax employs a unique directional system using two microphones and advanced digital signal processing to distinguish speech from other noises. Distracting sounds such as wind, noise from traffic or machinery, or the murmur of a crowd are effectively eliminated for clearer, more easily understood conversations.

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Quova Inc., the leading provider of Internet geolocation services, announced the Navizon Wireless Locator, a permission-based application that can identify the location, down to a city street level, of Web visitors accessing the Internet from Wi-Fi enabled cell phones and laptops. The second extension to Quova’s Internet Location Intelligence platform, the Navizon Wireless Locator provides online businesses with accurate geographic data to locate and authenticate their Web visitors. Quova provides this alternative location tool for situations in which their Internet Protocol (IP) Intelligence data, which can identify a Web visitor’s location down to a 50 mile radius, may not provide sufficient granularity in pinpointing a location.

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The Ajax Company announced that its Enterprise Ajax software suite will support the Apple iPhone. Aligning its development with Apple’s unfolding strategy for the sexy new device, Backbase has added support for the new platform, including Apple’s Web browser for iPhone, Safari 3, and the code-named Leopard operating system. The Backbase SDK enables developers to bring Rich Internet Applications (RIAs) and rich user interfaces to the Apple iPhone. Apple officially announced the choice of Ajax as the iPhone SDK at the recent Worldwide Developer Conference. “Developers and users alike are going to be very surprised and pleased at how great these applications look and work on iPhone,” said Apple CEO Steve Jobs.

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