Nov 20th, 2008 · Google has updated its search function for Apple's iPhone to now include voice recognition software. This allows for spoken search queries without having to press any buttons. John Markoff, senior technology writer for The New York Times, talks about how to use the new software.
Nov 20th, 2008 · The Obama transition team has announced that campaign strategist David Axelrod will be a senior advisor. Some compare Axelrod's relationship with President-elect Obama to that of Karl Rove and President Bush, or James Carville and President Clinton. During the campaign, Axelrod wore out several BlackBerries because he was emailing, texting and calling so much.
Nov 13th, 2008 · A familiar story — about cranky senior citizens running roughshod over an inexperienced rest-home manager at the holidays— is redeemed by a crop of thoroughbred actors who burnish the material to a warm glow.
Nov 12th, 2008 · Peter Galbraith, senior diplomatic fellow at the Center For Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, says he supports president-elect Barack Obama's timetable for getting U.S. troops out of Iraq because as long as U.S. troops remain, the nation's prestige continues to suffer.
Nov 11th, 2008 · Wired Magazine's nine-year "Return to Sender" contest challenged readers to send any "mailable" item through the postal system without packaging. Wired senior editor Joanna Pearlstein shares the results. What is the weirdest thing you've ever sent through the mail?
Nov 11th, 2008 · Vivian Schiller, currently senior vice president and general manager of the New York Times Web site, will take the reins at a challenging time, says NPR media correspondent David Folkenflik. He explains why Schiller is qualified to solve the riddles that face NPR.
Nov 11th, 2008 · President-elect Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, met with President George Bush and Laura Bush for a tour of the White House. For more on the White House meeting and impending government transition, Farai Chideya speaks with NPR's senior Washington editor, Ron Elving.
Nov 10th, 2008 · The size of China's economic stimulus package will likely have an effect on the rest of the world. Simon Johnson, former chief economist for the International Monetary Fund and senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, says the Chinese package sets an example for other countries to follow, but the real effect will likely be seen in commodity prices.