Dianah McDonald takes a look at two competitive voice-to-text services. They work the same way. You dial a number, speak some instruction into the phone, and the result is texted, emailed, or otherwise communicated to the appropriate destination. Or is it? Read this fun review and you’ll learn if either service is voice-to-text nirvana or not-ready-for-prime-time.

Read this Computing Unplugged article.

WOT, Web of Trust, extends the security protection of its browser add-on to the Internet-based email services – Google Gmail, Windows Live Hotmail and Yahoo! Mail. WOT checks links embedded in email and warns of dangerous websites to help avoid spyware, spam, phishing, identity theft and other Internet fraud.

NitroDesk has released TouchDown for Exchange access for Android-powered phones. The product runs entirely on the phone, connecting securely to corporate Exchange systems, providing the user with access to Email, Contacts and Calendar information.

Reacting to a rapidly spreading worm, the Defense Department has suspended the use of thumb drives (USB), CDs, flash media cards, and all other removable data storage devices from their nets. The ban, which applies to both the secret SIPR and unclassified NIPR nets, is supposed to take effect “immediately”.

Our own David Gewirtz is in eWEEK this week with a new article: How to Stay Successful and Sane in Today’s Uncertain Economy. It’s an important read.

MyCaption has announced MyCaption for BlackBerry which enables multi-tasking, business users to “write by voice” their email, memos, tasks, contact notes and calendar entries and synchronize them with Enterprise applications. This plug-in blends into BlackBerry productivity applications converting the user’s voice into usable, actionable data.

An agreement between Jivox and PixelFish brings together the self-service video ad platform and professionally produced video ads to create the industry’s first full-service online video advertising offering for small businesses.

T-Mobile USA, Inc. introduces web2goSM, an improved Web browser designed to work across T-Mobile’s portfolio of phones. Web2go makes it easier to view and navigate the Web providing customers with better Web browsing, improved search with Yahoo! oneSearch, a customizable home page and a simplified shopping.

Research In Motion’s new Blackberry Storm is out and the critics have already got their hands on the device. Plenty of reviews and first look impressions have made their way on the Web and here’s a look at 5 important players.

A friend of mine pointed out thisinteresting article. It’s so interesting. Sometimes we forget how small things we do have sticking power.