Apple's certainly no stranger to speech recognition, but it looks like it may have enlisted a bit of outside help for the next version of OS X, otherwise known as Lion.

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Jony Ive, who was promoted to oversee both hardware and software, is reportedly shattering silos and pulling developers from the Mac OS X side of things to help keep the radically retooled mobile OS on-track.

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Amongst the updates are a more textured backing for the cover, which should help it stay in small hands and some more subtle choices, like the inclusion of tiny X's, corresponding to the O ring at top, in keeping with the product name.

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X-rays are used to help guide the placement of the catheter.

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By 2007, Peter imagines 10 X-Racers launching side-by-side with the help of 1, 800-pound-thrust, kerosene hungry engines.

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If someone wants to build a company that does X, the founder should have a clear idea of what kind of financing and relationships will help her get there.

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