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  Amazon acquires Kindle Fire text-to-speech provider, but this isn't about Siri

  By Tim Carmody on January 24, 2013 11:02 am + 16 comments

  On Thursday morning, Amazon announced its acquisition of Ivona Software, a text-to-speech company. Continue reading…

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  Sony's Google TV Remote Voice Control hands-on video

  on January 7, 2013 08:03 pm

  Buttons are totally passé. Continue reading…

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  BlackBerry Messenger 7 exits beta, BBM Voice Wi-Fi calling now available to all

  By Chris Welch on December 10, 2012 08:49 am + 30 comments

  After a month-long beta period, RIM has announced general availability of its latest version of Continue reading…

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  How to: travel the world with your smartphone

  By Evan Rodgers on December 4, 2012 09:00 am + 146 comments

  You don’t need a smartphone to travel the globe, but having one can come in pretty handy in Continue reading…

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  Like data before it, Voice over LTE presents major battery hurdles for manufacturers

  By Chris Welch on November 29, 2012 06:12 pm + 83 comments

  When LTE data finally made its way to smartphones, it didn't come without sacrifices. At the top of Continue reading…

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  Google Voice experiencing major SMS problems, sent messages displaying wrong phone number (update)

  By Chris Welch on November 6, 2012 12:06 pm + 52 comments

  Complaints are flooding in at the Google Voice help forums regarding major issues with the Continue reading…

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  Shatoetry iOS app lets you write poems using William Shatner's voice

  By Louis Goddard on November 3, 2012 05:57 pm + 39 comments

  Capitalizing on his own status as an online figure of fun, actor William Shatner has released an app Continue reading…

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  Nuance working on Siri-like voice tech for phones in sleep mode

  By Sam Byford on September 24, 2012 03:19 am + 18 comments

  Nuance Communications, the company rumored to be behind the voice recognition technology in Apple's Continue reading…

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  Inmarsat announces prepaid voice service for US satellite phones

  By Louis Goddard on August 21, 2012 10:36 am + 2 comments

  British firm Inmarsat has announced a new prepaid voice service for satellite phones in the US, Continue reading…

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  LG renames Quick Voice tool 'Q Voice' with English version set for early 2013

  By Louis Goddard on July 23, 2012 05:00 pm + 11 comments

  Just over a month after its launch, LG is rebranding its Siri-style Quick Voice personal assistant Continue reading…