With voice searches becoming a staple after the release of Siri, The Bing Speech Team and Microsoft Research have developed an improved system to more accurately and quickly return search results. More...
The next-generation Xbox will reportedly see major enhancements to its voice control features, including speech-to-text, natural speech recognition, and power-on through voice command. More...
Just over a month after we reported on the ramifications of an app removal from the App Store, we learn more about the court case at hand and what is to be done for those it most affects. More...
Is DirecTV looking to integrate Kinect into their set-top boxes? Based on a recent survey of customers, it appears that may be the case. More...
After a communication app was removed from Apple's iTunes Store due to supposed infringement on copyrights, a family has been left unable to communicate with their four-year-old daughter. More...
Waiting for someone to answer the phone isn't terribly exciting - so why not listen to something while you wait? A patent awarded to Google hints at plans to serve up ads before your call is answered. More...
T-Mobile's new price plans offer unlimited voice calls, text messages and mobile data, including free tethering. But will these tariffs spread from the UK to Europe and the US - and is there a catch? More...
With the introduction of the Siri voice-activated assistant in the new iPhone 4S, the old Siri the app is no longer obtainable and will not be usable following the iPhone 4S's release. More...
In a move aimed squarely against Skype and its new overlords, Google is taking voice chat and videoconferencing to the land of the free and open source. According to Cnet, Google is planning to add... More...
Google has announced via their Office Blog that Google Voice and Sprint are teaming up. Google Voice's availability at Sprint has been limited to cell phones that could support the Google Voice app. That's all... More...
Google is currently testing a new feature for Google Voice, 'number porting'. This new features gives users the ability to port their existing landline or cell phone number over to Google Voice. BGR reports that the... More...
If there is one person to keep up with this time of year, it's Santa. Everyone is always wondering; what smartphone is he using to communicate with his elves, what tablet is he using to... More...
It's been a long back-and-forth battle between two of the world's tech giants, but finally, Google has emerged victorious. After Apple rejected Google's Voice application, Google decided to bring similar functionality to iPhone users via... More...
Users are reporting that Google Voice is having issues making outbound calls. According to TechCrunch, when people make outbound calls, it just rings incessantly even if the recipient picks up. For users who use Google... More...
Taking a quick trip down memory lane, one may recall the fuss Apple caused last July when they rejected Google's official Google Voice app because it "duplicated existing [iPhone] functionality." This left Googlers distraught. There... More...
Neowin recently reported that Facebook is gearing up to drop support for Internet Explorer 6. While it was originally thought that this was to help remove IE6 from the Internet ecosystem, it appears that there... More...
Google's on a roll lately, releasing various new products and features for a wide range of their products. The latest one that's incoming is a feature that will allow you to make phone calls from... More...
Google Voice has officially been opened to the public. Announced on the Official Google Blog, Google is making their easy-to-use phone number management system available to anyone who desires its goodness. Opened in beta form a... More...
According to the reliable, yet unofficial, Google Operating System blog, Google is apparently testing a new feature in Gmail. As part of Gmail's chat program, Google has integrated Google Voice functionality. The new feature allows... More...
Google is testing a desktop application to take advantage of their Google Voice services. Last November Google aquired Gizmo5, a VoIP provider similar to Skype, which is the backbone of the new desktop app. Even... More...
Google has finally managed to get its Voice service onto the iPhone but not in the form of an application. Both Apple and Google have been the subject of an FCC investigation over the the rejection... More...
Google has officially announced on the Google Voice Blog that they have now made accessing your voicemail faster. Upon hearing this, one would think that is change is some sort of optimization or new feature.... More...
Google's latest update for its free iPhone search application has arrived in the AppStore. Despite a few delays on Apple's end the update was released a few hours ago. Google's latest voice search functionality is... More...
The New York Times is reporting that Google plans to update its free search app for the iPhone as early as today. Google has pushed its latest update to the AppStore and once Apple approves... More...
Google announced a brand new Gmail feature today: Video conversations in Gmail - called "Gmail Video and Voice". This service combines the chatting abilities of GTalk, previously used in Gmail for chatting inside the... More...
SAN DIEGO, Calif. - July 31, 2008 - Station Voice™, a service powered by Vivox® that allows players to talk to each other in online games, is now available in the role-playing games EverQuest® II... More...
Google has filed United States Patent #7,027,987, which details voice interface for a search engine. Google co-founder Sergey Brin has his name on the patent, along with other Google employees and inventors Alexander Mark Franz,... More...
Internet security experts have discovered a new phishing scam that uses voice recordings to pilfer money from PayPal accounts. In the newest social engineering attack, identity thieves have spammed fake PayPal account compromise warnings to... More...
Thanks to MchWalte for the info. Yahoo! Messenger with Voice Beta (version 8) * Free PC-to-PC calls*, low rates on PC-to-phone calls* * Enjoy fun plug-ins for... More...
A recently published patent provides further evidence that Google is developing a voice-activated search engine. Patent No. 7027987, of which Google is the assignee, concerns "a voice interface for search engines. Through the use of... More...
Nintendo unveils new DS capability at DICE Summit; chat limited to game's lobby area. It's been known for a while now that Nintendo's upcoming DS first-person shooter Metroid Prime: Hunters... More...
The much-hyped vocal performance by the late Marlon Brando in EA's forthcoming The Godfather: The Game may not be used in the title after all, according to a New York Times report this week. ... More...
Microsoft has released software that allows users to control a Pocket PC using voice commands. Voice Command for the Pocket PC brings applications normally found on mobile phones to PDAs running Windows Mobile 2003. These... More...
Oslo, Norway - February 21, 2005 - Opera Software today announced their voice-enabled Electronic Program Guide (EPG) for home media, introducing home entertainment users across the globe to the future of human-computer interaction. ... More...
Warner Bros. enlists most of the Matrix trilogy's original cast to lend their likenesses and voices to the MMORPG. Give the movies guys credit. The boys from Warner Bros. are doing all... More...
Microsoft Corp. announced Tuesday an early beta of a new rich client for its Live Communications Server product designed to unite instant messaging with telephony and video, and to embed such technologies in other applications.... More...
SOE brings the erstwhile Saruman and Rollergirl on board its upcoming MMORPG. Over his 54-year career, Christopher Lee has become one of Britain's most prolific actors. From his famous portrayal of Dracula... More...
Star of ill-fated film adaptation will lend his voice to the game inspired by the Marvel comic. At the THQ Gamers' Day yesterday in Los Angeles, representatives of the publisher announced the... More...
Christopher Lee, Judi Dench, and DJ Paul Oakenfold all sign onto EA's James Bond baddie actioner. As if the concept of being a James Bond villain weren't appealing enough, GoldenEye: Rogue Agent... More...
Ring Fu's company plays a small part in a global trend that he says will dominate telecommunications in the not-too-distant future. "A few years ago they said it was a toy. Now,... More...
As Half-Life 2 is nearing its distribution period, they are taking the necessary steps to reach them. Today Valve revealed who will play the voices in Half-Life 2. As a sign Half-Life 2 is trundling... More...
An opponent of Microsoft's is arguing to not allow the software giant to get its way. Microsoft wants to suspend the EU ruling until the Commissions final decision is made. This could take... More...
A US Justice Department official told a Senate panel Wednesday that law enforcement officers might lack the authority to monitor the phone conversations of terrorists and criminals under a proposed law governing calls that travel... More...
Texas Instruments is best known for developing calculators, but recently TI has begun to expand their product lines. TI created the technology used in DLP television, and now a technology that boosts DSL bandwidth... More...
Morpheus users who rely on the peer-to-peer service to swap files will soon have another option to get connected: The Morpheus Voicebox, which lets you turn a household landline phone into an Internet-based, Voice-over-IP telephone.... More...
The creator of the upcoming EverQuest II announces a brand-new, highly unusual feature to appear in its upcoming online game. Sony Online Entertainment has announced a brand-new feature that will appear in... More...
Software will include IBM's ViaVoice voice recognition technology. Opera Software will include voice capabilities in its updated browser software, using IBM's embedded ViaVoice technology, the company says. The upgraded... More...
Britain's top fixed-line telecoms operator BT Group introduced on Thursday four new products to its broadband business, one of which lets users make calls over Yahoo Inc's instant messenger product. The new voice offering, called... More...
Long-distance phone provider AT&T Corp. will introduce Internet-based telephone service for consumers on Thursday, USA Today reported. AT&T already offers Internet telephony to businesses but plans a nationwide rollout to consumers starting in... More...
Atari has signed four film actors to lend their voices to DRIV3R. Michael Madsen (Kill Bill and Reservoir Dogs) will provide the voice of Tanner - the undercover cop and master wheelman who is out... More...