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Siri Jokes Aside, Voice Control Will Make Computing Better

It's easy to poke fun at Siri - but it's also easy to see where voice-control technology is headed - and why it's such a big deal.

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Voice

If Facebook Is Smart, It'll Do More With Voice

Facebook could boost revenue by as much as $800 million per year by adding Skype-like voice service, according to a report by the Copenhagen-based research firm Strand Consult. The question is, should it?

Dave Copeland comments

Voice

[Infographic] The 1,000-Year Evolution of Speech and Voice Recognition

From the Brazen Head to Apple's Siri, voice and speech recognition has come a long way. Check out the significant developments along the way.

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Amazon

Amazon Did Not Buy A Siri Competitor

Charlotte-based CLT Blog connected the dots and found that Amazon has purchased a speech recognition startup called Yap, according to an SEC filing. While neither company has made a formal announcement - and the filing doesn't even mention Amazon by name - it says that Yap merged with a company called "Dion Acquisition Sub," which has the same…

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Voice

Do Consumers Really Want Video Calling?

Once a communication device for futuristic Sci Fi, now it seems as though video calling is ubiquitous. On the heels of the video conferencing component of the new Google Plus comes the announcement today from Facebook headquarters that video calling will now be available on the social networking site as well. Google Plus Hangouts and the new…

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NYT

New Survey Finds Americans Still Prefer the Phone Over Email, Texting, Social Networks

I think I could live quite happily without the "phone" part of my mobile phone. Other than taking press briefings and calling my parents, I rarely use my iPhone for actual calls. I'd rather text or IM. But according to survey results released today, it looks like my preferred methods of communication don't match most Americans'. A survey of…

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Messaging Services

Skype is Coming to More TVs via New Comcast Deal

The video and voice calling service Skype is coming to a TV near you, thanks to a new partnership with Comcast, a leading provider of cable TV services here in the U.S. This morning, the two companies formally announced a deal that will allow Comcast customers to use Skype's HD video calling on their HD television sets, made available through a…

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NYT

Pew Research Finds Popularity of Internet Phone Calls Has Jumped Dramatically

Maybe Microsoft's multi-billion dollar deal for Skype wasn't such an outlandish deal after all. Because according to a recent poll conducted by the Pew Internet and American Life Project, the popularity of Internet phone calls has jumped dramatically, with 5% of Internet users placing a VOIP phone call on any given day. The survey found that…

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NYT

Acquisition Fallout? Skype Ends Partnership with Open Source Asterisk Platform

Although Steve Ballmer insisted that Microsoft would continue to support Skype on non-Microsoft platforms when it acquired the VOIP company earlier this month, it looks as though that may not necessarily be the case. And the first casualty seems to be Skype's integration with Asterisk, an open source telephony platform. Digium, the open source…

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Skype for Android Brings 3G Calling to U.S., Plus Security Fix

Skype released an update to its Android mobile application today which fixes the recently reported security issues in addition to bringing 3G calling to U.S. users. Earlier this month, reports of a security vulnerability in the Android version of the app were found which could compromise personal information, including a user's name, phone…

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Siri Jokes Aside, Voice Control Will Make Computing Better

If Facebook Is Smart, It'll Do More With Voice

[Infographic] The 1,000-Year Evolution of Speech and Voice Recognition

Amazon Did Not Buy A Siri Competitor

Do Consumers Really Want Video Calling?

New Survey Finds Americans Still Prefer the Phone Over Email, Texting, Social Networks

Skype is Coming to More TVs via New Comcast Deal

Pew Research Finds Popularity of Internet Phone Calls Has Jumped Dramatically

Acquisition Fallout? Skype Ends Partnership with Open Source Asterisk Platform

Skype for Android Brings 3G Calling to U.S., Plus Security Fix