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NEWS ABOUT: voicemail

voicemail stories: 7 news summaries

10 Webapps Worth
Tweeting About

Create chatrooms and manage voicemail with these lesser-known programs 

Sep 19, 09 5:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Not all webapps are blessed with Twitter’s marketing push and word-of-mouth, so Lifehacker profiles a few worth tweeting about:
  • TinyChat: Connect with up to 12 people using live video in a chatroom. The rooms aren’t password-protected for non-paying chatters, but did we mention it’s all for
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Internet • iPhone • smartphones • voicemail • customer service • Web apps • Twitter

 Got $40K? Own 
 Madonna's Naughty Messages 

Erotic messages go up for auction with other rock memorabilia

Jul 28, 09 10:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - One way to make a quick buck: Sell erotic phone messages Madonna left on your answering machine. That’s what former bodyguard-turned-boyfriend Jim Albright is doing, the New York Daily News reports, and the 17 minutes of recordings are expected to fetch $40,000. Also up for grabs: A 15-minute... More »

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entertainment • Bob Dylan • Jimi Hendrix • auction • video • celebrity • Madonna • voicemail • love letter • faxes

 Voicemail Is So Over 

System too slow in faster-paced world

Jul 9, 09 1:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - After some 25 years of popularity, voicemail has become merely an annoyance for many, the Boston Globe reports. "What I really hate are the soliloquies," says a time-crunched user. But the long-winded are only part of the problem, experts say; the real culprit is the rise of texting.... More »

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cell phones • text message • texting • voicemail • telephone • trend • message

TECH REVIEW

New Google Voice Offering a 'Dutiful but Klutzy Secretary'

Features like voicemail transcription are great, but far from flawless

Apr 6, 09 8:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Google’s Voice feature, offered in free beta for now, bundles all your phone numbers into one “Google number,” and records, transcribes, emails, and archives voicemails, allowing you to respond via texts sent from your computer. It “has some brilliant features,” Courtney Banks writes in the... More »

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Google • cell phones • reviews • telecommunications • Google Apps • voicemail • Google Voice

Skype Plans Voicemail-to-Text Service

Users will fork
over 25 cents
per message

Mar 3, 09 9:19 AM CST
(Newser) - Internet-telephone firm Skype will offer a service that converts voice messages into texts in any one of four languages, the company plans to announce today. But at 25 cents per text message—and with long voicemails running up to three texts—users’ costs could add up. And if a poor... More »

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Internet • communication • telecom • text message • Skype • voicemail

Service Lets Callers Dodge Conversation

Slydial users can sneak a message straight onto voicemail

Aug 2, 08 7:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - A new phone service is a hit with people who want to make a phone call without actually talking to anybody, the New York Times reports. Slydial allows users to skip directly to leaving a message on voicemail without the recipient realizing they have an incoming call. Users say the... More »

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cell phones • communication • telecom • phone service • voicemail • telephone

Apple, AT&T Targets of $360M iPhone Lawsuit

Patent company says it owns 'Visual Voice'

Dec 4, 07 12:43 PM CST
(Newser) - Add one to the number of lawsuits Apple’s iPhone has been hit with. Klausner Technologies yesterday said it filed a $360 million suit against Apple and AT&T for infringing on its patents for “Visual Voicemail,” Reuters reports. The sleek mobile phone’s highly touted function  allows... More »

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iPhone • Apple • AT and T • Klausner Technologies • voicemail • patent

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