When Google launched their Voice service a couple of years ago, people made a big deal about what their move into the telecom world meant. In a print-only interview with New Scientist Peter Norvig, Google’s head of research, he said the main reason they launched the service was so they could better learn how to transcribe human voice to text. More »
Eight victims of the News of the World’s “phone hacking” scandal have received an unprecedented apology from that publication this week. The apology marks a 180-degree reversal for NotW, which had maintained for several years that the job was the work of one reporter. More »
Google has introduced a new pair of Google Voice widgets that display your voicemail inbox contents and account settings. Without leaving your home screen, you’ll be able to read messages, send free texts and view your credit balance. More »
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Maybe this is just me, but as innovation moves to the cloud, I find that simple concepts can become esoteric – like Google Voice. Here’s a handy explanation as to what the heck it actually does. More »
