| Phone calling coming to Twitter |
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Twitter users on Thursday will, for the first time, be able to make voice calls directly to each other through the microblogging service. A new third-party offering from Jajah goes into beta and will allow Twitter users to initiate a two-way voice chat with other users. |
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| Microsoft, Google expand search-engine tools |
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Search-engine results, long dominated by stacks of blue hyperlinks, are getting more eye-catching. Bing's new "visual search" function lets users troll through image catalogues, while Google is testing a "Fast Flip" application that lets users 'flip" through digital pages of newspapers and magazines. |
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| Voice chat coming to Facebook |
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Look out, Facebook users: Here comes voice chat. Sometime in the next few weeks, the social network's tens of millions of users will begin to be able to have high-quality voice conversations, even as its third-party developers are able to start including voice in their applications. |
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| Band's parody helps keep Auto-Tune alive |
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CNN talks with Andrew Gregory, of the sibling group behind the 'Auto-Tune the News' online video series. This has been the summer of Auto-Tune, with musicians, comedians and iPhone users taking advantage of the pitch-altering software that makes voices sound robotic. |
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| Why Verizon's phones aren't more exciting |
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Why does the U.S. carrier known for the best network have the worst smartphones? Verizon gets plaudits for its coverage and call quality, but consistently loses out to AT&T, T-Mobile and even Sprint when it comes to getting the newest high-end handsets. |
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| 3-D TV expected to come to homes in 2010 |
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3-D images are expected jump from movie theaters into living rooms by next year. Sony and Panasonic plan to release home 3-D TV systems in 2010; Mitsubishi and JVC are reported to be working on similar products. But some say the technology, which still requires goofy glasses, isn't ready for prime time. |
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| Charge your cell phone by walking |
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Forgot to charge your cell phone last night? Imagine that you could power it by walking. Weirder still, you might be able to just spray a new battery on. In a small but growing field, nanotechnology is being used to create energy. |
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| Facebook steps into diplomatic minefield |
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"Where do you live?" Seems like a simple question. But the answer is not clear-cut for everyone. Take people who live in Srinagar, the capital of Kashmir. India and Pakistan have gone to war repeatedly over the disputed territory. Technically, it's "Indian-administered." But on Facebook, it's simply in India. |
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