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Two US senators introduced legislation aimed at curbing unsolicited text messages on mobile devices

US senators seek to squash spam

Technology / Internet

created Apr 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3

Two US senators declared war on spam on Thursday. Senator Olympia Snowe, a Republican from Maine, and Senator Bill Nelson, a Democrat from Florida, introduced legislation aimed at curbing unsolicited text ...





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Birds Call to Warn Friends and Enemies

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Birds' alarm calls serve both to alert other birds to danger and to warn off predators. And some birds can pull a ventriloquist's trick, singing from the side of their mouths, according to a UC Davis study.


Google Voice service blocks fewer than 100 numbers

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created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Google Inc. says its free messaging and calling service, Google Voice, blocks calls to fewer than 100 phone numbers likely to be adult chat lines and free conference call services.


Whales are polite conversationalists

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

What do a West African drummer and a sperm whale have in common? According to some reports, they can both spot rhythms in the chatter of an ocean crowded with the calls of marine mammals -- a feat impossible for the untrained ...


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FCC launches probe of Google Voice service

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created Oct 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Federal regulators will look into complaints by AT&T Inc. that Google Inc.'s free messaging and calling service, Google Voice, blocks calls to rural communities where local phone companies charge ...


Google Voice 'light' works with existing cell phone numbers

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created Oct 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Google Voice, the service that can route calls to multiple phone numbers and access voice mail, is now available on users' existing cell phone numbers.


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Google expands availability of its free voice mail

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created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

(AP) -- Google Inc. wants to answer your mobile phone calls when you can't or just don't want to talk.


More people flock to Twitter as a conduit for information

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created Apr 20, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Maybe you know about Ashton Kutcher's obsession with Twitter. Last week the actor became the first tweeter to reach 1 million followers, and on Friday he got Oprah to join in.


Some birds listen, instead of look, for mates

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Looks can be deceiving, but certain bird species have figured out that a voice can tell them most of what they need to know to find the right mate.


Infants able to identify humans as source of speech, monkeys as source of monkey calls

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Oct 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Infants as young as five months old are able to correctly identify humans as the source of speech and monkeys as the source of monkey calls, psychology researchers have found. Their finding, which appears in the latest issue ...


Are mobiles and social networking sites changing the way we behave?

Are mobiles and social networking sites changing the way we behave?

Technology / Other

created Oct 08, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- How dependent have we become on mobile phones, and are social networking sites changing the nature of our relationships with other people? A three-year Oxford University study is to address ...



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