US looks at ways to prevent spying on its spying (Update)
The U.S. government is looking at ways to prevent anyone from spying on its own surveillance of Americans' phone records.
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Vonage makes free international calls standard
(AP) -- Unlimited domestic phone calls are nearly standard feature for landline plans these days. Now, Vonage Holdings Corp., which helped pioneer that feature with its Internet phone service, is expanding it to most international ...
Telecom
Aug 19, 2009
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NASA's Voyager team focuses on software patch, thrusters
Engineers for NASA's Voyager mission are taking steps to help make sure both spacecraft, launched in 1977, continue to explore interstellar space for years to come.
Astronomy
Oct 20, 2023
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How emerging technologies can monitor environment, prevent disasters
Their goal was to show how emerging technologies can help Canada's lakes, rivers and freshwater sources – starting with the Ottawa River.
Engineering
Jun 30, 2015
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Can you talk? Apple patent calls on iPhone status check system
(Phys.org) —An Apple iPhone invention would allow you to check the availability status of another iPhone user before you make the phone call. The advantage for the caller would be avoiding being dumped into voice mail without ...
Review: Google Voice has cool tricks but downsides
(AP) -- Google Inc. gives away a lot of good stuff for free. That struck me last year when I downloaded the free Google Maps app to my "smart" phone. It turned the phone into a handy navigation system and killed my desire ...
Software
Sep 9, 2009
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Blackberry's time has passed, as will the iPhone's—such is the way
You'll have seen the news about BlackBerry – the once undisputed champion in communications technology – essentially putting itself up for sale this week, and may be lamenting the decline of a tech giant. But dry your ...
Business
Aug 15, 2013
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I know something you don't know -- and I will tell you
Researchers found that wild chimpanzees monitor the information available to other chimpanzees and inform their ignorant group members of danger.
Plants & Animals
Dec 29, 2011
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How T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon and Sprint fight robocalls on their network
Answering the phone nowadays can be like playing Russian roulette—eventually, you're going to answer a robocall, and that's a game nobody wants to play.
Telecom
Jul 8, 2019
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Five cool things to do with Facebook Messenger
You'd be wrong to think that Facebook's Messenger app is all about messaging.
Internet
Jul 28, 2016
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