Whether you're using your cell phone or Yahoo!, text and instant messaging means you don't have to talk face to face (or even voice to voice) with anyone who will text you back.

无论你是不是在使用你的手机或者雅虎文本和其他的即时通讯手段，你不是非要面对面的(或者甚至是声音对声音)的与任何那些将会给你回信的人交流。

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As part of a global workforce, some distributed teams know each other only by their voice and perhaps a small picture, and communicate mostly via conference calls, email and instant messaging.

作为全球人力资源的一部分，某些分散的团队也许只能通过他们声音和一张小照片互相了解，他们主要通过会议、电子邮件和即时消息传送进行沟通。

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Using voice chat, you can interact with your instant messaging contacts using voice, rather than just text.

通过使用 voice chat，可以通过语音（而不仅仅是文本）与您的即时消息联系人进行联系。

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U.K. operator 3 has sold hundreds of thousands of so-called Skype phones, which have built-in support for Skype's voice and instant-messaging software.

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He went on to found several tech companies and launch groundbreaking products, including a voice recognition system Interpath in 1981, McAfee in 1988, and the instant messaging pioneer Tribal Voice in 1996.

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He went on to found several tech companies and to launch groundbreaking products, including the voice-recognition system Interpath Inc. in 1981, McAfee in 1988, and the instant messaging pioneer Tribal Voice in 1996.

CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS