As I played various games, a narrator's voice prompted me to exchange badges I had earned in games for rewards in the LeapFrog Connect App Center.

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The exchange also demonstrates the passive voice, the form of speech in which the doer of the action is not stated.

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With the new plan, Blyk will be responsible strictly for the ad delivery technology, but either way, the result is pretty much the same: young'uns in the Netherlands will be able to get some voice minutes and texts every month in exchange for being delivered targeted advertising on their phones.

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Japan's Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission is starting to voice its concern.

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"We will have a way to exchange information across millions of people without using keyboards or voice recognition devices or the type of interfaces that we normally use today, " he said.

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As the VIX (an equities volatility index traded on the Chicago Board Options Exchange) has moved up and down aggressively, the need to use voice in executing trades becomes more dramatic, he said.

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Voice-over-Internet apps like Skype allow users to make voice calls over the Internet while instant-message apps from WhatsApp to Kik let people exchange text and photos without being charged for a text message.

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The other two focus on voice-mail interception, or phone hacking, and alleged payments to police by reporters in exchange for stories.

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