For those who grew up with a cell phone in their hand, it might be difficult to imagine a time where the phone wasn’t fully integrated with voicemail. It sounds like a fantastical past, yet at one ...

When answering machines first came out, "callers resisted the whole notion of speaking to a machine." It was weird. Why would anyone want to talk to a robotic voice that asked you to "leave your name ...

Apple's implementation of a digital video answering machine, once destined for inclusion in an earlier version of Mac OS X, has been resurrected in a patent filing, suggesting the company may give the ...

Some iOS 17 features announced at WWDC 2023 are inspired by answering machines, alarm clocks, and business cards. Some iOS 17 features announced at WWDC 2023 are inspired by answering machines, alarm ...

Artificial intelligence has infiltrated just about every component of the CRM technology stack, and outbound call centers are now starting to benefit from it as well. AI-driven answering machine ...

A device that allows phone callers to record their messages if the phone is not picked up. AT&T, then a monopoly on all phone service in the U.S., debuted the first answering machine in the early ...