Product News Jan 29-08... An interm release of TalkingDesktop current Version 4 (for Windows XP) is available with several issues resolved and minor feature improvements. Nov 15-07... Beta Version testing for Vista continues and will enable TalkingDesktop to run on Windows XP or Vista. Customers who purchase TalkingDesktop Version 4 after Nov 1, 2007 will be able to obtain a free upgrade to Vista when released. Jun 21-07... Vista compatibility testing begins for TalkingDesktop software. Feb 10-07... Successful testing of incremental beta release 008 to Version 4. Jan 19-07...Note: This improved release of TalkingDesktop V4 can now be installed on 2 computers. This release merges specific module improvements and includes new features. TalkingDesktop can be installed on 2 computers. Voice topic LOOKUP. The ability to search breaking internet news sources for topics and subjects of interest has been improved. Different sources of news have been incorporated into online news and headline stories. Users can control when dictation translates numbers to text such as four or to a numeric such as 4. The stock ticker update cycle has been speeded up. Opening weather maps now offer a larger initial picture display. Aug 10-06... Added instruction topics for download at Web Support link Jan 08-06... Second release of Experimental vision module for web cameras completed. Dec 17-05... New dictation module for V4 is available. Nov 10-05... New browser module for V4 is now available. Email support for details on downloading. Sept 20-05...Current version 4 release 6 receives improvements. June 1-05... An experimental vision module for web cameras is released. This basic vision ability is the beginning of a new area of awareness being developed for TalkingDesktop software. This initial experimental vision module is very basic in scope and being made available for customer comment and web camera performance. Apr 6-05... Abasoft Screen and Text Magnifier software released. For people with vision disabilities and people with glasses who want to magnify text or graphics on their computer screen when it is hard to see something. This magnifier enlarges everything so that your applications are easy to see and use. Mar 17-05...Abasoft Screen Magnifier set for final testing. Feb 8-05... TalkingDesktop acquires a new Voice Email ability. Overview: Very large screen text, voice linked to the contact file so that you can say "Send an email to larry smith", a new email is displayed and addressed to larry's email address. A sampling of other email commands include Any New Messages, Read Messages, Get Messages and Arriving Email Out-loud Alerts. Jan 13-05... Smart backup routine now available. Jan 1-05 ...New features ... User Request Tracking linked into basic sound awareness. Enhanced TTS (text-to-speech) control. Dec 10-04... Version 4 is available at reduced cost for Version 2 and 3 owners. See bottom of Buy web page for details. Dec 9-04... Version 4 available as a software download or on CD. Sep 15-04... Version 3 release 1019 becomes available.