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Technology

Cutting edge

13 March 2004

I’M WORKING LATE…AT THE CIRCUS

Ever wanted to disguise where you are when answering a call on your cellphone? Romanian company Simeda has software to place you where you’d like to be. The program, called SounderCover (try it at ), comes with nine background sounds, including a traffic jam, roadworks, a dentist’s surgery and the circus. There is even the sound of another phone ringing, so you can get rid of an unwanted caller by telling them you are wanted on the landline. The first versions will work on selected Nokia phones.

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