E-Z Life » Google http://www.ezrahill.co.uk - Daily Diary of Ezra Hill Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:12:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Vonage Mobile app allows free calls and texts worldwide to fellow Android and iOS users http://www.ezrahill.co.uk/2012/02/08/vonage-mobile-app-allows-free-calls-and-texts-worldwide-to-fellow-android-and-ios-users/ http://www.ezrahill.co.uk/2012/02/08/vonage-mobile-app-allows-free-calls-and-texts-worldwide-to-fellow-android-and-ios-users/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:12:00 +0000 Billy Steele http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/08/vonage-mobile-app-allows-free-calls-and-texts-ios-android/
Looking to save some coin on those international calls to your mates in Brussels? Vonage has just rolled out new Android and iOS apps that do just that. The Vonage Mobile app offers free talk and text for corresponding with fellow app users worldwide by way of WiFi or data connection. Need to update app-less Auntie Em while backpacking through the Swiss Alps? The outfit says it’ll save you 70% over major carriers and costs 30% less than Skype. For calls to folks without the app, users can add calling credit in either $4.99 or $9.99 increments right from the iTunes store or Android Market. The software also makes use of your existing number and extensive list of contacts without the need to create another username. Right now, calls to any phone in the US of A, Canada or Puerto Rico are free from the app for a limited time — so long as you stay under 3000 minutes per month, of course. Hit the source link or PR below for more information before heading to your app repository to snag the free download.

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Wander into Nokia’s corporate HQ and, if Victor Saejis is to believed, you’ll be hard pressed to find any manilla folder bearing the legend “Plan B.” The handset maker’s European Manager told Swedish financial daily Dagens Industri that the company has no contingency plan in the event that Windows Phone loses out to Android and iOS saying that “Plan B is that Plan A is to succeed.” It’s a pretty unequivocal statement that Espoo’s betting the farm on consumers embracing Microsoft’s OS. Commenting on the company’s recent troubles and winding down of Symbian and demise of MeeGo, he said “it’s like starting all over again. But we must succeed in the U.S. if we are to succeed in the world” — pretty honest, if a little disappointing to anyone who hoped there was an Android-powered white N9 lying in a Finnish skunkworks.

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Within an 11-day period last fall, Engadget published reviews of two different Samsung Galaxy tablets. At the time, we felt the company was turning into a caricature of itself, with slates in every conceivable size, including 10.1, 8.9 and 7 inches. Mostly, though, if we sounded exasperated with Sammy’s “see what sticks” strategy, it was because the outfit unveiled not one, but two 7-inchers over the course of a month. One of these, the 7.0 Plus, went on sale in the US back in November, with mid-range specs and a mid-range price to match its in-between size. But that tablet always felt like a consolation prize next to our second contender, the Galaxy Tab 7.7, which brings a brushed metal back, 10-hour battery and Super AMOLED Plus, 1280 x 800 display. Even on paper, it always seemed promising. Special.

Maddeningly, though, those of us here in the states still can’t buy one through the likes of Best Buy and Amazon, and though Verizon Wireless plans to sell an LTE-enabled version, we know scant few details about when it will arrive, how much it will cost or whether there will be an off-contract option. Luckily for us, our friends over at Negri Electronics hooked us up with an international model, one with 16GB of internal storage and WiFi, HSPA+ and EDGE / GPRS radios — a doozy of a tablet that would cost you $668.50 if you were to import it to the US. (You can buy it domestically if you live in select markets like the UK.) So is the product novel enough to warrant that novelty price? Find the answer to that question and more after the break.

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It reportedly suffered a slight delay due to some disagreement with local officials over just how its thousands of miles of wires would be hung, but Google announced today that it’s finally ready to begin the rollout of its Google Fiber network in Kansas City, Kansas and Kansas City, Missouri. Expectedly, that effort will initially focus on the network’s backbone, after which Google will then turn its attention towards connecting homes and businesses in the two cities to the gigabit network (promising speeds 100 times faster than the average high-speed connection). Unfortunately, there’s still no firm word as to when the first customers can expect that to happen.

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]]> http://www.ezrahill.co.uk/2012/02/07/google-fiber-rollout-now-ready-to-begin-in-both-kansas-cities/feed/ 0 Mobile Miscellany: week of January 30th, 2012 http://www.ezrahill.co.uk/2012/02/04/mobile-miscellany-week-of-january-30th-2012/ http://www.ezrahill.co.uk/2012/02/04/mobile-miscellany-week-of-january-30th-2012/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:02:00 +0000 Zachary Lutz http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/04/mobile-miscellany-week-of-january-30th-2012/

Not all mobile news is destined for the front page, but if you’re like us and really want to know what’s going on, then you’ve come to the right place. This week, we’ve spotted a leaked Android 4.0.4 ROM for the Nexus S 4G, and we’ve also come across a price and release date for the Droid 4. These stories and more await after the break. So buy the ticket and take the ride. Let’s explore the “best of the rest” for this week of January 30th, 2012.

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