Long Distance Archive

  • Skype for iPhone now runs over 3G

    Skype for iPhone now runs over 3G

    Well pass the lord and praise the ammunition: Skype for iPhone now works over 3G, allowing you to make Skype calls – presumably long distance – without using your regular minutes. According to the latest update you can “Call using your 3G connection. Skype-to-Skype calls on 3G are free until at least end of August [...]

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  • Sprint shakes things up, revamps their refund policy into something awesome

    Sprint shakes things up, revamps their refund policy into something awesome

    Hey, Sprint. Whatever changed recently, whoever you hired to save you from the downward spiral you’re in: keep doing it, and give that person a raise. You’ve got the EVO 4G, the first Sprint device (Sorry Palm!) I’ve heard actual, non-geeky people talking about with excitement in as long as I can remember. And now, [...]

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  • New HD webcams from Microsoft

    New HD webcams from Microsoft

    Attention citizens! Your benevolent overlords have released three new entries in the LifeCam series. Now all of your long-distance correspondences can be in glorious 720p. Unfortunately, none of them are nearly as cool as the camera on the left. The three new contenders are the HD-5000, 5001, and 6000 for notebooks. Real imaginative guys. In fact, [...]

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  • Need to call Haiti? Its free for Verizon Wireless customers until January 31st

    Need to call Haiti? Its free for Verizon Wireless customers until January 31st

    Earlier this week, Skype offered up a few bucks of SkypeOut credit to anybody in Haiti; shortly thereafter, Google announced that any calls made to Haiti via Google Voice would be free of charge. Now, Verizon Wireless has joined the effort to connect people with their Haitian cohorts, without charging a dime. Verizon Wireless has just [...]

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