Phone Calls Archive

  • Would You Like to Make a Call? Consumers Say, No Thanks

    Posted on July 21, 2011 | No Comments
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  • The Onion: Google ‘whisper ads’ detect keywords in phone calls (video)

    The Onion: Google ‘whisper ads’ detect keywords in phone calls (video)

    Posted on May 18, 2010 | No Comments
    Oh man, The Onion really outdid itself this time. Its latest tech parody takes on ad-supported phones from Google meant to drive down the device's cost. Funny, because it's true. Users won't even remember a time when they didn't have a second voice whispered in their ear.

    P.S. The Yahoo dig at the end is classic.

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    The Onion: Google 'whisper ads' detect keywords in phone calls (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 18 May 2010 03:53:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Sagem’s Solar-powered Puma Phone Says Hello to the FCC

    Sagem’s Solar-powered Puma Phone Says Hello to the FCC

    Posted on April 28, 2010 | No Comments
    You're an outdoorsy type, aren't you? You only read mobile-phone blogs on your down-time between hiking and BASE jumping. I can tell. Being that you are that wonderful blend of outdoorsman (or outdoorswoman) and phone aficionado, I bet you're often peeved about the whole lack of power outlets in the wild (I know I am). Well, well, looky here, someone out there has heard your cries. Sagem are soon to release their solar-powered, puma-branded feature-phone to the masses. How do we know that? Well, it's just gone and had it's first photo shoot with the FCC, that's how.

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  • Legal Exploit Enables Tracking and Spying via Cellular Networks

    Legal Exploit Enables Tracking and Spying via Cellular Networks

    Posted on April 22, 2010 | No Comments
    Activate the cone of silence. Don your tinfoil hat. Pull the bedsheets up. Now that you've taken the necessary precautions, I have to tell you some bad news: two researchers have found a way to exploit the mobile phone system in order to locate pretty much anyone they want. That means you, Carmen. All those years of hiding have been for naught. They'll be here any moment now. This is the end: they've found you.

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  • TokyoFlash Escape C: Make Kisai Kisai with me!

    TokyoFlash Escape C: Make Kisai Kisai with me!

    Posted on March 23, 2010 | No Comments
    Yo, what's up. You need to do your Skyping and your phoning and your music? Yeah? I got something for you. Come over here. Look at this. This is the TokyoFlash Escape C Kisai, a little Bluetooth thinger that connects to almost any device and routes audio and controls wirelessly.

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  • Verizon and Skype make sweet music together with new mobile app

    Verizon and Skype make sweet music together with new mobile app

    Posted on February 16, 2010 | No Comments
    No surprises here today as Verizon and Skype partner up and announce Skype Mobile at Mobile World Congress. This news is so exciting that I’m tempted to dump my current carrier and sign up with Big Red today. But are there any catches or caveats? Verizon says that users will be able to make unlimited Skype-to-Skype [...]

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  • Orange plans to bring ‘HD Voice’ calls to UK next year

    Orange plans to bring ‘HD Voice’ calls to UK next year

    Posted on December 31, 2009 | No Comments
    We've had some indication that Orange planned to expand its "HD Voice" technology beyond the hot testbed of Moldova sometime in the coming year, and it looks like the carrier is now starting to get a bit more specific about when the UK will finally have an alternative to standard definition calls. Apparently, Orange will begin trials of the new and improved, 3G-facilitated service early in the new year, and fully roll it out along with a "range of handsets" before the end of the year. Just what can you expect from HD voice? Why, it will make it "sound as if callers are actually in the same room," according to Orange UK chief executive Tom Alexander, who further added that "HD voice really does inject a level of innovation into mobile phone calls," and that "once people have tried it, they won't want to go back."

    Update: Orange has now pushed out a press release further confirming that trials will begin in the UK early in the new year, with a nationwide rollout due "later in 2010." In related news, DigiTimes is reporting that Foxconn has landed large orders for Android-powered handsets from Orange, although Foxconn itself has issued something of a denial on the matter.

    Orange plans to bring 'HD Voice' calls to UK next year originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 31 Dec 2009 10:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • More video of the xpPhone released

    More video of the xpPhone released

    Posted on December 28, 2009 | No Comments
    After the xpPhone was announced back in May, word of its development went surprisingly quiet - enough so, in fact, that I'd been convinced the project had gone the way of Duke Nukem Forever. With this recent media dump, however, the xpPhone is looking realer than ever. ITG released a handful of prototype images just weeks ago, and followed it up shortly thereafter with a video of the Windows XP-powered handset booting up. This latest video goes on to show a bit of what the phone can actually do -- that is, make phone calls in Windows XP. With that, there's not much doubt left in our mind on whether or not this thing will make it to the shelves; whether or not anyone will actually buy it, however, is still up for debate.

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  • Poor iPhone reception graduates to SNL ‘Weekend Update’ joke status

    Poor iPhone reception graduates to SNL ‘Weekend Update’ joke status

    Posted on December 20, 2009 | No Comments
    "It was reported this week that Google would soon launch its own cellphone as a challenge to the iPhone. Also a challenge to the iPhone? Making phone calls."

    Cue uproarious applause.

    Update: Video after the break! Thanks Michael!

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    Poor iPhone reception graduates to SNL 'Weekend Update' joke status originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 20 Dec 2009 01:06:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • BlueAnt releases a Bluetooth headset for motorcycle riders

    BlueAnt releases a Bluetooth headset for motorcycle riders

    Posted on December 8, 2009 | No Comments
    Bluetooth headsets are great in a car but even more awesome on a motorcycle. It's not like you can use your phone while cruising down the road on a bike. You might drop the phone and no one wants that. BlueAnt is the latest company to release a system that fully utilizes all the capabilities of Bluetooth for motorcycle riders.

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  • Smartphone Showdown: iPhone 3GS vs. Motorola Droid Round 2

    Smartphone Showdown: iPhone 3GS vs. Motorola Droid Round 2

    Posted on November 6, 2009 | No Comments
    My inbox is in pain. Almost immediately after I hit the publish button on last week's iPhone 3GS vs Motorola Droid Smartphone Showdown, a torrential blast of comments and questions has been barraging just about every communication inlet I've got. Phone calls. Twitter DMs. Lots, and lots, and lots of emails. Across the board, it all seems to indicate one thing: people want more. We hear you. There are a number of worthwhile topics I simply didn't get a chance to touch on, and a few observations I've made since that are worth mentioning. For those, may we present: Round 2.

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  • Smartphone Showdown: iPhone 3GS vs Motorola Droid Round 2

    Smartphone Showdown: iPhone 3GS vs Motorola Droid Round 2

    Posted on November 5, 2009 | No Comments
    My inbox is in pain. Almost immediately after I hit the publish button on last week’s iPhone 3GS vs Motorola Droid Smartphone Showdown, a torrential blast of comments and questions has been barraging just about every communication inlet I’ve got. Phone calls. Twitter DMs. Lots, and lots, and lots of emails. Across the board, it [...]

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  • Verizon DROID ERIS officially announced for $99 after $100 rebate and contract

    Verizon DROID ERIS officially announced for $99 after $100 rebate and contract

    Posted on November 5, 2009 | 1 Comment
    The HTC-built DROID ERIS will go on sale tomorrow at Verizon stores for $99 after a $100 mail-in rebate and two-year contract agreement. Equipped with HTC’s “Sense” user interface, the ERIS “offers customers the opportunity to customize a seven-panel wide home screen with a wide variety of widgets designed to bring the most important information to the surface.” On sale tomorrow at Verizon’s retail stores and website.

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  • Ooma Telo is here, let the free* calls begin

    Ooma Telo is here, let the free* calls begin

    Posted on October 1, 2009 | No Comments
    Ooma might be onto something here. The VoIP provider is taking a different path with the Telo system: the phone calls are free. Like, you don't ever have to pay for calling your Mom. You can either use your own phones or the Ooma high-end DECT 6.0 handset. Sounds nice, eh? Too bad there's a huge admission price for the hardware.

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  • New Zealand law poised to ban GPS, e-mail, etc. on in-car cellphones

    New Zealand law poised to ban GPS, e-mail, etc. on in-car cellphones

    Posted on September 28, 2009 | No Comments
    A well-meaning law, yes, but one that just misses the mark. I refer to, of course (as if you have any idea what I'm talking about), the Road User Amendment Rule 2009 in New Zealand. It would make it illegal to use a cellphone as a navigation device while inside a car.

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